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  • By April Doner
  • August 27, 2012
Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • August 27, 2012
Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

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  • Things To Do
  • By Bonnie Silvestri
  • August 27, 2012
Carreño Dance Festival delights and disappoints

Carreño Dance Festival delights and disappoints

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Orr
  • August 23, 2012
Introducing TWIS Travel

Introducing TWIS Travel

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  • Jack Littman-Quinn
  • August 23, 2012
The Carmel Café and Wine Bar: a new, exciting and delicious way to dine

The Carmel Café and Wine Bar: a new, exciting and delicious way to dine

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jessi Smith
  • August 23, 2012
TWIS Talks RIAF: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Star in RIAF Closing Night Party

TWIS Talks RIAF: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Star in RIAF Closing Night Party

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  • By Paula Atwell
  • August 23, 2012
Film Review: 'Farewell, My Queen'

The party's over for Marie Antoinette in the new film, "Farewell, My Queen."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Popcorn Bob
  • August 23, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull
  • August 22, 2012
Hush Hush: Sarasota City Commission relegates noise concerns to DSA?

Hush Hush: Sarasota City Commission relegates noise concerns to DSA?

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"I practiced (when I first started playing) as I do now — every day," Dick Hyman says of his 60-plus year career.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 22, 2012
Dick Hyman: Mr. Piano Man

The keys of a piano may be black and white, but jazz pianist Dick Hyman's career is extremely colorful. Hyman arranges, composes and conducts pieces in many genres and continues his eclectic career playing shows around the country.

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Rebecca Hopkins, Jocelyn Stevens, Andrew Stevens and Beth Duda. Photo by FST.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 22, 2012
Scene & Heard

Eighth-grader donates bar mitzvah money; Here's a Little more news; Calling all singers, actors and dancers; Hitting the pavement

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"I actually got the bicycle at Home Goods. I didn't buy it when I first saw it, but when I woke up the next morning, I thought, 'If that's still there, it’s mine!'"
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • August 22, 2012
Home & Garden: Vintage Charm

Veiled by majestic trees on quiet Wisconsin Lane is Ronelle Ashby's 1920s abode.

  • Arts + Culture
For the past 100 years, campaign buttons have been used to endorse candidates. Humor and smear attacks are used for modern-day election buttons.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • August 22, 2012
Highlights: 'Vote for Me! Vote for Me!'

It's that time of year again when our televisions become flooded with commercials, our phones with ring with endorsement calls, our yards are staked with red or blue signs and our dinner tables are filled with political conversation.

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  • By Paula Atwell
  • August 22, 2012
Theater Review: 'Legally Blonde: The Musical'

The Manatee Players boasts a seriously enthusiastic homegrown audience that smiled, cheered and laughed continuously throughout its highly energetic opening-night production of "Legally Blonde."

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  • By Lisa Nisenson
  • August 21, 2012
Eye candy with a purpose: infographics and charting solutions

Eye candy with a purpose: infographics and charting solutions

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