Skipping stones … in the age of distraction
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune tells about my recent experience watching a Dad teach his two sons to skip stones across the water. Skipping stones — I really didn’t think boys did that anymore. Didn’t imagine Dads taught that anymore. Glad to see I was wrong. The story is on […]
A Selby gentleman, lady, and scholar
Last week, I had the pleasure and the honor of participating in the William G. (the gentleman) and Marie (the lady) Selby Foundation annual Selby Scholar Symposium, held at Michael’s on East. The Symposium is an annual event that connects “mentors” from the community with “scholar” students from the local school systems who are attending […]
Morning — and a New Year — has broken
New Year’s Day was beautiful … and day two of 2011 isn’t too shabby either.
She’s baaaack! Reality Chick is back — in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
What a way to end a year … and start a new one!! When the announcement came earlier this month that the Creative Loafing newspaper publication was closing up shop and the Sarasota Herald Tribune was taking over its branding rights, I smelled opportunity … opportunity to return to my roots and get back to […]
Homeless in Paradise — Kim Hackett’s continued reporting on that slender thread that separates the housed from the homeless
Sarasota Herald Tribune reporter Kim Hackett continues her reporting on the homeless living on our greater Sarasota County backlots — with her excellent second article in her series — Fire Threatens Homeless Surviving in Paradise. Here’s a quick excerpt — but you’ve really got to read both articles (see my post from Sunday, December 19 […]
Homeless in Paradise — Sarasota H-T Reporter Digs Deep for Story on Regular Folks Living on the Edge
If you missed Sarasota H-T Reporter Kim Hackett’s front-page story in today’s paper — Homeless in Paradise — just click on the hyperlink in the article title name and read this compelling and superbly written investigative piece on people living on the fringe of our society. Brava, Hackett.
New Year — new yoga-inspired beginnings & benefits!
My yoga instructor Gary Halperin is offering a 4-WEEK BEGINNERS YOGA SERIES. I wrote about Gary a week or so back because I can’t believe the difference incorporating yoga into my weekly schedule is making in my overall life — so I’m on a bandstand lately about the benefits of yoga. Anyway, the beginners classes […]
Stan Zimmerman’s report: $148 million spent on economic development
If you missed Stan Zimmerman’s report in today’s Pelican Press newspaper — about the $148 million, 148 MILLION DOLLARS, FOLKS, that Sarasota County has spent in the past two years on economic development give-aways, incentives, tax breaks (I just call them BRIBES, and always have, though those are strictly my words, not Stan’s) — anyway […]
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 […]
So, long Creative Loafing … updated
Looks like the Sarasota Herald Tribune had a hankering for Creative Loafing’s ginormous (relatively speaking) database of online users. Sarasota Herald Tribune Licenses Creative Loafing Sarasota Brand I just read the paper — newspaper, Sarasota H-T and it says the licensing deal is for one year, and that CL ceases publication tomorrow. — That’s sad, […]