Connecting Selby Scholars and Sarasota Movers and Shakers
Last week, I had the pleasure of participating in the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation’s 11th annual Selby Scholar Symposium, which pairs mentors from the community with scholars who are currently attending college in Florida and beyond. To read the rest of this Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune, click here: […]
Sarasota Student Pays It Forward
You’ve heard of the butterfly effect — the concept that a butterfly fluttering its wings a half a world away can set into motion a series of events that results weeks later in a hurricane off the coast of Florida. But the butterfly effect can also describe happier circumstances of cause and effect. I heard […]
Merry Holidays? Happy Spending! What do you think we should say?
Last Thursday I was reading, as I do each day, the letters to the editor section of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and came across a Letter to the Editor about whether or not people should say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Should we be saying Happy Chanukah too? Maybe Season’s Greetings instead? Maybe we should go […]
All Faiths Food Bank MC Readers Drive Update — $2,565 Raised!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to donate to the MC/Ticket All Faiths Food fundraising drive in November. At the end of the Thanksgiving drive, All Faiths had received $2,565 from “Sense and the City” readers. That’s the equivalent of 4,071 meals provided to hungry men, women and children in our community. I can’t […]
MC’s Guide to Make It Merry in December!
This week’s Sense and the City column (out in print tomorrow in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune; and in TICKET boxes free on Friday) lists just a few of my picks for alternative ideas for merry-making before year-end. You can read it online here: MC’s Guide to Making it Merry in December.
Holiday Etiquette 101 — RSVP ASAP
If you’re planning a party for the holiday — or if you’ve received invites to mistletoe merriment, you may want to read my annual rant about the fact that people just don’t RSVP anymore! In the TICKET — found in news boxes throughout the city today for free or online at: MC’s annual rant about […]
Homes … and Toys … for the Holidays
My Sense and the City column this week is about the children in our community who don’t have homes — and a lucky 27 who finally do. It’s also about what you can do to help children without “forever families” this holiday season. If you’re interested, you can click on the link below to read […]
Don’t miss this event! Community Leaders & Gov Officials Take to the Stage to Benefit the Homeless
The 11th annual Thanksgiving community luncheon presented by the Sarasota Ministerial Association will bring together a diverse group of government, faith and other community leaders — people like Dr. Sarah Pappas (one of my favorite Sarasotans!) — to celebrate Thanksgiving and share a delicious lunch with the homeless in our community – all while enjoying […]
All Faiths Fundraising Update … 148 Thanksgiving dinners so far!
All Faiths Food Bank MC Coolidge Sense and the City fundraising drive update: All Faiths told me on Thursday that we’ve already raised $1,780 through donations from readers! That’s 148 Thanksgiving dinners with all the trimmins’ — for families of four or so …Thank you so much! The drive continues through Thanksgiving. Click on this […]
Observer-ations about the erstwhile Pelican Press
Readers still write to me in emails about “what’s happened to the Pelican Press we used to love so much!?” And just recently, a reader of this blog posted his consternation about the ways he perceives the paper has changed. Click here to read what this longtime reader of the Pelican Press has to say. […]