Dear Manatee County Commissioners:
From what I’ve heard and read, it looks like Manatee County plans to spend more than $600,000 to chop up the Coquina Beach parking lots in order to make “cruising” there harder and, hopefully, make the area less of a magnet for gang members and others who destroy the area’s ambiance with [...]

Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, following his natural Republican inclinations, wants to eliminate property taxes in Florida and raise sales taxes to partially compensate for the loss of property tax revenue. For most local governments, property taxes are the main source of revenue, since Florida has no income tax. And since Rubio and other legislators [...]

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I was on Pine Island, doing a twilight commercial shoot, when a pelican decided to pose for me — and was soon joined by a friend or relative. This video has no purpose other than to share a few seconds of wildlife/scenery with you — and to show you, in case you care, [...]

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1004 10th Ave. West… where you go for great coffee, wraps, sandwiches, pastries — your “cup of charisma” in the Village of the Arts, you might say.

My wife, Debbie, bought food at Wal~Mart earlier this week. She’s not a Wal~Mart person, but she had a doctor’s appointment right across the street from Wal~Mart and saw that the parking lot wasn’t crowded. She wasn’t in a hurry to get home (I was working), so she decided to take a stroll through the [...]

My wife and I live in a Bradenton house that we bought in 2004 for a lot less than the $168,000 that is currently considered the maximum price for ‘affordable housing’ around here. I’ll admit that we’ve spent a fair amount of money fixing up the place, but even if we include our remodeling expenses, [...]

An exercise in pseudo-steadicam (constant motion) camerawork + a “short cut” editing style I don’t usually use. Kevin and Diane do great work, and Kevin is an accomplished performing poet, so his narration is great. I just walked around with the camera and recorded their work, then cut on the beat, y’know? Came out very [...]

I had a revelation one evening at a Walgreens Drug Store in Bradenton, which I suppose is as good a place to have a revelation as any. It was about Jesus, Passover, and Easter. In a flash, I suddenly realized why Christianity is popular and Judaism is not. (Note:I wrote this piece last year, but [...]