A kicked-back Christmas
In the hubbub before Christmas Eve last week — I can’t believe it, but I forgot to post a link to my Sarasota Herald Tribune column After Hours — where I gave tips on how to have a kicked-back Christmas out on the bar scene over the Christmas weekend. Well, here it is — A […]
Girls gone wild — Sarasota Style
In my After Hours column in today’s TICKET section in the Sarasota Herald Tribune — I offer my opinion on what one thing you must do tonight — if you want to have fun — check out the girls (and boys) gone wild members of the Lazy Fairy Improv group — I also dish the […]
MC Coolidge in today’s St. Pete Times opinion pages!
Yippee! Back in ’92, I remember working briefly as an intern at the Concord Monitor newspaper in New Hampshire and hearing about the St. Pete Times and the Poynter Institute back in my home state of Florida. The St. Pete Times was talked about almost as the holy grail for newspaper hounds like myself. And, […]
MC’s bar-hopping Saturday night
Yes, I’m normally curled up in my PJs, snuggled up to the remote control on Saturday nights — watching murder and mayhem on 48 Hours Mystery … but after last Saturday’s Sarasota Holiday Parade down Main Street, I ventured out for a night on the town … checking out a few bars, listening to some […]
Being here now … yoga with Gary Halperin — special offer for Reality Readers
When I got the green light from my doctor a few months ago to ease slowly back into exercise, taking classes with certified professional-level Kripalu Yoga teacher Gary Halperin in his beginner yoga class was the first thing I did — and am still doing … . As a little gift for readers of this […]
Get your holiday groove on
My Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET column today gives some fun outdoor stuff to do this weekend — starting with some very cool reggae at O’Leary’s tomorrow night. Might be brisk weather, but we can always generate some body heat by dancing! You can read the column online here Get Your Holiday Groove On or by […]
‘Noles take the Gators in MC’s football fantasy predictions
In my “After Hours” column appearing in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET section, I lay down m predictions for today’s football wins, tell you where you can get out of the house and catch the games on a big screen, and then … weigh in with a prediction on Saturday’s big game between FSU and […]
Best of the Suncoast … four years running!
I really can’t thank the readers of this blog enough for voting for me in this year’s Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast contest! Merci Beacoup! Grazie!! Danke!!! … um, just plain … thanks a bunch! This is the fourth year I’ve nabbed a Best of nod from CL readers/voters — in the Best Reporter, […]
Where the mind goes … martinis must follow!
MC’s After Hours column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune TICKET — Where the mind goes … martinis must follow! If you’re looking for stuff to do in the coming week that will engage your brain — read this!
Heat Bomb to Explode in Sarasota …MC Coolidge launches new print column!
What’s black and white and read all over? I sure HOPE it’s my new column! After something like two and a half years — TWO AND A HALF YEARS, folks! — I’ve finally landed a regular print gig again. I can’t believe it. But here’s the proof: Heat Bomb to Explode in Sarasota