There are journalists who long for stories like this. They seek them out, yearn for them, like some sort of junkie dying for the next fix. And when Plant City Police Chief Steven Singletary was suspended last week without much of an explanation from city officials, those journalists swooped into our quiet town. They knocked […]
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MY VIEW: ‘Meet me at the coffee shop’
As I sat with my wife, Lauri, playing checkers at a coffee shop here in town, I thought about the importance of having places for people to gather. Places like these help to create positive feelings of community and provide venues for discussion. If you look on the East Coast in cities from Savannah to […]
Continue ReadingFIT TO PRINT: How are you doing with your 2014 goals?
It is January again — that time of the year when we often look in the mirror and make health and fitness resolutions. Enthusiasm at the beginning of the month usually runs high — but by the end of January, that enthusiasm often begins to ebb. As a fitness professional, I see this happen every […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Resident appreciates Glorioso’s leadership
Dear Editor: I am pleased that Rich Glorioso has asserted his leadership skills in broaching the subject of a community solution for Walden Lake’s withering golf facilities. I hope the community will keep an open mind and think constructively on how things might proceed. A committee of professional and thoughtful people would be a good […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Thonotosassa exit too dangerous for Wawa
Dear Editor: I read with dismay your article in the Dec. 12 Plant City Times & Observer regarding the Wawa gas station being erected on the land adjoining Starbucks on Thonotosassa Road. This is a very dangerous intersection. The cars exiting from eastbound Interstate 4 clearly have a “Yield” sign facing them. Yet, rarely does one […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: WLCA needs your input for polo field
Dear Editor: We are asking for your ideas for the use/reuse/adaptive use/active/passive ideas for the use of the ground known as the polo field area. That’s the entire, large area adjacent to where the dog park is located (which is not being changed). The WLCA Board of Directors started talking earlier this year about paving […]
Continue ReadingLIFE LESSONS FROM THE FIELD: Fill an empty heart this Christmas season
One-two-three, one-two-three, step, heel, together, step, heel, together. Last month, my wife and I had the wonderful opportunity to dance in the Plant City Noon Rotary Club fundraiser, “Dancing with the Locals.” We worked on a waltz, because we enjoyed the flow of the music and also the fact that I cannot do the gyrations […]
Continue ReadingLETTER: Why should we trust Visions Golf?
Dear Editor: I am pleased our city leaders attended the Walden Lake Community Association’s Nov. 19 Golf Course Workshop. I am grateful that the vision for the community will rest with them — and not Visions Golf LLC. Visions Golf LLC asked for bank loans in 2004 to buy the Walden Lake Golf & Country […]
Continue ReadingLETTERS: Residents share polo field suggestions
Dear Editor: I was just running by there this morning, thinking that we should do something with that field. As much as I like the idea of a soccer field, that would require upkeep, which may make it unpopular, unless we can team up with a youth soccer league. Disc golf is probably the cheapest […]
Continue ReadingPERMACULTURE LIVING: Principle No. 2: Catch, store energy
In October, we explored the first permaculture principle: observe and interact. This month, I’m going to walk us through the second design principle: catch and store energy. There is a diversity of energy available on the land we inhabit. It’s important to recognize, honor and use these valuable resources to enhance and build vitality in […]
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