November 2001 Issue A Blazing Season Hot Tickets Shining Stars Wild Ride

Departments AFTER SEPT. 11  Editor Pam Daniel applauds the extraordinary job performed by this nation's press corps following September 11. From Our November 2001 issue. An Anthology of Art  Mark and Irene Kaufman's home is the stage for their treasured collection of American art. AREN'T WE ITALIAN!  The latest dish on Sarasota dining. Ask The Experts  Design professionals answer your questions. EXTREME MEASURES  Susan Burns reports on Iris Starr's weight-loss surgery. Homefront  What's new in luxury real estate and design. Hot Tickets  Kay Kipling's calendar of arts and entertainment. Luxury Redo  There goes the dining room. Made in Sarasota  Fun new furniture from a local designer. Masterpiece Theater  Robert Plunket visits his favorite New York museum. NATURAL WONDER  Snakes and spiders with the habitat curator at G.WIZ. Our Excellent Adventure  Richard Storm reports on Key Chorale's performing tour through Europe. Raising the Bar  The ever-escalating local standard of luxury. Real Estate Gossip  Wait 'till you read what Mary Alice Collins found out! Season Preview  So many events! So little time to get to all of them. Click here to find out which of this season's hottest cultural happenings you need to catch. Shopping  Best bets from Marsha Fottler. Street Talk  Scoops and stories from the city beat. THE PRESIDENT IN SARASOTA  One year ago Sept. 11, columnist Robert Plunket was with the President the day the Trade Towers fell. Revisit his account of that remarkable day. THINKING PLASTIC  Pat Haire on plastic surgery. Travels with Tim  On the road with comic novelist Tim Dorsey.