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Mel and Jan Goldsmith have been real estate agents in Sarasota for 17 years, but, before that, they were globetrotting partners in the fashion industry.

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Sarasota Young Voices' fifteen members are heading to France June 22.

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'The German Doctor' is a semi-fictionalized story about the elusive Dr. Josef Mengele.

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  • June 15, 2014
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There was an electricity pulsing through the Opera House Saturday evening for the Sarasota Music Festival.

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  • June 13, 2014
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'The Dixie Swim Club' is making a big splash this month at The Players.

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