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CQG'er John Osmulski to run for Tacy's council seat in November
-- Planning Commish chair pushes Tacy overboard

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Herald-Trib hitmen foiled in Orlando, Hizzoner gets out of FAA meeting alive
Martin on latest attempt on his life: "Thank God for Kevlar" (w. pic of bullet-riddled vest)
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 05/08/08, evening post

War of the Poses continues as Herald-Trib blows sunshine up Hizzoner's butt
Herald-Trib poses again, demands their God-given right to rock... and to sit in on a boring FAA meeting; WTF, let them in, give them some toys to play with, just make sure they play quietly on the floor while the grownups talk
-- legal letter to city hall, 05/07/08

State legislative session ends: pot laws strengthened, wheelies are now illegal, truck nutz and sex with sheep still OK... wait... truck nutz?
It's Florida -- go figure
-- Tampa Bay Tribune, 05/04/08

Herald-Trib to Hizzoner: We're sorry but we're not gonna say we're sorry
Herald-Trib reverses itself, although not totally, and offers a hug to Mayor Ed Martin; the question now is -- will Hizzoner feel the love?
-- editorial, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 05/06/08

Bad hangover there, Rick?
Tacy backs off claim that he's willing to testify in court about alleged Sunshine Law violation, says reporting it to a law enforcement agency is not his style -- maybe not, but if he witnessed it as he states, it is his lawful duty
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 05/06/08

Herald-Trib's Hackett: I made a bunch of stuff up about the mayor, but I think maybe I got the story sort of right this time
How to succeed at failing while really trying
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 05/03/08

OOOPS!!! HERALD-TRIBUNE TAKES AIRPORT SUNSHINE LAW ARTICLE OFFLINE
Original page, now dead

and
Google's cached copy
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/29/08

Jeremy Clarkson: Rent a dog, it's better than a hooker
"If it floats, flies or fornicates, you are better off buying; but if it barks, reach for the rental agreement"
-- Jeremy Clarkson, London Sunday Times, 04/27/08

Jesus died for your BMW
Carbon-monoxide belchers to get state approved crucifix plates -- one upside Lyons fails to mention: it'll keep vampires out of your car
-- Tom Lyons, 04/27/08

Environmentalism in England: The problem is potatoes
"The only way you can prevent a spud from turning into a huge poisonous cloud of suffocating gas is to call the U.S. Air Force and ask it to carpet bomb the potato-growing flatlands of Lincolnshire with Agent Orange"
-- Jeremy Clarkson, London Sunday Times, 04/20/08

12 monkeys on the loose in Tampa
Brad Pitt about to go over-the-edge apeshit crazy
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/24/08

University of Chicago study: Older Americans are happier Americans

-- Wired, 04/20/08

Vellucci 1, VidCam 0
That damned Patten is causing trouble again; not in story: the totally innocent Canon vidcam owned by Patten was killed and destroyed by Vellucci
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/19/08

Not news: Election experts predict problems in state in '08
Would you really expect anything less in Florida? Isn't this part of the fun that you moved here for?
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/18/08

Old fart busted for Dollar General armed robbery
I warned you to stay off my lawn but you didn't listen, now empty the cash register
-- WWSB, 04/17/08

Venetian Golf & River Club -- sorry folks, but you are so screwed
That sand trap is a killer; You can blame the man who wrote the annexation: Jeff Boone, but Boone is ducking and blaming the Venice Taxpayers League for their opposition to the original annexation
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/17/08

All work and no play makes Ed a dull boy
all work and no play makes Ed a dull boy all work and no play makes Ed a dull boy all work and no play makes Ed a dull boy all work and no play makes Ed a dull boy (stephen king will get the joke even if nobody else does)
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- Ed Martin's blog, 04/12/08

Short term renters: the terrorists in our midst
Having failed at every level to wipe out the scourge of evil tourism, city hall to try new tactic: labeling tourists as terrorists, shooting them on sight
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/15/08

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The War of the Poses
How the Herald-Trib sparked and unleashed a bloody civil war in a town that was itching for a fight
-- Venice Florida! dot com, REVISED 05/09/08

It just gets funnier and funnier
Herald-Tribune covers up why they pulled an error-filled story about a cover up in government -- Nope, nothin' goin' on here
The Herald-Tribune is lying. There is no polite way to say it.
-- Venice Florida! dot com, REVISED 05/05/08


Tacy declares war
This story is brought to you by the folks at Inverhouse Distilleries
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 05/02/08

Marty Black on airport sunshine debacle: I didn't do it, it wasn't my fault
"I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king's successor. There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind." -- Ecclesiastes 4:15-16
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 05/02/08

An open letter to the Herald-Trib: Getting a clue doesn't mean printing "Ed Martin in the library with a candlestick"
Clean up your poo, please
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 05/02/08

Hizzoner to Herald-Trib's Hackett: "You are a bit of a loose cannon"
Mayor Martin comes out swinging after Herald-Tribune accusation of Sunshine Law violation -- Secrets? We don't need no steenkin' secrets!
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 05/02/08

Herald-Trib's article on Hizzoner and the airport: High on fumes, short on facts (VIDEO)
Past entries in Mayor's blog, past city council videos refute H-T's allegation of a secret airport plan; airport business group, Venice Neighborhoods Coalition, and the Venice Taxpayers League all accuse Herald-Trib of a bum rush
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/30/008

He knew nothing?
Documents show that Behrens knew of non-permitted construction at gay bar in September, 2007
Building Director Hans Behrens told his staff not to take any action as it was all in the hands of the city attorney, city attorney claims Behrens never mentioned it to him; Also: police seek criminal charges against bar owner Mike Vellucci in murder of innocent video camera
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/24/08

Venetian Golf & River Club: "I'm selling and leaving this bad dream behind"
Living next to a mining operation has become a living nightmare for Venetian Golf & River Club resident Bruce Lenio
-- email to city council, posted to the web on 04/18/08
BONUS LINK: Simmonds claims VG&RC is a total mess, it's not in the city, the city doesn't want it, and the problem was caused by the county

The Vellucci Papers, part 7:
Black blasts Building Director, Fire Marshall
(PDF, 4 pages)

In a memo dated February 26 that has just been released, City Manager Marty Black confirms allegations raised by Venice Florida! dot com in the Tavern on the Island fiasco; Question: so why, exactly, is Building Director Hans Behrens not suspended pending further investigation?
-- internal city hall memo, posted to the web on 04/17/08

The Vellucci Papers, part 6:
Code enforcement goes after Vellucci... again
Weirdness factor in Tavern on the Island story continues to climb as police investigate claims that Vellucci is threatening neighboring store owners
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/16/07

A very public suicide
Gondo throws their web site into the recycle bin
How to become irrelevant without even trying
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/13/08

VPD responds to complaints about drugs in Grove Terrace (VIDEO)
VPD's Capt. Tom McNulty discusses the department's ongoing drug enforcement efforts
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/10/08

The Vellucci Papers, part 5:
Behrens' building department story weirder by the day
City takes a dive in the Vellucci tavern case, homeowner gets fined out the wazoo, and the city turns its back on building codes when air conditioners are involved
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/08/08

About that phone recording system in city hall...
April Fools 2008
UPDATED: A lame premise, one that should never have worked, gets some folks at city hall upset about their phone calls being recorded; also -- Mayor Martin wastes no time in spoofing back
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 04/01 and 04/02/08

DOH!
Dan Boone gets a smackdown from Hizzoner; Venice Florida! dot com takes Boone's side
Wait... what?
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 03/28/08

The Vellucci Papers, part 4:
Tavern on the Island finally cited for code violations, bar owner to appear before city's Code Enforcement Board

Michael Vellucci's documented threat to "get even" with code board probably won't go down well; he's also due in criminal court, accused of pushing around and threatening to shoot his former girlfriend
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 03/25/08

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