Sarasota County Commission hopefuls are thinking smart
Uber-reporter/newsman Stan Zimmerman commented on yesterday’s blog that in fact, another Sarasota County Commission hopeful — Nora Patterson –(Republican) had also foregone the pay-for-placement-on-the-ballot route and qualified to be on the ballot already by obtaining official petitions from registered Sarasota County voters.
Sarasota County Commission Hopeful Mimics Meek’s Mighty Moves
I was impressed when Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek became the first U.S. Senate candidate to qualify for the Florida ballot by petition. Instead of dropping ten large to buy his way onto the ballot, Meek got his name in the running the old fashioned way — by collecting over 140,000 signatures, which wasn’t exactly an […]
April Moon — full but furtive
I could not capture tonight’s moon — the Pink Moon — very well at all. It’s beautiful, though, and this is the best I could do. I walked Einstein … not Boomer. Einstein was full of full-moon madness.
Screech Owl at MC’s Place
He’s been sitting outside all day long … at least I think he’s a Screech Owl. He’s really cute. But the Mockingbirds are having a fit.
MC Coolidge Best Blogger 2010 — Sarasota Magazine Readers’ Poll
Holy Cow! Back in early January I posted a short blog inviting readers to vote for me — if they felt like it — in Sarasota Magazine’s Annual “Best of” issue for 2010. Well, apparently, at least a few of you did just that because guess what? I won!
Sports Shake up at SNN 6 Local News?
Antawan Smith is leaving SNN 6 to head back up north … http://flnewscenter.com/?p=2076
Frailty, thy name is Economic Development?
Does it seem like everything being done under the Sarasota sun lately is being done in the name of worshiping at the altar of “economic development”? The ubiquitous use of the phrase bugs me nearly as much as phrases like “Vote for the children,” or “Vote for family values.” I’ve got nothing against looking after […]
Sarasota Creative Loafing Loss is Florida’s Indie News Gain
Sheesh. I finally hit my groove with Creative Loafing editor Cooper Levey-Baker and now he’s leaving!! Yup, the boy-wonder who was playing with the big boys in Florida politics to get Obama elected … the literati who loves books and if I recall correctly had the chutzpah to travel to Italy to hunker down to […]
Sarasota’s New Mayor!
Hey, I’m psyched to have Kelly Kirschner as Sarasota’s new mayor. He seems like a bright, sincere, informed, and concerned city commissioner and I’ve got a feeling he’ll rock as Mayor. I know some of the stuff is just ceremonial, but I think someone like Kelly will be good for the city, its image, and […]
Coco loco for her birthday
So last night, after I brought Einstein in from spider-watching outside on the porch, I came inside and fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up around 2:45 a.m., there was a very loud noise, a vibrational kind of motor sound.