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Neoregelias are great for landscaping and are treasured for their colorful foliage.
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  • Loren Mayo
  • January 25, 2012
Home & Garden: Blossoming interest

When it came to creating the ultimate garden and landscape around his house, Dennis Rees started out as just an observer. Aside from hiring R. Anderson Co. and Grant's Gardens to transform his backyard - then in horrible condition with several barren spaces - into a lush and green paradise, he hadn't much interest in the process.

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Engaged couple, Kathryn Naomi Baga and Eric Jordan Fried.
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  • January 25, 2012
Occasions

Read this week's featured engagements and weddings.

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Caragh Bella Cogan
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  • January 25, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Belle of the ball; Long time coming; Big names and big words ...; Tidbits

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  • By John Ewing
  • January 24, 2012
Last Weekend In Sarasota: The Bridge, Monsters and Beertopia

Last Weekend In Sarasota: The Bridge, Monsters and Beertopia

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  • By Jessi Smith
  • January 24, 2012
First Student-Only Show at Ringling's madeby gallery a Success

First Student-Only Show at Ringling's madeby gallery a Success

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  • By Kaye Warr
  • January 24, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Fredrika Brillembourg

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Fredrika Brillembourg

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  • January 23, 2012
About Last Night ...

Black Tie discovers fabulous shoes at every turn and has time to hit a 'totally tubular' '80s party in downtown Sarasota.

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  • By Keely Carney
  • January 20, 2012
Places: Yume Sushi

Places: Yume Sushi

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  • January 20, 2012
Stoke, An Insightful Look

Stoke, An Insightful Look

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  • By Jessica Luck
  • January 20, 2012
Vijay Iyer named winner of 2012 Greenfield Prize

The 2012 Greenfield Prize, given by the Hermitage Artists Retreat and the Greenfield Foundation, was awarded in the field of music this year.

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  • By Kristen Pace
  • January 19, 2012
Dinner at Bijou Café: A Tale of Tears, a Horse, and True Love

Dinner at Bijou Café: A Tale of Tears, a Horse, and True Love

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  • By Candice McElyea
  • January 19, 2012
New Taylor Morrison Active Lifestyle Community Opens in Lakewood Ranch

New Taylor Morrison Active Lifestyle Community Opens in Lakewood Ranch

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Event Co-Chairwoman Emily Walsh and Susan Jones at the Sunshine From Darkness Gala Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
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  • January 18, 2012
VIDEO: Sunshine From Darkness Gala

What happened at the Sunshine From Darkness Gala over the weekend? Watch the video to find out!

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"Opera, to me, is the study of singing correctly," Joseph Ryan says. "I don't mean to negate the value of pop music or blues or jazz, (but) I'm an opera guy. It’s the main thing I aspire to do every day."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 18, 2012
Joseph Ryan: A Life out Loud

It's hard to believe Joseph Ryan used to be shy. The booming baritone cantors at three churches, sings with the Artist Series, Gloria Musicae and Key Chorale. He often sheds his good guy rep to play the villain in an opera.

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James Woods
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  • January 18, 2012
Scene & Heard

Woods works the crowd at RCAD; Jose Carreno pulls double duty as tour guide; Sarasota Film Fest flashes new logo

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