More snow, please! The Snow Fest and nearby gingerbread houses at the fairgrounds were buzzing with kids experiencing Sarasota “snow” for the first time. The 4th Annual CYD Gingerbread Festival featured over 150 mouth-watering houses to choose from. Snow Fest Sarasota runs through the 23rd.

Men are notoriously tough to shop for, but you can relax. We’ve managed to pry open that male psyche and compile one heck of a manly local shopping guide.

Maybe you’re not feeling in the Christmas mood ’cause it’s still beach weather here in Sarasota. Well, your wish for a white Christmas has been granted!!

At the new Creekside Trader gift shop, there’s everything from Santa presents to vacation souvenirs to specialty gifts for children of all ages. You don’t need to be a tourist to love it!

We found fun-loving folks at the White Buffalo Saloon, packed VIP cabanas at Ivory Lounge, the shades drawn for the Chippendales® show at Floribbean, and our very own TWISters at the Spandex Party. It was time for a girls’ night out while Petr studied for his finals—and we had a blast reviewing four clubs in one night!

With the holidays getting closer and with so much going on this weekend, I needed to focus on the task at hand: juggling all these great weekend happenings! I stayed on location at home for this weekend’s video to save time. With 11 events mentioned I needed to take a deep breath and go!