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Ringling in Bloom: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Masterpieces
Blog: Travelogged - 5 February 2011
I love flowers. I love museums. So when I heard that Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art having a special four-day exhibit (“Ringling in Bloom”, Feb. 3—6) showcasing 24 floral arrangements inspired by the masterpieces, I was instantly intrigued. The results blew me away — the effect was amazing, as it felt like the art had [...]
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Ten Reasons Why the West Coast is WAY Cooler than the East Coast
Blog: Abandon the Cube - 22 April 2010
Here we go! Just the FACTS about why the West Coast is literally a billion times cooler than the East Coast: 1) Movies about the West Coast are usually uplifting, fun and feature scantly clad youths frolicking along the beaches.
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Playing On Florida’s Gulf Coast With Babies & Young Children: Honeymoon Island
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 17 March 2010
I’m not sure what I was expecting the first time it was suggested that we visit Honeymoon Island while staying with relatives in Florida. Maybe Niagara Falls by the beach? Tons of neon and beach shops and fringed cover-ups? Nothing could be further from the truth. On our first visit, my daughter was just 20mos. [...]
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Playing On Florida’s Gulf Coast With Babies & Young Children: Clearwater Beach
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 22 December 2009
He was out jumping waves about 20 feet from shore when I saw the grey fin pop up from the water. The fin popped up and I froze for what felt like an eternity but in reality was probably only half a second. I tried to scream but only a squeak came out. I was [...]
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Playing On Florida’s Gulf Coast With Babies & Young Children: Madeira Beach
Blog: Have Baby Will Travel - 7 December 2009
As a kid, I went to Florida quite a few times with my parents, and then again once they split with both my mom and my dad. We always stayed in little beach motels or in rented condos on the Gulf Coast. I have such fond memories of the beach and the sun – those [...]
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The House That Bowling Balls Built
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 22 November 2009
Everywhere I went in the small village of Safety Harbor, Florida, people told me the same thing: “You have to see the bowling ball house.” It was easy to find, but even without directions it would have been hard to miss the pyramid of 200 bowling balls stacked on the front lawn. Fascinated, I walked [...]
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Punta Gorda – Florida’s Gulf Coast Painted Lady
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 14 November 2009
When Dr. Robert Andrews first proposed that a series of historically accurate, educational murals be painted on downtown buildings in Punta Gorda, Florida, some residents opposed the idea, insisting the murals would be nothing more than “graffiti.” Business leaders, on the other hand, loved the idea. They formed the Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society (PGHMS) [...]
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Seeing Double at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 7 November 2009
Although I don’t pretend to understand the surreal images of distorted females and melting clocks that pervade the art of Salvador Dali, his work had always intrigued me. I simply assumed the symbolism was an unknowable product of a demented mind. So I was surprised when the docent at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. [...]
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Peace River Wildlife Center – Rescuing Animals and Educating Humans
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 3 November 2009
When John Audubon first visited the Punta Gorda area on Florida's Gulf coast in the early 19th century, he wrote that wading birds were so numerous that thousands flying overhead transformed daylight into darkness. Yet less than 100 years later the profligate population had been decimated. In small part, the ...
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Florida’s Babcock Wilderness Proves Man and Nature Can Live in Harmony
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 17 October 2009
Trinkets and souvenirs rarely interest me when I travel, but I find it almost impossible to pass by a farm stand selling local honey. Each of the half dozen varieties lining my kitchen shelves has a particular use: a thick, full-bodied Blackberry honey from the Virginia hills is best drizzled ...
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Muscle Car City in Punta Gorda, Florida Takes The Adage “One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure” To A New Level
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 6 October 2009
Just six of the 720 parking spaces were occupied when I pulled into the lot of Muscle Car City. I surveyed the squat building before me. Despite a fancy black and white checkerboard paint job, it still looked every inch a converted Wal-Mart. Inside the only sound was a hushed ...
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Sarasota’s Lovely Bayfront Park
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 15 September 2009
I've lived in downtown Sarasota for nearly three years and thought I'd seen everything the city center had to offer until the other day, when I took a walk along Sarasota Bay. Just two blocks from the heart of downtown I discovered an arched entryway leading to Bayfront Park, a ...
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