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Every neighborhood has a favorite little business and Gold Star Donuts is one of our least best kept secrets. Tucked into a little strip mall in Bradenton on Whitfield Avenue at 12th Street, it is home to the best donuts I have ever had. The glazed ones are at least three inches high and they m...
06/17/2012
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I love interesting and successful small businesses whose success can be attributed to the owner. Drew Brooksbank has a wonderful salon, Rage Hair Design, in Burns Square and is a one man show. It is a very funky space with soaring ceilings, crazy art and a tranquil atmosphere that forces you t...
06/16/2012
Sarasota 2012 Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival Hard to believe we are almost half way thru the year and the boat races are just around the corner. This incredible event has become a signature for Sarasota and it benefits the Suncoast Charities for Children. It is sanctioned by Superb...
06/15/2012
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Along with all the sophistication and arts venues that Sarasota has to offer there is a wonderful watering hole named Peggy’s Corral that is a must for any bikers passing through and I don’t mean the Lance Armstrong kind. Located on Highway 41 in Palmetto this spot is a great gathering place f...
06/14/2012
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Burns Court Cinema in Sarasota Yet another great reason to live in downtown Sarasota is the Burns Court Cinema, right in the middle of historic Burns Square. Since opening its doors in 1993 this cozy theater with three intimate screening rooms has offered the films that are not accompanied by ...
06/13/2012
Okay, so I had a couple of Margaritas while out on the boat today but I did not imbibe enough to be able to explain this: There, just ahead, a building floating in the bay! But not just any building! This is Sarasota's very own "Floating Chapel on the Bay". Curiosity overcame us and we had to fol...
06/12/2012
While living in Vienna, Austria the Spanish Riding School was one of my most favorite destinations. To be able to sit ringside and watch the fabulous Lippizzan Stallions going through their drills convinced me that these horses are among the most magnificent creatures on this earth. Their hist...
06/11/2012
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I love naked caviar. No toast point, egg or onion for me. No little pancakes wrapped around these succulent eggs, masking their tart and salty taste will do for me. Just give me a spoon and leave me to my indulgence. Others may feel the same guilty pleasure from a carton of their favorite ic...
06/10/2012
A Hamburger steeped in atmosphere and history….. When I moved to Sarasota in 1984 one of the first places I was introduced to by the locals was a hamburger joint called “Duffy’s Tavern.” It was right across the street from the Manatee Public beach in a little shack with no air-conditioning and...
06/09/2012
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In Sarasota we do not have to wait for the Circus to come to town because for the last 60 years we have been graced with the efforts of students from our very own city who perform annually for visitors and residents alike. With its humble beginnings as a small show put on by a high school gymna...
06/08/2012