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  • March 8, 2013
Wal-Mart Wrap-up, Part One: The people have their say

Wal-Mart Wrap-up, Part One: The people have their say

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  • By Matt Orr
  • March 8, 2013
The City Voting Guide according to Matt Orr

The City Voting Guide according to Matt Orr

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Abe Uccello is a Siesta Key resident.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 8, 2013
Paddlers stir up funds for Wounded Warriors

More than 60 athletes donned wetsuits and braved the cold water last month to paddle 27 miles from Fort Desoto Park in St. Petersburg to Lido Key Beach to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project.

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  • March 8, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Annual Creators & Collectors Art Tour

Fine Arts Society of Sarasota hosts its annual tour to artist's studios around Sarasota County.

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  • By Cate McLean
  • March 7, 2013
Fashion inspired by nature in Selby Gardens

Fashion inspired by nature in Selby Gardens

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  • March 7, 2013
Sarasota dining abuzz with new restaurants

Sarasota dining abuzz with new restaurants

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  • By Robin Punsalan
  • March 7, 2013
What's In Robin's Queue: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

What's In Robin's Queue: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

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Paul Duffy. Courtesy photo.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 7, 2013
Irishman Paul Duffy hosts Irish tribute to St. Partick's Day March 10

Paul Duffy sat down with the Observer and spoke about his upcoming concert in honor of his homeland.

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  • March 7, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

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Jeff Schwartz with Ringling College of Art and Design; The Oaks committee members Yvette Cusack, Roger Pennycook and Bob Hamilton; with Chris Osbourne of Ringling College of Art and Design
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 6, 2013
Ringling illustration student receives The Oaks Club Scholarship

Israeli international student Gal Or was awarded with $1,000 to create a commissioned portrait of The Oaks founder Bertha Honore Palmer

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Sandy Loevner heads up the Florida Winefest — this year's festival will include hot-air balloons, making it the only festival of its kind in the state. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
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  • Nick Friedman
  • March 6, 2013
View from the Top: Sandy Loevner

In her 15th year as board president, Sandy Loevner is helping one of the country's largest non-profit charity events continue to soar.

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Wojtek Sawa stands in front of four of the large-scale photographs he will use in "The Wall Speaks" installation.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 6, 2013
Breaking Barriers: Wojtek Sawa

Sarasota-based visual artist Wojtek Sawa shares the full spectrum of real-life human experience through historical stories of Polish eradication.

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Matt Allison's photo is titled "SMOA Sticks." Courtesy
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  • March 6, 2013
Scene & Heard

Matt Allison photos ARE featured all over; A fashionable music series begins; Student's portrait is highly acclaimed; Honoring navy seal Chris Kyle

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Marvin Waldman, co-chairman of the Book Festival, Delia Ephron and Pam Gordon. Cliff Roles.
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  • March 6, 2013
Highlights: Delia Ephron's lecture is one for the books

Novelist, screenwriter, playwright and essayist Delia Ephron speaks about her career as part of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota's Jewish Book Festival.

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Briana Carlson-Goodman and Ruth Goodman, at Carlson-Goodman's wedding. Courtesy.
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  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 6, 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS: Nana Goodman is Eponine's biggest fan

Sarasotan Ruth Goodman once took her granddaughter to see 'Cats' on Broadway when her granddaughter was a young girl. Now, she watches her family member perform on Broadway.

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