October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune ran an opinion piece I wrote in today’s op/ed section. If you want to read it online, click here: Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence
Season Starts! ArtSlam, Politics … and Gettin’ Gussied Up!
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune is about the kick-off to Sarasota’s “season” of seasons. It’s in the back pages of today’s TICKET or can be read online by clicking the link below.
Season Starts! ArtSlam, Politics … and Gettin’ Gussied Up!
Equality Florida Gala Raises LGBT Visibility
This hot group was snapped at the Equality Florida gala ... they're all associated with the film, The Perfect Wedding.
Click here to read the story. Or check it out in today’s TICKET.
Welcome USF Sarasota Manatee “Creative Process” Folks!
I just had the most fun — spent an hour and a half talking with attendees of June LeBell’s Creative Process class at USF Sarasota-Manatee. The audience of about 40 or 50 asked the BEST questions and really made it a very fun and lively interaction … thank you so much!
And welcome to MC’s Reality Online!
In case you’re looking for those columns I mentioned in today’s conversation, here are a few links to get you started … just double-click on the title that interests you.
Twinkle’s Star Lights Up the Night at Van Wezel
If you missed last Saturday night’s concert at the Van Wezel … you missed a fantastic event! You can read about it in today’s Sense and the City column inside the TICKET section of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Schascle “Twinkle” Yochim with Jerry Jordan at Mattison’s after-party.
Local Sarasota NY Times Bestselling Author Films Movie in Sarasota
Behind-the-camera scene from "The Perfect Wedding."
The column appeared in print in yesterday’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune … or you can read it online here! Sarasota’s “Perfect Wedding” depicts a “new normal.”
MC signing Sideways tonight
I’ll be signing copies of my book of collected newspaper columns — Sideways in Sarasota, TONIGHT (Sept. 20) from 6 to 8 pm at Bookstore 1, 1359 Main Street, Sarasota.
If you don’t have a copy of my book and want one — swing on by! If you have one but want to just drop by and say hello and browse this great new Sarasota bookstore — that’s just as cool.
There will be other authors as well — including Jill Hine’s aka “Costa Jill” — who will be signing copies of her new book, Free to Bloom. Learn more about her and her Costa Rican adventures at www.costajill.com.
Community Radio is Alive and Kickin’ in Sarasota with WSLR 96.5 LPFM
Who says radio is dead!?
Read my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune to learn more about Sarasota’s local community radio station — WSLR — the cool music, the cool talk shows and a couple of cool events to sink your ears into.
Sarasota Community Radio is Alive and Kickin’ 
Here’s a shot of me a couple years back at a WSLR fundraising event.
Another 9/11 come and gone.
The Bell Tower at the Church of the Redeemer
Home sweet Sarasota
This week’s Sense and City deals with some of the things I miss about Boston … and some of the things I love about Sarasota … like the beautiful “Butterfly Lady.”
Read the full story in tomorrow’s TICKET — waaayyyyyyy in the back and no, sorry, they won’t give me props on the Table of Contents so you’ll just have to dig around ’til you find it (usually next to last page or so, next to the Advice Goddess for which I receive no end of ribbing).
Or read it online by clicking here: Home Sweet Sarasota