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Your Top 5 Things to Do: Sept. 15-21

Dinosaur Discoveries, Fab Lab festival for families, moonlight kayaking and more.

09/15/2016 By Ilene Denton

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Keffie's Eco-Chic Boutique Opens in Historic Downtown Village

Keffie Lancaster has opened Keffie's Eco-Chic Boutique in downtown Sarasota.

04/01/2016 By Megan McDonald

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Vintage Sarasota: A History of Florida Power and Light

Electricity was often unreliable in the early years of Florida Power and Light.

05/18/2015 By Larry Kelleher

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Dredging Altered the Landscape of Sarasota in Early 20th Century

The dredge, in years past, was a major instrument of change in Sarasota.

04/22/2015 By Larry Kelleher

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Vintage Sarasota: Mira Mar Auditorium Transformed Downtown

The historic Mira Mar auditorium in downtown Sarasota was crucial to the city's growth in the early 20th century.

07/29/2014 By Larry Kelleher

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Talking Vintage Fashion with Virgin Vintage Founder Emily Owen

Heather Dunhill sits down for a lesson in Vintage 101 with Emily Owen, founder of Virgin Vintage.

06/25/2014 By Heather Dunhill

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Vintage Sarasota: Ringling Museum

Vintage photograph of the Ringling Museum

02/05/2014 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Post Office

Vintage photo of the post office, or The Federal Building, in Sarasota

01/29/2014 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Photo: Ca'd'Zan

This week's Vintage Photo: The Ringling Museum's Ca d'Zan, circa 1950.

12/18/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Who's in Store: Mission Avenue's Bernabe Somoza

Bernabe Somoza revitalizes vintage pieces at his Mission Avenue Studio in Sarasota.

10/01/2013 By Carol Tisch

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Vintage Sarasota: Sarasota's First Golf Club

This week: Take a look at Sarasota's first golf club, initiated in 1905 by town mayor John Hamilton Gillespie.

07/24/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Bayfront

This week: An aerial view of Sarasota Bay in 1954.

07/17/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Mira Mar Apartments

This week: Palm Avenue's Mira Mar apartments.

07/10/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: American Legion War Memorial

This week: The American Legion War Memorial at Five Points.

07/03/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Sarasota Hospital

This week: Sarasota Hospital, circa 1925.

06/19/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Henry Behrens and A.B. Edwards

This week: Henry Behrens and A.B. Edwards sitting atop Sarasota's first fire engine in 1915.

06/05/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Lido Casino

This week: The Lido Casino in its prime.

06/03/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: El Vernona Hotel

This week: El Vernona Hotel, circa 1925.

05/22/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Edwards Theatre

This week: The historical Edwards Theatre--currently the Sarasota Opera House--in 1926.

05/15/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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Vintage Sarasota: Municipal Auditorium

This week: An aerial view of the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, circa 1930.

05/08/2013 By Chelsey Lucas

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