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 […]
Support Free Speech, Local Matters, and Great Music in Sarasota & Beyond
Hey, if anyone out there enjoys WSLR 96.5 LPFM radio — now’s your chance to help keep great community radio on the air! At the same time, your donation in the minimum amount of $15 will net you a nice “premium” (aka thank you for donating gift).
Gotta Get to Gecko’s! Today at 3 p.m.!
Hey, a new restaurant is opening up today at 3 p.m., on Hillview Street (not too far from the 5 o’clock club) in Southside Village– Gecko’s Grill and Pub. You may already know about this locally-based chain that-totally-does-not-feel-like-a-chain restaurant — they’ve got other Gecko’s down in the Landings, Bradenton, and other locations in and around […]
Smooth moves at the Sarasota County Fair
Hey, has anyone seen the Bird/Magic documentary on HBO? It’s so interesting. I’m only thinking about that because I’m thinking about dunking … and I thought, up until last Friday, that dunking only occurred in basketball. Little did I know there’s dunking in baseball too. But I digress a bit. Here’s the story …
Back in the Land of (Online) Living!
Whew!!!! The “cable guy” just left a little while ago and my Internet connection is now THANK GOD back in action. I was so happy I almost kissed the guy. I mean, c’mon, he was from Jersey, had the accent down, and pretty much saved my sanity and my business (which is mostly done through […]
Community Food Packing Day … this Saturday!
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Bravo to the boys — local biz journalists snag awards
I’ve got to hand it to the boys* at the local daily — Sarasota Herald Tribune Business Section — they’ve raked in several well-deserved awards for investigative pieces they dug into and reported on over the past year. The reporting the team of reporters did on suspicious property flips and real estate fraud was fantastic. […]
Sideways in Sarasota … back on Main Street!
You all know how much I appreciated and miss (even still) our wonderful Sarasota News & Books (if you missed my column lamenting its departure, you can read it here at “Life Without Books is Death“. I miss SN&B not just as a bookstore, but as a community meeting place, and well, just a place […]
Little boy (cat) lost … found himself a home!
I’m super happy to report that the stray little kitty who has been living in my carport for weeks on end has been adopted!!
Yes, I voted … and oh, no, I dit’nt
Yes, I voted … but not the way most of my friends, colleagues, clients, etc., would have thought I did. As a woman, a writer, a sentient individual human being (I hope), I wouldn’t be a smidgen of who I am today if it had not been for the teachers who influenced and nurtured me […]