August 2017
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Platinum 2017
Our best luxury retailers. Our best luxury retailers; plus, beautiful local weddings and the cottages of Cortez.
In this issue:
Arts & Entertainment
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Heat Index
Goodbye, Gregg Allman
Eat & Drink
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Queue Up for 'Cue
Review: Sublime Smoked Meats at Brick’s
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Mad for Mangoes
In Praise of Mangoes, the Ultimate Summer Fruit
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Food & Wine
The Best Siesta Key Beach Eats
Fashion & Shopping
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Platinum 100
The 2017 Platinum 100
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Platinum 100
The 2017 Platinum 100
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I Thee Wed
Five Gorgeous Sarasota Weddings
Home & Real Estate
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Home Dream Home
Must-Haves for the Buyer Who Has Everything
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History
The Cottages of Cortez
News & City Life
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Team Sarasota
Meet the New Starting Five on the City Commission
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Mr. Chatterbox
What if Trump Tweeted from Sarasota?
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From the Editor
Dear Reader—Who Are You?
Travel & Outdoors
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Heat Index
Five Cool Local Pools
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Heat Index