Amanda shares her expert insights and sharp critiques on the latest movies and shows, offering readers an entertaining and informed take on what’s worth watching. As I write this, the Oscars are just around the corner, and the movie to beat is The Brutalist (rated R in theaters and streaming) which clocks in at three […]
The first Hermitage & Nathan Benderson Park collaboration in 2025 is scheduled for Thursday, March 20 from 6:30 to 7:45pm, at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, featuring playwright, director, performer, and Hermitage Fellow Madeline Sayet. Known throughout the theater world for her work in contemporary Native American theater and indigenizing Western classics, […]
From March 1 to March 31, Sea Grape Gallery will be featuring one of their artists, Cheryl McClure, photographer. Cheryl and her husband spent many vacations scuba diving in the Caribbean where she loved capturing photographs of the strange and wonderful living creatures of the sea. Now Cheryl is focusing her creative passion on photographing […]
Sea Grape Gallery will be showcasing the artwork of guest artist Stew Roles, potter for the month of March. Stew has been working in a potter’s studio and teaching for twenty years. Recently his interests in Raku and different firing techniques have produced amazingly beautiful textures and colors. During March, Stew’s unique pottery will be […]
The classic Neil Simon comedy “The Odd Couple” opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, […]
By Don Bayley Time has overlooked New Point Comfort in west Charlotte County where several historic homes may have escaped the onslaught of shopping centers and highways. Much of the ancient settlement was razed to make way for ‘progress.’ Yet, Mrs. Richard Geary stood on her dock and pointed out places where Uncles Ferdinand and […]
The Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Englewood Class of 2024 officially unveiled and dedicated the First Responders Monument at the Veterans Memorial & Freedom Pavilion on Thursday, February 20th. First responders from Englewood Fire Department, Sarasota County Fire Department, Charlotte County Fire & EMS, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota […]
Indigenous to the Gulf Coast, mullet thrives in both saltwater and freshwater, often abundant in the brackish water of Florida’s estuaries, and often find their way into rivers. Mullet are euryhaline and eurythermal marine fish, meaning that mullet can live in areas with both a great range of temperature as well as salinity. Although mullet […]
Why We Need Sand Dunes by Tonya Bramlage Avid local area beach walkers are seeing remarkable scenes of epic and unprecedented proportions. Alarmingly evident are the shore bird and sea turtle nesting areas that have been obliterated, along with the visible absence of usual beach access roads, boardwalks, and parking lots. There are numerous areas […]
With new shows debuting every week, Amanda can’t watch everything. These are a few more shows that have caught my attention. Dr. Odyssey – (ABC) There is A LOT going on in this hospital on the high seas drama from megaproducer Ryan Murphy, part Love Boat, Law and Order, Grey’s Anatomy and Days of Our […]