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Archive for May, 2012
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE: Look Your Best
Click the image above to see how Saks Fifth Avenue can help you look your best in the Limelight–you’ll find the latest fashion trends, makeup tips to help you look party-ready, an exclusive interview with fashion designer Monique Lhuillier and much more!
Read More >>Homefront
Smaller details, like this table from Black Bird Home Gallery, can be the start to a great room design. Start Small When putting together a space in a home, it’s common to think large-scale first. But spring is the perfect time to focus on beauty in small packages and fine details, say the experts at [...]
Read More >>Healthfront
From Sarasota to Peru Center for Sight’s Dr. David Shoemaker (center). Center For Sight founder and CEO Dr. David Shoemaker, was among a select group of 18 ophthalmologists from the U.S. and abroad who recently traveled to Lima, Peru to perform laser cataract surgery on Peruvians with very dense cataracts. The surgeries were performed at [...]
Read More >>Real Estate Junkie
In most of Sarasota’s high-end real estate, you’ll feel a little like Citizen Kane, rattling around in a mansion that’s much too big for you and your opera-singing mistress. This home on Siesta Key is a happy exception. It’s big, all right (almost 10,000 square feet), but the feeling is intimate rather than overwhelming. Imagine [...]
Read More >>Poll
Age range of respondents under 20 to 80s Median age 40s Average number of hours spent online per day 2.48 Do you use email? YES [23] No [2] Respondents’ favorite apps: IMDb Voxer Beyond 411 TripAdvisor Pandora Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Rays Fox News Sprint Navigator Audible YouVersion Facebook Instagram Draw [...]
Read More >>My World: Julie McClure
How many people come to your sales? In season, a big sale might have between 50 and 100 at 9 a.m. and 500 in the course of a day. But it’s a big difference in July trying to get people out. How much does an average sale make? In the last six weeks, I’ve had [...]
Read More >>Pearl Jam
1 Segue effortlessly from day to evening in cultured pearls mixed with quartz for light and dimension in a necklace ($135) crafted by local designer Lana Shelden for The Met Fashion House, Day Spa & Salon, 35 S. Boulevard of Presidents, Sarasota, (941) 388-1772. 2 Big, bold baroque pearl and black diamond confections by Gellner [...]
Read More >>Who’s In Store
Jewelry is a decorative art, says Michael Chokr, and the interior settings at the breathtaking new Diamond Vault are as intoxicating as the jeweler’s exclusive diamond and gemstone creations. The new showroom, workshop and warehouse have been custom-designed to create a unique retail experience, says Michael, who joined the family business six years ago after [...]
Read More >>Insider: Shopping
Channeling Sarasota’s arts colony heritage, a handful of boutiques in historic Burns Square have been opened recently by artists, designers, crafters and more. Creativity entices at every nook and cranny, and products of the imagination are valued as much as status brands. This quaint little shopping and dining district starts to bustle at lunchtime and [...]
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