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Film review: 'Janis: Little Girl Blue'

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A Taste of Home

Kurtos brings a taste of Hungary to Sarasota

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Matt Dively plans to incorporate flavors of his cruet restaurant, Blue Que Island Grill, into his new eatery in the Rosemary District.
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  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Servandos to open in former Darwin's space

Blu Que Island Grill owner Matt Dively plans to open a new Mexican restaurant in the Rosemary District

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Leon S. Pitts II, MaRah Williams and Nate Jacobs celebrate the Christmas spirit, both large and small, in "A Motown Christmas."
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  • December 28, 2015
A Merry Motown Mixer

Classic soul and classic Christmas converge at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

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  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Sarasota featured in Food Network restaurant guide

Indigenous, Shore Diner, State Street Eating House and a dozen more featured in city guide.

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Roberta MacDonald Turoff, a bright, brassy and talented fixture in the Sarasota theater community since 1968, is shown here with her husband Robert Turoff.
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  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Roberta MacDonald Turoff dies

Friends and theater collaborators recall fond memories and Turoff's impact.

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  • December 24, 2015
A+E Year in Review

A look at some of the top moments from 2015

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Ken Waissman, Deborah Cox, Joey McKneely and Steve Dorff will premiere the musical "Josephine" in April 2016
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  • December 23, 2015
Top Story — March: Asolo Rep to produce premiere of the musical 'Josephine'

This biographical musical on influential jazz singer Josephine Baker will be a part of its 2015-2016 season.

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With The Rosemary's eclectic menu, George Armstrong hopes to showcase his favorite foods from different cities in which he's lived.
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  • December 23, 2015
Eclectic Eats

The Rosemary brings worldly inspiration to a neighborhood restaurant.

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  • December 22, 2015
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 24

A look at our favorite events this week

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Though he hails from California, David Leaser has been finding his photographic inspirations in Florida's gardens and wildlife.
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  • December 22, 2015
Flowers Face to Face

Photographer David Leaser captures the microscopic beauty of nature at the Selby Gardens.

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Kate Honea and Ricardo Graziano as Sugar and Prince
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  • December 22, 2015
Ballet review: 'John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker'

"Circus Nutcracker" belongs to Sarasota

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Emily Wyatt, coach and circus arts training program assistant, leads the more than 100 area students in a pre-practice meeting.
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  • December 21, 2015
Sailor Circus Coaches teach Big Top 101

The circus arts aren’t for the meek. Students in Circus Sarasota learn that lesson, and many others, as they train for their upcoming show.

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It’s hard to witness high school students being so enraptured and enthralled with anything as they were to Susan Egan’s every note and story.
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  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: Musical Mentorship

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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Brew Hub, a St. Louis-based craft beer brewing company, is expanding its Lakeland, Fla. brewery with eight new fermentation tanks and two new members: JDub's Brewing Co. from Sarasota and M.I.A. Brewing Co. of Miami.
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  • December 17, 2015
JDub's Brewing Company joins the Brew Hub Collective

JDub's will more than double its annual brewing capacity as well as release two new year-round beers through Brew Hub's expanded Lakeland brewery.

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