I ♥ Hart’s Landing
Honesty and integrity are the only things we leave behind when we die. Work on it today.” I’d like to have met the man who
Got news? MC is the new editor for BIZ (941) Daily
In 2011, BIZ 941 Magazine, the business sister magazine to Sarasota Magazine, asked me to edit news items for their daily e-newsletter that is read
UFood Grill– Food U Might Like
I’m not a big stock market person, but over the past several months I’ve been buying some stock — not a ton, but just enough
New Year, new me, new you … same old (wonderful) Siesta Key Beach
I love me some Siesta Key sand … read my homage to the #1 beach in the country in tomorrow’s Sense and the City column
Stop the Payola to Lure and Keep Businesses in Sarasota
“No one likes them. Every one hates them. Yet states and municipalities continue to offer monetary incentives to seduce companies to choose their communities over
I AM … Who You Are
John Donne wrote, “every man is a piece of the continent”; Thoreau asked, “What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a
To boldly go … to the Longboat Key Education Center!
Yesterday, I had an absolute BLAST at the Longboat Key Education Center. I was there to give a talk and had a wonderful time speaking
Speaking: Longboat Key Education Center
Speaking at the Longboat Key Education Center OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. January 17 3 p.m. Longboat Key, Florida. To register, visit http://www.lbkeducationcenter.org/
Nourish Your Noggin in Sarasota
Is it possible to nourish your noggin in Sarasota without breaking the bank? The answer is yes. And this week’s Sense and the City column
Connecting Selby Scholars and Sarasota Movers and Shakers
Last week, I had the pleasure of participating in the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation’s 11th annual Selby Scholar Symposium, which pairs mentors from
Tell me, what is it you plan to do?
Tell me, after you read The Summer Day, what you plan to do with your one, wild, precious life, on this winter January day? The
Top Ten Things to Do in 2012
I’ve got my opinion on what everybody should be doing in 2012 — and it runs the gamut from seeing great Sarasota theatre to getting
Sarasota Student Pays It Forward
You’ve heard of the butterfly effect — the concept that a butterfly fluttering its wings a half a world away can set into motion a
Welcome to the New Reality Online!
Wow! It’s hard to believe that three years ago this month — August 2008 — I launched MC’s Reality Online blog. I had no idea whether anyone would visit my blog, much less come back for a second visit …
Merry Holidays? Happy Spending! What do you think we should say?
Last Thursday I was reading, as I do each day, the letters to the editor section of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and came across a Letter