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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • September 26, 2013
Newly opened LeAnh's Restaurant: So much more than pho

Newly opened LeAnh's Restaurant: So much more than pho

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Vijay Iyer in his recent Hermitage Artist Retreat residency this summer. (Courtesy Hermitage Artist Retreat)
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 26, 2013
Hermitage fellow Vijay Iyer receives MacArthur Fellow

New York City-based Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is a Greenfield Prize winner and Hermitage Artist Retreat fellow, and he just received a MacArthur Fellow.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 25, 2013
The Next Generation: YPG celebrates 10 years

The Next Generation: YPG celebrates 10 years

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Left: Margaret Barbieri dances Sir Frederick Ashton's "La Fille mal Gardeé" for The Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 25, 2013
Following in his footsteps

Sarasota Ballet announces its Sir Frederick Ashton Festival. For Iain Webb and Margaret Barbieri, it's a way to feel connected to the choreographer and the legacy he created.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • September 25, 2013
Three Things: Home Sweet Home

The ideal family home has a variety of living areas, bedrooms for everybody and that indefinable feeling of comfort and security. In Sarasota, with so many retirees and empty nesters, a house that a family can really spread out in and make their own can be hard to find.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • September 24, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • September 23, 2013
Girls Inc. is changing the national dialogue, one frame at a time

Girls Inc. is changing the national dialogue, one frame at a time

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 23, 2013
TEDx comes to USF Sarasota-Manatee

TEDx comes to USF Sarasota-Manatee

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    By
  • June LeBell
  • September 23, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra Song Fest Concerts

The programs Dirk Meyer and the Sarasota Orchestra presented last Thursday and Friday in Holley Hall followed the three "C's" to the letter.

  • Arts + Culture
An old photo of the Snyder brothers with their mother, Patricia Snyder. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 23, 2013
Standup comedy to help benefit Patricia Snyder Children's Fund

Brothers Dan and Rob Snyder will host a comedic fundraising event at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre for a foundation they created to continue their mother's legacy.

  • Arts + Culture
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 21, 2013
This Week in Fantasy Football: Week three

This Week in Fantasy Football: Week three

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Elaine Charney and Brenda Hadjian represent Art Center Sarasota
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • September 21, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Florida Watercolor Society annual meeting

The Florida Watercolor Societies annual free trade show with demonstrations, award show and meeting is only in Sarasota every five years or so. For the Sarasota members, it was convenient to hold the festival at Hyatt Sarasota on Sept. 20 and 21, and it was exciting to bring some of the finest watercolor talent in the nation to our area.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 20, 2013
Weekend Best Bets: Friday, Sept. 20

Weekend Best Bets: Friday, Sept. 20

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The Half Shell Oyster Bar, which has made its home on Main Street and Links Avenue for a little more than a year, is moving.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • September 20, 2013
Tidbites

Rumors abound; Location, location, location; Carmel Cafe offers three-course prix-fixe; Perfectly picturesque; and Itsy-bitsy tidbites.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • September 19, 2013
Nancy Krohngold: Food, fun, community and commitment

Nancy Krohngold: Food, fun, community and commitment

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