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Kristine Insalaco-Gaioni hand chops chocolate, which she adds to organic raspberries to create a confection for her business, Lick My Spoon.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 6, 2014
The Business of Local

Four Sarasota foodie entrepreneurs grow their ideas into businesses.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 6, 2014
Cultivating talent

Most kids head off to camp in the summer, but the serious dancers head to summer intensive to sharpen their skills and hone their talents.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 6, 2014
Home and Garden: Resize and remodel

More than 1,000 square feet was added to the existing floor plan during the renovation process at Trevor and Nikki Taylor's new home in Southside Village.

  • Arts + Culture
CABARET
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • August 5, 2014
Sarasota's summer cabaret craze

Sarasota's summer cabaret craze

  • Arts + Culture
Alison Potapow, Brianna Xynidis, Alicia Axelius, Alexis Acree and Abigail White, Sarasota Ballet School
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Ballet School summer intensive

Sarasota Ballet School hosted a five week summer intensive for 119 students and Laura Alonso guest taught for a day.

  • Arts + Culture
Logan Learned in Ashton's "Les Patineurs." Photo by Frank Atura
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 5, 2014
Sarasota Ballet closes Fall For Dance New York festival

Fall for Dance announced last week its annual fall lineup of free performances in Central Park - the final performance will be Sarasota Ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
BT went on a search to find the perfect diaper bag for the chic mom. [Rachel Zoe, courtesy]
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 5, 2014
Hot Flash: Babies and baggage

BT went on a search to find the perfect diaper bag for the chic mom.

  • Arts + Culture
'Boyhood'
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • August 4, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Boyhood'

Director Richard Linklater's new film, 'Boyhood,' is a huge leap of faith that lands in all the right places.

  • Arts + Culture
Darya Fedotova, Natalie Ogden, Holland Tyson, Trinity Feikert, Alexia King, Polina Muntzer and Katelyn Egan
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 3, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: School of Russian Ballet Summer Intensive

School of Russian Ballet hosts a summer intensive for 60 students. Students had the opportunity to learn from guest teacher, former principal dancer of Orlando ballet, Katia Garza.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Amanda Heisey
  • August 1, 2014
Curtain Call: Life lessons from performers

Curtain Call: Life lessons from performers

  • Arts + Culture
Katya Prokopenko and Annie and Alex Breitinger enjoy drinks together.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Music on Main

Hundreds of East County residents and friends jammed to music by Kettle of Fish Aug. 1, during Lakewood Ranch Main Street's monthly Music on Main event.

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This week's FYI Friday features a story about snakes that might make your skin crawl.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 1, 2014
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

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Austin Bruce shows off his paper mache dragon
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 1, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Creative Kids Summer Camp

The Creative Kids weeklong camp sessions run from June 9 through Aug. 15 at Art Center Sarasota. The creative children explore art in various mediums every day. Every Friday, parents are invited to an "art opening" where campers could display their art proudly.

  • Arts + Culture
Rafael Quenedit Castro
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 31, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Cuban Ballet School summer intensive

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School hosted a six-week summer intensive for students from around the world. A leader of classical dance training in Cuba, Ramona de Saa, visited as a guest teacher. The culmination of the weeks are a performance from its students visiting from the National Ballet School of Cuba Aug. 1.

  • Arts + Culture
JoAnna Ursal
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • July 31, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Fuzion Dance Artists Summer Intensive

Fuzion Dance Artists hosted its first week-long summer intensive from July 27 through Aug. 3 at New College. The culmination of the week is the "In the Round" performance Aug. 2 and 3 at New College of Florida Black Box theater.

  • Arts + Culture
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