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Spin doctors: The Vinyl Music Festival will get you dancing, but the real goal is to bring young professionals to the area (Corrected)
Jul. 10, 2009 Relaxing on a comfy brown couch at the Hub Incubator, a launching pad for tech and...
2009 Drinking Guide: Cracker Jacks Pub
Jun. 30, 2009 CRACKER JACKS PUB The Basics:Â 4116 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, 377-0666 [map it]...
2009 Drinking Guide: Crazy Ted’s
Jun. 30, 2009 CRAZY TED’S The Basics: 5897 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota, 358-9861 [map it]...
2009 Drinking Guide: T-Katz
Jun. 29, 2009 T-KATZ The Basics: 2920 Beneva Road, Sarasota, 924-0283 or tkatzpub.com [map it]...
2009 Drinking Guide: Entersection Bar & Grill
Jun. 28, 2009 ENTERSECTION BAR & GRILL The Basics:Â 3655 Webber St., Ste. B, Sarasota,...
2009 Drinking Guide: The Clubhouse Tavern
Jun. 28, 2009 THE CLUBHOUSE The Basics:Â 3824 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, 924-5103...
2009 Drinking Guide: BC’s Recovery Room
Jun. 27, 2009 BC’S RECOVERY ROOM The Basics: 2119 Siesta Drive, Sarasota, 364-8653...
2009 Drinking Guide: Hoosier Bar & Grill
Jun. 26, 2009 HOOSIER BAR & GRILL The Basics:Â 748 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, 966-1251 [map it]...
2009 Drinking Guide: Red Barn
Jun. 25, 2009 RED BARN The Basics:Â 2058 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, 922-7855 [map it] Signature...
2009 Drinking Guide: The Shamrock
Jun. 24, 2009 THE SHAMROCK The Basics:Â 2257 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, 952-1730...
2009 Drinking Guide: Peggy’s Corral
Jun. 23, 2009 PEGGY’S CORRAL The Basics: 4511 U.S. 41 N., Palmetto, 729-5442...
How a Sarasota karate instructor teamed up with an Arkansas man born with cerebral palsy to create a specialized karate for the handicapped
Jun. 16, 2009 Donna Judge’s karate credentials are flawless. In her 11 years in competition, the...
Q&A with Nice Girls Finish Fat author Karen Koenig: “After 30 years of working with women’s eating habits, I found that they take care of other people before themselves”
Jun. 11, 2009 Karen Koenig is a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s degree in...
Wave hello to Sarasota’s Rejuvenations: A new “energy enhancement center” wants to just get you mellow, man
Jun. 11, 2009 IÂ walk through a set of French doors into a room with 16 tan leather reclining...
A history-heavy Palmetto venue, the Olympia Theater, finds new life
Jun. 5, 2009 The first place to serve Coca Cola in Florida is back! Yep, Palmetto’s legendary...
Matisyahu and Les Claypool get funky-reggae-fresh in St. Pete: We got videos people
Jun. 2, 2009 The Scenestress and I got hooked up big-time with an opportunity to see Matisyahu...
Care if I park my plane here?
Jun. 6, 2009 I received a tip Saturday morning that a Cessna plane had crash landed in an old oak...
Independent Suncoast retailers and restaurants are dropping like flies
Published in Creative Loafing Sarasota, May 26, 2009 Driving around Sarasota-Manatee, the...
Moving weight: A recently opened Sarasota thrift shop, The Cubbyhole, is doing serious business
May 18, 2009 At a time when expansion is the last thing most retail stores are consdering (heck,...
2009 Summer Guide artist #20 – Spontaneous Habit
May 1, 2009 Spontaneous Habit: \"Upside Down\" ("Upside Down") SPONTANEOUS HABIT Members:Â Shannon...
2009 Summer Guide artist #19 – Bootleg
May 1, 2009 Bootleg: \"Holmes Beach\" ("Holmes Beach") BOOTLEG Members:Â Robyn Tingen (bass), Mark...
2009 Summer Guide artist #18 – Muphin Chuckrs
May 1, 2009 Muphin Chuckrs: \"Boyz N Gurlz\" ("Boyz N Gurlz") MUPHIN CHUCKRS Members:Â Dustin...
2009 Summer Guide artist #17 – Everyone Owns the Right
May 1, 2009 Everyone Owns the Right: \"Beautiful Pursuit\" ("Beautiful Pursuit") EVERYONE OWNS THE...
New T-shirt company premieres at Everything but the Girl
May 7, 2009 Everything but the Girl will host the premiere ofBlk Sheep, a new Sarasota T-shirt...
2009 Summer Guide artist #9 – Stuk
Apr. 27, 2009 Stuk: \"Val.I.Dated\" ("Val.i.dated") STUK Members:Â Nik (vocals), Mo (guitar), Kirk...
2009 Summer Guide artist #5 – Nino Pinelli
Apr. 27, 2009 Nino Pinelli: \"Ice Age\" ("Ice Age") NINO PINELLI Sounds like:Â A male Norah Jones,...
2009 Summer Guide artist #4 – Big Blu House
Apr. 27, 2009 Big Blu House: \"New Saloon\" ("New Saloon") BIG BLU HOUSE Members:Â Big Leon...
2009 Summer Guide artist #3 – Completely From Mountains
Apr. 27, 2009 Completely From Mountains: \"All These Things I Need to Know\" ("All These Things I...
2009 Summer Guide artist #2 – Pedro Arevalo
Apr. 27, 2009 Pedro Arévalo & Friends Too: \"My Baby\'s Gone\" ("My Baby's Gone") PEDRO...
