| Lakewood Ranch gussies up MAIN STREET |
| Post on
12-11-2006. |
| Now the area's fastest growing community, Lakewood Ranch is augmenting its own Main Street. The Sarasota Film Society recently announced it will open its Lakewood Ranch Cinemas there this Friday. Fred's Restaurant and Ballroom, which already operates one popular location in Sarasota, is coming soon. Morton's Gourmet Market and J.D. Ford Fine Wines recently opened and MacAllisters Scottish golf themed restaurant is where we found the biggest crowd when we visited shortly after 5 p.m. on one recent Friday. ... |
| To
see the new from its original source click here |
| How to save a mountain |
| Post on
12-11-2006. |
| In the Appalachians, mountains that have stood for thousands of years are being blasted away to provide electricity for televisions, computers and light bulbs. I've been in an ecovillage that uses only solar, water and wind power, and I can say first-person that there's no need whatsoever for this massive destruction. ... |
| To
see the new from its original source click here |
| Thanksgiving drinks to satisfy savvy (and unsavvy) palates |
| Post on
12-11-2006. |
Writing about wines for the Thanksgiving table is always pleasurable. I recall all too well when wine on this holiday was therefore rare as to be unknown. How times have changed.
But another Thanksgiving reality should be noted: Not everyone at the table shares the same degree of wine interest. one typical get-together likely includes the teetotaler, the I'll-have-one taste tippler and the full-blown wine geek. The designated wine buyer should plan and buy accordingly. The following wines are pretty much guaranteed to please both the wine know-it-alls and the know-nothings. Ferrari Brut nonvintage: No wine is more essential for Thanksgiving than sparkling wine. You can spend all kinds of money because nothing sells more on sizzle -- or in this case, bubbles -- and less on real wine substance than Champagne. ... |
| To
see the new from its original source click here |
|
Archive
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
|
