May 2007
FEATURES
BEST OF 2007
Our annual readers' poll picks the best dining, shopping and fun in the best little city on earth.
One comic shadows another as Robert Plunket watches standup, star power and the pursuit of success on a stressful Friday at Les McCurdy's comedy club.
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
New College's senior class earns an A-plus for wild graduation wear.
Who turned the lights on downtown? Hannah Wallace keeps up with Sarasota's stylish new younger set.
PUGNATION
It just doesn't get any cuter than Chris Browne's cartoon view of our 10th Annual Pug Parade.
DEPARTMENTS
Presenting our editors' picks for Best of 2007. By Pam Daniel
STREET TALK
News and names to boost your civic I.Q.
Carol Tisch on the latest and greatest, from the shops of Southside Village to tabletop chic, plus Jill Obrochta Dambro brings back an armload of cool new watches.
Why Venice's 1920s-era plan makes it the perfect city of tomorrow. By Richard Storm
MR. CHATTERBOX
Our gadabout gossip spends a night at the opera--an opera party, that is.
Kay Kipling's calendar of arts and entertainment, plus On Exhibit by Mark Ormond.
There's a reason boomers are throwing themselves into exercise--it works. By Su Byron
It's not enough to take a great trip; you want a great deal. Howard Tisch tells you how to get it.
Kristine Nickel makes a beeline for barbecue at Lee Roy Selmon's, plus recipes and memories from chef Judi Gallagher.
NATURAL SELECTION
Our artist's sketchbook of Sarasota flora and fauna.