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  • By Popcorn Bob
  • October 12, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

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  • By Jessi Smith
  • October 11, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: Rousing Start to Gulf Coast's Culture Season With Ringling's 'Art of Our Time'

TWIS Talks RIAF: Rousing Start to Gulf Coast's Culture Season With Ringling's 'Art of Our Time'

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  • By Joe Hendricks
  • October 11, 2012
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday ... it's the WSLR Beach Bash!

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday ... it's the WSLR Beach Bash!

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  • By Tyler Whitson
  • October 11, 2012
Clergy, CIW and community members gather for Publix protest in support of Reverend Clay Thomas

Clergy, CIW and community members gather for Publix protest in support of Reverend Clay Thomas

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • October 11, 2012
When is a "pop-up" restaurant more than just a pop-up?

When is a "pop-up" restaurant more than just a pop-up?

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • October 11, 2012
RIAF opening night "inspires" audience for start of Sarasota's cultural season

RIAF opening night "inspires" audience for start of Sarasota's cultural season

  • Arts + Culture
Sara Ferguson attended Temple Beth Sholom "Le Petit Marche" today at Michael's On East.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • October 11, 2012
Who, What, Wear: Sara Ferguson

Sara Ferguson rocks purple leggings, legwarmers and boots!

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  • By Anthony Paull
  • October 10, 2012
Oberhofer wins hearts by breaking them

Oberhofer wins hearts by breaking them

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The Fruita' Picante' at Darwin's on 4th, 1525 Fourth St., Sarasota. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 10, 2012
Fall Spice: Cocktails around Sarasota

It's getting 'chili,' and we're not talking weather. A new, peppery trend has been making its way to cocktails around Sarasota. These drinks are sure to add spice to the fall season.

  • Arts + Culture
Jerry Sparkman incorporated two tons of Siesta Key sand in his recent collaborative architectural exhibit, "Origins." Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • October 10, 2012
Art in Architecture: Jerry Sparkman

Jerry Sparkman is a local architect who fused his creative spirit with his day-job in a recent collaborative architectural exhibit in Italy.

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  • June LeBell
  • October 10, 2012
Sarasota Orchestra: Innovations - 'Once Upon a Time'

Once upon a time there was a regional orchestra filled with an international array of talented musicians, many of them young, all of them exceptional.

  • Arts + Culture
"Zombietown: A Documentary Play" kicks off Backstage at The Players. Courtesy Mark Palmer Photography.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 10, 2012
Scene & Heard

More bang for Backstage at The Players; That old Scottish play; Sarasota Fire; A&E-conomics

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Jody Young kept up with the game.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • October 10, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

First-name basis; Irony of ironies ...; Tidbits

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Barbara Chertok sits in her usual seat in row D at Sarasota Opera House. This season's newly installed hearing loop means she won't need any additional equipment to hear the music she calls her main love in life.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • October 10, 2012
Hearing loops are 'music to one's ears' for opera-lover

Sarasota Opera Guild member and founding member of the National Hearing Loss Association Barbara Chertok can't wait to reclaim her usual spot: row D at the Sarasota Opera House.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 10, 2012
Occasions: Anna Fondren Griffin & Daniel Taliaferro Watts

Danny and Fondren first met at Florida State University, where they both attended college. They began their relationship as friends and remained that way for several years.

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