Bloomin' Sarasota
By Kara Chalmers
Budding botanists, photographers and fans of flora will find butterflies, native plants and history blooming in public gardens.
A Valentine's Getaway
By Ryan Nance
Some years, St. Valentine’s Day should be more than cards, chocolates and roses. A romantic Valentine’s getaway for you and your beloved to Sarasota and Her Islands can be an aria of love, a sea of affections, and, of course, a city of dreams. Pack your whimsy and your sense of romance, and...
Beach Odyssey
By Amy Nance
No one could confuse me with Homer. I could not imitate the ancient Greek poet on Halloween, and my own "legal" blindness was corrected with laser surgery. All we have in common is a penchant for sandals - flip-flops, in my case - and a mean wanderlust. But where Homer had Odysseus and Ithaca, I...
Racing the Waves
By Terry Tomalin
Flying across the water at 100 miles per hour, twin-engine powerboats running just as fast a few feet away on either side, a Super Cat driver has little room for error. "It's a little hard to imagine," said Hugh Fuller, offshore powerboat racing's former world champion. "Just think about...
