Published April 28, 2010 “DID YOU KNOW IT WAS ILLEGAL TO CUT DOWN THESE MANGROVES?â€: The...
Creative Loafing
WSLR shake-up: A change at Sarasota’s community radio station leaves the anti-noise ordinance movement without one of its most prominent voices
Published April 21, 2010 TERRY “T-BONE†RHODES: “I’m going to get behind [the...
The Green Issue: Life and death – from green sex toys to an eco-funeral
Published April 14, 2010 LIFE Now, we all know how life begins. When mommy and daddy love each...
The Green Issue: How to reduce your transportation waste
Published April 14, 2010 With the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from planes, trains and...
Talking’ health care: Listening to what locals have to say about new health care legislation
Published March 31, 2010 With all the misinformation and rumors flying around about the Patient...
Fine Art on the High Seas: Gone Fishin’ with Captain Tom Stephens
Published March 24, 2010 A day on the high seas with Sarasota artist and fishing captain Tom...
Newcomer’s Guide: How to enjoy Suncoast waters
Published March 17, 2010 FISHING Saprito Pier at Ringling Bridge Causeway Park, 420 John Ringling...
Newcomer’s Guide: The best places to play your favorite sports
Published March 17, 2010 DISC GOLF Lakeview Park: 7150 Lago St., Sarasota, 316-1172 or scgov.net;...
Newcomer’s Guide: Which songs to sing at our most popular karaoke spots
Published March 17, 2010 KROAKY’S KARAOKE Kroaky’s Karaoke, 4400 S. Tamiami...
ShamWow: How Shamrock owner Derek Anderson is helping turn around east Ringling Boulevard
Published March 10, 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Block Party Starts at 9 a.m. Wed., March 17,...
Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences teams with ShelterBox USA to help Haiti
Published March 3, 2010 Last Thursday the entire student body at Sarasota School of Arts and...
Q&A: Nico Muhly
Published February 24, 2010 NICO MUHLY: “What’s delicious about life is I have so many...
Making its case: How Mattison’s City Grille convinced the Sarasota City Commission to change its tune on downtown outdoor live music
Published February 17, 2010 Since the Downtown Partnership asked Paul Mattison to open his outdoor...
Online organizing: Music Scene and Be Seen launches a new website in an effort to unify supporters of original live music
Published February 17, 2010 If you turn your FM dial to WSLR 96.5 from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday...
Why a Sarasota painter removed a non-nude painting from a Sarasota Orchestra gallery (Corrected)
Published February 10, 2010 I’ll Be Seeing You Runs through Feb. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m....
Brand aid: Ringling College’s fourth annual International Design Summit highlights the importance of design in building a business
Published February 3, 2010 Sarasota International Design Summit Various times Feb. 4-6, Ringling...
2010 Spring Arts Preview – The Noise Issue: Inane regulations have prevented Sarasota from becoming a great live music town, but the times might be a-changin’
Published in Creative Loafing Sarasota, January 27, 2010 In 1996, Phil Dasher, at the time...
Local music review: Youth
Published January 13, 2010 It’s not too often you see a band throwing its debut CD...
Local CD Review: Fancy Rat’s debut self-titled EP is a dance-happy hodgepodge of revelry
Published June 30, 2010 The latest band to emerge from Sarasota’s steam-gaining Finch...
What next? Two new local alcohols emerge
Published Dec. 29, 2009 DRINK The story: Two new local alcohol producers come on the...
What next? Friends throw a benefit for Eddie Sager
Published Dec. 29, 2009 CHARITY The story: A benefit called the “Kidney Koncert†is held for...
What next? Local businesses drop like flies
Published Dec. 29, 2009 BUSINESS The story: Local independent businesses drop like flies as the...
What next? Fair Districts Florida fights for, well, um, fair districts
Published Dec. 29, 2009 POLITICS The story: Fair Districts Florida launches a campaign to end...
What next? S/ART/Q emerges onto the local art scene
Published Dec. 29, 2009 A&E The story: A new contemporary artist collective called S/ART/Q...
What next? Justin Matthews, “the python hunter,” lands in hot water
Published Dec. 29, 2009 WILDLIFE The story: Local wildlife expert Justin Matthews finds himself...
What next? Two campaigns compete to promote downtown Sarasota the best
Published Dec. 29, 2009 CIVICS The story: Two separate campaigns, I Love Downtown SRQ and I...
What next? A Sarasota karate instructor invents Handi-Capabale Karate
Published Dec. 29, 2009 SPORTS The story: Shihan Donna Judge of Suncoast Karate Dojo...
What next? The Olympia Performing Arts Center is born
Published Dec. 29, 2009 A&E The story:Â The historic Olympia Theater in Palmetto reopens after...
What next? Austin Kowal and Evan Ekasala launch Clothesline
Published Dec. 29, 2009 BUSINESS The story: Austin Kowal and Evan Ekasala start Clothesline,...
Immaculate Perception: On the Sarasota set of movie director John Pocino’s latest labor of love
Published Dec. 21, 2009 John Pocino, left, shooting a scene from Perception Beautiful...















