Sense and the City: Signing off
Today’s column will be my last for Ticket. I’ve enjoyed writing in this space — sharing stories about everything from dads teaching their children how
Correcting our correctional system: The Dhamma Brothers
It sounds like a fictional scenario: Take a handful of prisoners locked away for life in a violent, maximum-security Alabama prison and guide them through
Sense and the City: Diane McFarlin will be missed
Having met Sarasota Herald-Tribune Publisher Diane McFarlin only once and then briefly — when we bumped into each other one night at a Ringling Town Hall
Blinded by Sarasota’s LED Signs
I’m fed up with the ridiculous LED signs that are trivializing our environment, degrading the sensibility of our palm-tree-sunshine-lined streets, and obliterating our good sense
Sarasota Blues Festival VIP Offering Doesn’t Fit
The Sarasota Blues and Music Festival is irking me with its $75 VIP tickets. VIP? In a parking lot across from Ed Smith Stadium? Whatever!
Observer, Herald-Tribune alumnus releases debut novel
Surely you remember the name Roger Drouin. During his stint as the Sarasota Herald-Tribune‘s city hall reporter between 2007 and 2009, Drouin landed countless local
Sense and the City: At SMH, kindness is the cure
My mom recently underwent surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and the experience has made me reflect on the importance of kindness and care in helping
Pelican Press alumnus launches new online Sarasota news outlet
It’s rare to report about a new publication opening up shop, but I’m happy to pass along the news: Former Pelican Press Editor Rachel Brown
UFood Grill gets a Forbes shout-out
Earlier this year, I told you about a rare stock market hunch I was acting on, investing in the healthy fast food chain UFood Grill,
Sense and the City: Lessons for grads from The Graduate
Attending a college graduation party the other day got me thinking about graduates in general, and of course, The Graduate, the 1967 classic best known
Cancer on the Brain … Baseball, Business and Beating the Odds
I’m really excited to announce the release of a new memoir by Jay Lefevers, an Arizona businessman who battled and beat a brain tumor and
No Impact Man makes a big impact (on me)
I’m full of all kinds of movie recommendations this month! The trailer above is for the documentary No Impact Man, which tracks one family’s quest
Sense and the City: Boomerang and the butterfly
Were you aware that May is National Pet Month? In honor of it, for this week’s Sense and the City, out in print in today’s
Sense and the City: The mystery of moms
Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday, and rather than just do brunch (like you’ve done every year for the past decade), why not reflect
Extra special bonus flick pick: Another Happy Day
That right there is a (very) foul-mouthed glimpse at the film Another Happy Day, unveiled at Sundance last year and now available on DVD. The