Recently Emarie and Petr were asked, how does Chillounge founder Rainer Scheer prep for “chill?” This year they scored all-access passes to the makings of the great 6th Annual Sarasota Sarasota Chillounge Night.

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The past few days of Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix events have been successful at raising money for Suncoast Charities for Children and bringing our community together. On Thursday night the Hyatt Regency’s “Pre-Race” Party and Fashion Show brought out Sarasota for casino games, fashion and local music. The Sarasota crowd does “cocktail casual” better than anywhere south of Charleston, with the crowd decked in summery dresses and a few nautical-themed outfits. Beautiful Sarasota ladies strutted the runway styled by JFLO Salon, Spa, and Boutique, wearing outfits from Swim City and [...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo weekend! Kirsten has the best tips on where to chow down on tacos and sip margaritas on Saturday, but the fun doesn’t stop there … you can check out the music in Lakewood Ranch tonight, the fancy cars on St. Armands on Saturday, and also some punk rock fashion at Pastimes Pub. Ándale! Something catch your fancy? Here are links to Kirsten’s mentionables: – Lakewood Ranch’s Music on Main, feat. SoulRCoaster – Classic Corvettes on the Circle -Young Professionals Group/Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce/Brighthouse Networks [...]

Rainer Scheer launched the first Chillounge Night in 2008 in an effort to boost sagging retail sales that resulted from the economic downturn.  Chillounge 2012 marked the 17th Chillounge, which is now celebrated in six Florida cities and draws more than 3,000 guests at each event. I just attended my second Chillounge since relocating to Sarasota a few years ago, and my experience this year was leaps and bounds above last year’s: At Chillounge 2011 I hardly knew anyone. I had tagged along with a few coworkers and  ended up [...]

Kirsten was definitely on a mission to find Sarasota’s sweetest spot last weekend. Here are some hot clips from the Candy Kisses fashion show, as well as some footage from one of the best little bars in town, the Shamrock Pub, as they hosted the Milkshake. Come back on Friday to see where Kirsten and Stephen might pop up this weekend! See you out there.