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Archive for July, 2010
Healthfront
Dermatology Q&A with Dr. O’Donoghue. Q: I had a blood test that says I am vitamin D deficient. I know you can get some vitamin D from going in the sun, but isn’t that a risky way to get it? A: You are absolutely correct. As a board-certified dermatologist, I find serious skin [...]
Read More >>Summer Calendar
Art Art Center Sarasota. I Am Home, a celebration of where and how we live here in the Sunshine State, continues through July 3. It’s followed by Outside Looking In (Show Us What You’ve Got!), a multimedia members’ show running July 15 through Oct. 23, with a reception July 22. 365-2032.Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art. Continuing [...]
Read More >>Good Medicine
Dan Wohlers, 57, loves to fly. Before he obtained his pilot’s license, he took up parachuting, clocking in about 260 skydives over the years. By the mid-1970s, he was piloting his own small planes, including a 1949 two-seater Aeronca Champ. As the years flew by, he owned a series of planes, including a Cessna 172 [...]
Read More >>Good Deal
The Place: Le Macaron French Pastries, 382 St. Armands Circle, St. Armands; (941) 552-8872. The Fare: Although you can enjoy a croissant with coffee on the premises, the star in this little shop is the heavenly Parisian confection known as le macaron. The Drill: The rainbow-hued meringue delicacies, not to be confused with the coconut cookie [...]
Read More >>Food & Wine
Voyage to Italy Main Street’s Café Amici offers a cook’s tour of Italy, plus casual fare at Blu Smoke, pastries at Le Macaron and more. Sarasota’s Main Street is so liberally studded with culinary gems it’s no wonder that one occasionally is overlooked. Take, for example, Cafe Amici. I can’t count the number of times [...]
Read More >>One Great Room
The Great Outdoors When Suzanne and Rod Erickson decided to build their dream home on Fillmore Drive right off St. Armands Circle, the couple called on longtime friend and interior designer Samir Hanna of Samir Hanna Interiors. “We asked Samir to modify the architectural plans to give us an outdoor great room. No one uses [...]
Read More >>Designing Mind
We asked Louise Stewart and Pat Walter of Stage III Design for the inside scoop on home staging. The husband-and-wife team has complementary talents and expertise: Louise is an ASID professional member and accredited staging professional; Pat is a builder, photographer and designer. What makes a home saleable? Louise:First impressions are everything. The buyer’s response [...]
Read More >>Neighborhood Snapshots
Luxury Homefront Neighborhood Watch University Park Country Club Panoramic fairways, beautiful lakes and nature preserves are just a few of the reasons University Park Country Club receives so many awards, including Best Community Design in America by the National Association of Home Builders. Actually an amalgam of 31 unique neighborhoods, University Park covers the gamut [...]
Read More >>Fashion Statement
What are you wearing? A strapless mini-dress with gold and black sequins by the designer LaRok [he designs for "Gossip Girl" Blake Lively] that I thought celebrated the Element Au theme. I saw it at Saks and thought it would be perfect for this party. I’ll definitely wear it on New Year’s Eve. And your [...]
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