Gordon Hunter’s love affair with sports cars began when he bought himself a racy ’69 Corvette at the ripe old age of 18. “And that was my third car,” quips the general sales manager of Suncoast Motor Sports, the region’s destination dealership for a trio of coveted German brands. Hunter presides over luxurious side-by-side showrooms [...]

Edelweiss, Edelweiss It isn’t every day that you have the chance to hitch a ride on a “first flight”—the history-making inaugural flight of an airline to a new and exciting destination. My chance came with a recent departure from Tampa to Zurich, Switzerland, on Edelweiss Air. The launch of this new nonstop flight was months [...]

If you find yourself in northern Italy later this summer or early fall, be sure to visit the charming 15th-century Palazzo Bembo on Venice’s Grande Canal, a few steps from the Rialto Bridge, where—surprise!—you can dip your feet into a thousand pounds of silky white Siesta Key sand flowing from a basin in the floor. [...]

Vicky Warren and Rob Jones   The location: Powel Crosley Estate The details: Vicky and Rob’s glamorous Powel Crosley wedding was a destination event—the couple lives in England, but decided to marry in Sarasota because their family has a home here and they were already familiar with the city. “American weddings are different from English ones,” [...]