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Sarasota’s Whiskey Obsession
I’m a decent fan of bourbon—an interest I picked up from my father. So Friday’s first annual Sarasota Whiskey Obsession Festival at Michael’s On East made for a great father-daughter outing.
Read More >>Photo of the Week – Shadows in the Sunset
A setting sun cradled in the clouds and the silhouettes of beach-goers strolling down the shore…nothing beats a golden Sarasota sunset. Photo by Flickr user Spangles44.
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Vintage Sarasota: Lower Main Street
Lower Main Street (ca 1953). This image shows Main Street in Downtown Sarasota. The building in the back center is City Hall, while the Five Points streetlight is pictured in the foreground. Also featured in the photograph is the Orange Blossom Hotel (left), one of the three earliest skyscrapers in Sarasota. – Chelsey Lucas Photo courtesy [...]
Read More >>Thanks to Today Show Segment, Pinecraft Takes National Stage
DVR alert! The Today show takes a loving look at Pinecraft for an upcoming segment. A Today crew toured the little Amish-Mennonite community off Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota in late March and taped our friend, Sherry Gore, cooking Amish pot-pie stew with correspondent Sara Haines. (That’s Sara and Sherry hamming it up in the [...]
Read More >>Tax Day Cocktail Relief
Just filed your taxes and need some relief? We’ve got just the thing for you, thanks to Jack Dusty mixologist Roy Reig, who’s sharing two recipes for cocktails that we’re sure will either alleviate the pain or be perfect for toasting to your good fortune. Tax Man-Up A hard, stiff cocktail served over one large [...]
Read More >>Photo of the Week: Egret in the Waves
A snow-white egret standing among the soothing, hushed colors of the ocean made this an instant favorite! With one leg bent, he looks like he may be meditating while executing a yoga pose. Don’t you feel zen just looking at this? Photo by Matt Cattell.
Read More >>Tom Brokaw Visits Sarasota
The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall concluded its 2013 lecture series with an appearance by veteran TV newsman Tom Brokaw, Monday morning at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. (Brokaw also appears tonight.) Brokaw met first with a group of journalists backstage, feigning surprise at the number gathered there (“Good Lord, there must be [...]
Read More >>Photo of the Week – A Flawless Reflection
You’ll definitely be seeing double with Kurt Martin’s capture of this Sarasota bridge and its flawless reflection in the water below. Photo by Kurt Martin.
Read More >>Photo of the Week – A Nighttime Sun
By Taylor Meredith Have you ever seen the sun at night? Well now you have, with this gorgeous shot of fireworks on the beach. The effect is surreal, as the sparks light up the lifeguard chair as if it were daytime. Photo by Duane Schoon.
Read More >>The Second Annual 36-Hour Giving Challenge
Last year’s inaugural 36-Hour Giving Challenge set the bar pretty high–$1 million was raised in less than 20 minutes; at the end of the 36 hours, the total was more than $2.4 million. (Read more about that triumph in our Guide To Giving.) So this year’s event had a lot to live up [...]
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