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Memorial Day 2015 at the Sarasota National Cemetery

Another Memorial Day has come and gone and like last year, I spent part of it visiting the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla.

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Memorial Day 2014 at the Sarasota National Cemetery

As I drove to Orlando, I thought it was appropriate to mark Memorial Day with a stop at the Sarasota National Cemetery.

Courtyard of the Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Fla.

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Florida Travel: Stephen King’s Sarasota

Have a Duma Key day and travel to Stephen King’s Sarasota with this guide to dining, eating, sleeping and playing on Florida’s gulf coast.

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Even the (Kitchen?) Sink Was For Sale at Warm Mineral Springs

I thought in some sort of a Hail Mary play orchestrated by Sarasota County Government, City of North Port and Cypress Lending Group, Warm Mineral Springs would be saved in the eleventh hour. It didn’t happen. Yesterday at 5 p.m., Warm Mineral Springs closed indefinitely after a weekend sale selling everything from the lavender-colored lounge […]

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Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week June 1 – 14, 2013

Attention Sarasota foodies, visitors and residents, it’s time to cleanse those palates. Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week is June 1 – 14, 2013. Having Florida’s highest concentration of Zagat-rated restaurants, this Gulf coast community will celebrate its culinary charm with two weeks of affordable, prix fixe lunches and dinners.

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Mark Morris Dance Group, Mikhail Baryshnikov Dazzle During 2012 RIAF in Sarasota

Please excuse my ignorance but I’m not up on dance terminology. But, I suppose that’s the beauty of the Ringling International Arts Festival, an annual celebration of today’s performance art in Sarasota, Fla. It’s art for everyone to appreciate. My narrow, stereotypical view of ballet was shattered last night while the contemporary Mark Morris Dance […]

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Best Places in Sarasota to Propose

Find the Perfect Spot in Sarasota, Fla. to Pop the Question Hey Sarasota guys, listen up. Yes, your soon-to-be- fiancee has a pretty good idea you love her but if you still need to “wow” her with the marriage proposal. Although I cannot coach you through the process, I am sharing my recommendations for Sarasota’s […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Stroll through Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Fla.

Over the weekend I visited the beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Fla., with the primary purpose of smelling that rare, stinky flower in bloom. Having traveled an hour’s drive (one way), I decided to make the most of the visit and spent an hour walking the grounds and soaking up the bountiful blooms. […]

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June 10, 2012: Rare Corpse Flower Blooming at Sarasota’s Selby Botanical Gardens

Sticking my nose close enough to get a whiff of Amorphophallus titanum was equivalent to sticking my head in a garbage can with a week-old piece of rotting meat. Or, was it the stench of ripe road kill roasting in the sun? Either way, the “corpse flower” – named for its foul odor – lived […]

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W is for What is Art?

What is art? Growing up, I wanted to be an artist (among other things). I loved drawing, painting and photography but I never felt I could make it as an artist and traveled down another path. Merriam-Webster defines art as a : the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of […]