Kirsten says, “Some more of Sarasota’s traditions continue and new ones start this weekend. I’m always excited to see Sarasota grow with music, art, food and new local traditions.”

Kirsten Sponseller is excited about the longer days, warmer nights and all the outdoor events that come this time of year. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward this weekend so you don’t miss a minute of it!

- by guest contributor Sarah Felder.  If there is a spot where quaint and local meet, it’s tucked behind the Walgreens on Market Street in Lakewood Ranch at San Marco Plaza. Years ago when it was built, this plaza was seemingly very busy. Once the economy hit hard times, shops began to disappear and the plaza got quiet. Barbara Smith, owner of 2nd Ann Rose Designer Consignment Boutique, reached out to change that by organizing the farmer’s market. In April of this year, the locally-run farmer’s market opened for the first time [...]

I was out soaking up some of the sunshine this afternoon, so pardon the breeze and other city sounds in this week’s video! So … how do Russian beer and lounge martinis sound to you? Maybe a day trip to the awesome Farmer’s Market or the museum? Or what about a local band’s CD release party? All this and more coming up this weekend, and you won’t want to miss any of it!  So watch the video and get the scoop on what’s going down. I hope to see you, [...]

Ponce de Leon came to Florida to find the Fountain of Youth. He failed. Whether it was because he was a boy (and girls rule and boys drool) or because he was mean to the natives, I’m not sure. Luckily, his shortcomings leave room for my success. And so I introduce you to the elixir he was looking for: green smoothies. A mix of greens, a base fruit and a sweet fruit, green smoothies are a nutritional catch-all. They have given me a choice when it comes to food, taking [...]