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Find holiday deals and special shopping opportunities at Sarasota County retailers Got a holiday shopping list a mile long—and no elves to help you check it off? Whether playing Santa makes you feel fa-la-la or ho-ho-hum, merchants in Sarasota County stand ready to help you find a gift for everyone...
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The ultimate comfort food: bread and butter with orange marmalade, this is a dish to impress any guest with flavor that shouts Florida! It sounds like something your grandmother would make, doesn’t it? The ultimate in comfort food, bread and butter pudding is a yummy dish to serve during the...
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Check out restorative ways to relax and unwind while visiting Sarasota County. "Om" is the word representing an ancient sound or vibration that is often chanted as a mantra in yoga sessions. The rhythmic aural sensation is believed to touch a deeper chord within our souls reflecting a universal synchronicity...
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New trolley tours show off Sarasota’s noteworthy architecture at the Center for Architecture Sarasota If you become enamored of Sarasota during your first visit here, you’re not alone. “People tend to come to Sarasota and just fall in love with the whole picture, like a first date that went really...
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Tartines are a delicious (and easy) way to enjoy fresh, ripe tomatoes. I love tomatoes. They’re colorful, versatile and delicious. As I write this, my garden is full of green beauties — both heirloom and native varieties — all destined for salads, salsas, sauces and snacks. And while I wait...
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If you want top-of-the-line, more-bang-for-your-buck, you may as well go with No. 1. It's that time of year again—time for family vacations, reunions and weddings. And there's no better place to host a family getaway than the beach. It has something for everyone: natural playgrounds of water and sand, miles...
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Volunteering on vacation can be a rewarding and enriching experience, especially to returning visitors. Learn about several ways to be involved. There’s no better way to enjoy the beauty of the Florida sun than by volunteering in picturesque Sarasota. For many locals, volunteerism is as equally enjoyable as walking along...
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Mango season is approaching in Sarasota. Here’s what to do with these orbs of heaven falling from the treetops. Everyone has their ideal food, the one thing they’d choose if forced into a “one food for the rest of your life on a deserted island” situation. For me, there is...
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The sun and the sea aren’t the only things I’ve grown to appreciate about Sarasota as a relocated Midwesterner. As a relocated Midwesterner, I can appreciate Florida in a way the native-borns cannot. I refuse to become blasé – every dolphin, every Siesta sunset, every shark tooth is a miracle...
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Pinecraft has a lot to offer in great food and hand-made goods. A cultural hub of Amish and Mennonite activity, Pinecraft has now expanded with a full-service hotel in the Carlisle Inn Sarasota Hotel & Conference Center. Neatly tucked between Bahia Vista Street and north Tuttle Avenue the Pinecraft community...