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Good Graeff is a Sarasota band started by twins Brooke and Brittany Graeff.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 27, 2013
Good Graeff launches Kickstarter campaign

Local band, Good Graeff launches Kickstarter campaign to fund summer tour.

  • Arts + Culture
"Sometimes you have to be a little proactive, you can't just go with the flow," says neurosurgeon and political leader Dr. Benjamin Carson.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 27, 2013
Common-Sense Politics advocate Ben Carson speaks in Sarasota

Neurosurgeon and political speaker Dr. Ben Carson hopes to initiate change in the same style as the late General C. Everett Koop.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Joe Hendricks
  • February 27, 2013
Commissioners deny Ringling Wal-Mart

Commissioners deny Ringling Wal-Mart

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  • Things To Do
  • By Robin Punsalan
  • February 26, 2013
Herb Ritts a must-see at the Ringling Museum

Herb Ritts a must-see at the Ringling Museum

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  • By Joe Hendricks
  • February 26, 2013
Wal-Mart decision expected Tuesday night

Wal-Mart decision expected Tuesday night

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Sheila Foley volunteered for the chalk festival in the 2012 season as Stage manager where she curated the performance talent.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 26, 2013
Sarasota Chalk Festival names Sheila Foley executive manager

Foley will work directly under the board of directors in planning the festival.

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  • By Chef Judi Gallagher
  • February 25, 2013
TWISS = This Week is Succulent and Savory

TWISS = This Week is Succulent and Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robin Punsalan
  • February 25, 2013
Post-Oscars musings: on underdogs, the buzz and the pageantry machine

Post-Oscars musings: on underdogs, the buzz and the pageantry machine

  • Arts + Culture
Read up on last weekend's black tie events with "Black Tie Untied!"
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 25, 2013
Black Tie Untied

There were plenty of cooks in the kitchen for the third annual Cooking for Wishes event, and many gentlemen showed up in suits while the ladies broke out slinky, shimmering dresses for the Sarasota Exotic Car Fest kickoff event, which was themed 'James Bond.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Sarah Felder
  • February 22, 2013
A family's first week of the Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota

A family's first week of the Engine 2 Diet challenge with Whole Foods Market Sarasota

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"Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood, 1989." Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 22, 2013
Weekend's Best Bet: 'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style'

New Art of Our Time photography exhibit opens at Ringling Museum

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • February 21, 2013
How to handle Wal-Mart

How to handle Wal-Mart

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    By
  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • February 21, 2013
Is it a bar? Is it a live music venue? Is it a restaurant?

Is it a bar? Is it a live music venue? Is it a restaurant?

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Pede is the lucky dog that won the role
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 21, 2013
Dog cast for role in Sarasota Opera's "Of Mice and Men"

Sarasota Opera cast Pede of Arcadia as "Candy's Dog," an old herding dog.

  • Arts + Culture
Chorus of the Keys is a barbershop quartet-style singing ensemble.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • February 20, 2013
Chorus of the Keys' Kent Perry talks about upcoming annual show

Chorus of the Keys barbershop men really know how to make No. 1 hits sing.

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