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Visiting Orioles Spring Training Stadium in Sarasota

Saturday I journeyed an hour north to see the Baltimore Orioles play the Boston Red Sox during spring training play. What I ended up actually doing was explore the renovated Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, spring training home to the Orioles. It’s a fabulous stadium and it wasn’t my intent to spend so much time […]

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Culinary Travel Florida Fun

Frosted Mug: Burger Time in Venice, Florida

One could say the Frosted Mug in Venice, Florida, is historic. It opened in 1957 when the city, located south of Sarasota, had a two-way county road and was the only commercial business around. Fast forward to 2011 and the Frosted Mug is still going strong. The main drag it’s on, U.S. 41 – the […]

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Snapshots

Wordless Wednesday: Sunflowers in Sarasota

Sunflowers warm anyone’s heart and I always smile when seeing them. Here’s a snapshot from last weekend’s Sarasota Farmers Market taken at the Worden Farm stand. The farm specializes in organic produce. Enjoy!

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Solo with Others

Night at the Sarasota Opera

I saw “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) at the Sarasota Opera Wednesday night. There was no fairy godmother, no singing mice, no pumpkin-to-carriage-to-pumpkin vehicle, and no glass slipper. Yes, my cultural exposure of Cinderella prior to that evening has been the Disney version. Thankfully, the core of the animated version is much like the opera version: Cinderella […]

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Free Culture on Smithsonian’s Museum Day

Today was the 6th Annual Museum Day hosted by Smithsonian Media which meant participating museums across the country offered free admission for two people. I opted to revisit the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota and see what’s new since my last visit, which I can’t recall when that was. Plus, I […]

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