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The interior of Crab & Fin will receive a total transformation during two-and-a-half weeks of renovations in September. Robin Hartill
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  • Robin Hartill
  • August 7, 2013
Crab & Fin seeks to raise the bar with renovations

The St. Armands Circle restaurant will close for two-and-a-half weeks in September for major renovations, including a reconfigured bar area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chase Jones took the Sunrise Cube to ArtCenter Manatee July 27 and will bring it to the Longboat Key Center for the Arts in August.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 7, 2013
Artist enlightens the community on project

Chase Jones, from Lakewood Ranch, is a multimedia artist going on tour with his project, called the Sunrise Cube. He hopes to shed light on the project and in the community.

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Designed in the storybook style, this Indian Beach home looks like the setting for a fairy tale come to life. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders and Co.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • August 7, 2013
Home of the Month: Enchanted Cottage

A mysterious past adds romance to a famous Sarasota home.

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'A normal person doesn’t understand why you would take two months of your life to put on a show,' David Walker says. 'They just don’t get it, and if they don't get it, then they really aren't going to get me.'
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 7, 2013
'Master of the House'

Even if it feels like Manatee Players' 'Les Miserables' costume designer David Walker will never get there, the sew must go on.

  • Arts + Culture
'I hate to admit it, but I have a deep-seated desire for everyone to like me,' Mary Tischbein says. 'But that's something I'm almost over.'
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 7, 2013
For Tischbein, laughter is the best medicine

Comedian 'Long Island Mary' hopes to remind the audience of their crazy aunt or funny co-worker.

  • Arts + Culture
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Mercer Magic
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • August 6, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Mercer Magic

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Mercer Magic

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kathryn Parks
  • August 6, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Mercer Magic

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: Mercer Magic

  • Arts + Culture
S'macks is open for business at 2407 Bee Ridge Road (courtesy photo).
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 6, 2013
S'macks Burgers & Shakes now open

If you lived in Sarasota during the 1940s and '50s, you might remember The Smack, a beloved burger drive-in. S'macks is intended to have the reincarnated feel of that place, albeit with a new name and legacy all of its own -- starting with opening day, Wednesday, Aug. 7.

  • Arts + Culture
Designing Women Boutique's art exhibition and summer sale runs through Aug. 17.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • August 6, 2013
DWB summer art sale extended

Designing Women Boutique's art exhibition and summer sale runs through Aug. 17.

  • Arts + Culture
Kyle Turoff shows Beth Duda the new theatre space
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 5, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: PLATO fundraising event

August 5 was a packed house at Jager Taven & Grill, where patrons of PLATO gathered to raise funds for a $70,000 new theater space a few buildings down.

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  • Pam Nadon
  • August 5, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Unfinished Song'

The latest gem on the growing list of films about aging couples is the endearing 'Unfinished Song.'

  • Arts + Culture
 Jeffrey Plunkett and Larissa Klinger. Photo by Brian Braun.
  • By Paula Atwell
  • August 2, 2013
REVIEW: 'South Beach Babylon'

Contemporary, award-winning playwright Michael McKeever's play, 'South Beach Babylon,' is about the age-old conflict between art and commerce.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • August 1, 2013
BEERASOTA: KBBA and Sam Smith Organic Lager

BEERASOTA: KBBA and Sam Smith Organic Lager

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Sfincione
    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 1, 2013
Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 1, 2013
Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

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