Festivals of Flavor
By Kara Chalmers
How do you get great, homemade ethnic cuisine without traveling abroad? Attend one of the Sarasota and Her Islands' three ethnic food festivals, held each February, and you'll feel as if you've traveled far from Florida, to a New York deli or street fair. Or even to a Greek...
Springing for Art
By Amy Nance
Spring is a rebirth, even in temperate Florida. If the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota's Creators & Collectors Tour is any indication, our sunny coast can look forward to a season of renaissance. A high holiday on Sarasota's Arts calendar, this perennial event is a 2-day festival held each March....
Fresh, Not Frozen
By Lisa Codianne Fowler
Every Saturday morning, a farmers' market blooms along Lemon Avenue at Main Street. Colorful umbrellas and tents pop up before 7 a.m., the stands underneath bursting with organic produce, fresh cut flowers, beautiful bromeliads and orchids, homemade cookies and an imaginative array of arts and...
Love on the Beach
By Lisa Codianne Fowler
Once upon a time in a land far away, my husband and I said, "I do." We were thousands of miles from home, on a beautiful beach at sunset. A handful of locals, with sighs and smiles, looked on. Recently, we said it again, this time, just minutes from home, on a beautiful beach at sunset. And 800...
Scottish Rites
By Amy Nance
Sir Walter Scott, Scotland's historical novelist, could have made a fine fireside tale out of Sarasota's auld past. And he might have felt a kinship with it, too. After all, Sarasota, in its bonny beach ambiance, was settled by Scott's own people. The Ormiston Colony may have left the damp, austere...
An Inside Look
By Amy Nance
Spring is a rebirth, even in temperate Florida. Though Sarasota's March isn't likely to come in like a lion, signs of growth and regeneration abound. If the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota's Creators & Collectors Tour is any indication, our sunny coast can look forward to a season of...
Celluloid Dreams
By Juliette Reynolds
The annual Sarasota Film Festival shines with stars and shows.
