September-October 2023
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Guide to Giving
How mega-donor MacKenzie Scott transformed six local nonprofits. Plus, six salty adventures, a glimpse of vanishing Florida, revisiting Sarasota's war on thongs and more.
In this issue:
Arts & Entertainment
Eat & Drink
Fashion & Shopping
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Precious Metals
Trend Report: Metallics
Health & Fitness
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Purity Test
How Clean Is Our Drinking Water?
Home & Real Estate
News & City Life
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Under Pressure
Can Historic Towles Court Survive the Real Estate Boom?
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The MacKenzie Scott Effect
How Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Transformed Six Sarasota Nonprofits
Travel & Outdoors
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Wet and Wild
Six Saltwater Sports You Have to Try
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Once Upon a Time in Florida