Gotta Vote for Geckos!
I love Sarasota’s hometown, locally-owned all-round great meet-up/sports bar Gecko’s Grill and Pub! I love their nachos — veggie style. If you’re a fan like me, you can cast a vote — do it before April 4 — for Gecko’s in the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s “Best Sports Bar Showdown — at www.ticketsarasota.com.
Book Junkie’s Paradise
Hi. My name is MC, and I’m an addict. But before you go thinking I’m mainlining vodka, let me clarify:
Fun on St. Armands
Thanks to everyone who came out to St. Armands Circle on Sunday to say hello, meet me for the first time, or buy a copy of my book (in some cases all three!) at Circle Books. It was so fun — I LOVE being in locally-owned, old-fashioned bookstores where the guys and gals behind the […]
Romance … suspense … and standing up for what’s right
In 2008, when I was under fire at the Pelican Press for my “Reality Chick” columns that dealt with politics and race, a New York Times bestselling author publicly stood up for the issues of free speech, and for my columns that were making some people uncomfortable. That author was Suzanne Brockmann who lives part […]
Super cool super moon … la lune!! la lune!!!
Should be rising around 7 pm in these parts ’round here! Don’t miss it!
Signing Sideways in Sarasota
Well, actually, I’ll sign straight-ways … copies of my book, Sideways in Sarasota, that is. I’m doing a book signing event at Circle Books Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm. Swing by if you’d like to buy a copy of my book — which is a collection of newspaper columns about everything from dating, […]
It’s fashionista to be a feminista
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune (all photos courtesy of Cliff Roles Photography: The Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota recently held its 4th Annual Frances Kraaymes Lecture. This year, the event was a panel discussion on “Men, Women & Relationships,” moderated by Dr. Willa Bernhard, who posed questions such as, “How […]
Rob Lorei and the “Conservative Assult on Public Broadcasting”
Where are you on Friday evenings at 8:30? If you’re like me, your probably often glued to your television set with the dial turned to WEDU/PBS Channel 3, watching Rob Lorei, moderate Florida’s political roundtable half-hour, “Florida This Week.”
MC on Panel Discussion tonight — Men, Women & Relationships
Intellectual … interpersonal … and it’s FREE! Tonight, from 5 to 7 p.m., I’ll be participating in a panel discussion with Dr. Larry Thompson, President of Ringling College of Art and Design, Dr. Nancy Schlossberg, noted professor of psychology and book author, Dr. Jon Yenari, a practicing physician and Assistant Professor at FSU Medical School, […]
Sniper love?
Yesterday, at a traffic light, I was in my car with a car in front of me. The bumper sticker on the car in front of me read: Snipers are people who shoot from a long distance, from a concealed position, at someone usually unaware that they are in the crosshairs of a gunman. The […]