Adrienne Stein Says So Long to SNN6

Okay, I know I’m slow on the uptake sometimes … but how in the heck did I miss the fact that Adrienne Stein had said so long to SNN6 and Sarasota.

photo courtesy of WGME website

Sorry to see you go, Ms. Stein!

The meters are running on Main Street

Several readers have asked me to write about what I think about the paid parking situation and the new meters in and around Main Street.

I did write about it a while back in my Sarasota Herald Tribune Sense and the City column … if you missed it, read it here: Making Paid Parking Palatable. And if you have any comments … pro, con, indifferent — feel free to share your two cents below.

Jeremy Wallace Looks into the Political Crystal Ball … this Saturday

Saturday — June 11 — local political insight provider/writer Jeremy Wallace (of the Sarasota Herald Tribune) will be speaking at the Laurel Oak Country Club talking about “What lies Ahead for 2012.”

I like Wallace’s demeanor: serious but not too serious. And seriously informed about the rumblings and machinations of Florida politics.

If you haven’t read his blog, you might want to check it out at Political Insider. For more info about why Wallace is worth listening to, click here.

The event is hosted by the Democratic Club of Sarasota and includes lunch; program begins at noon. For reservations call 379-9233 or e-mail reserve@sarasotadems.com. The cost for members is $23 and for non-members and walk-ins is $25

Summer’s the Season on Siesta

We should all be thanking our lucky stars for Siesta Beach … and my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET tells why.

Sand-bound beauty!

Eric Ernst’s Excellent Essay … His follow up on the homeless / park bench situation

If you’ve missed Eric Ernst’s excellent follow up to the homeless / park bench situation in Sarasota — it’s in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune, page 1B.

Or, check it out online at A Better Homeless Plan Than Removing Benches

Sarasota Sky Pilots Do It In the Air!

Love to golf? How about taking your game to a whole new level … ?

Photo by Steve Lake.

Read my story in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET — which is FREE in newstands across the city (just look for the row of newspaper boxes and find the one that says TICKET on it — it’s that simple!). I talk about disc golf and the tourney that’s open to amateurs this weekend — hey, you could win!

Here’s a link if you prefer to read it online: Sarasota Sky Pilots Do It In the Air!

Shame, shame on Sarasota City Commissioners

Read my column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune Op/Ed Section (page 9A) or read it online by clicking this link: Shame, shame on Sarasota City Commissioners

Here’s an excerpt:

Even if our commissioners didn’t have the intellectual breadth to deal with this problem in a less knee-jerk fashion, I’m surprised they didn’t have the necessary selfishness to consider that it’s a very thin line that separates the haves from the have-nots and that one day, they too, might one day find themselves sitting on a park bench.

You also might want to check out Eric Ernst’s excellent column on the same subject — front page of the B section or here: Childish to Remove Benches

It’s the economy, smartypants — can’t miss Economic Forum on Monday night

Monday night (May 23), there’s going to be a great forum on the economy … right here in Sarasota! With folks from the Poynter Institute, Rob Lorei of Florida This Week, and and our own backyard … including Kelly Kirschner and Raul Elizalde. Read my column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET (next to last page) or click below to read it online.

Economic Forum Will Answer Your Questions … (um, will they tell me how I can retire with no worries and money in the bank!?)

Eye-candy for the sophisticated voyeur

A few weeks back, I wrote a column about how “sex sells” and questioned whether women as a group are empowered or disempowered by our culture’s commercialization of female sex appeal. I mentioned, among other examples, pole-dancing at Sarasota fundraisers and the Black Diamond Burlesque troupe that has been sizzling up Sarasota’s sexy factor.[/caption]

To read my update on “eye candy for the sophisticated voyeur, check out my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune Ticket by clicking the link below:

Black Diamond Burlesque — ‘Eye-candy for the sophisticated voyeur’ — at McCurdy’s Friday

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