FINDING THE STORY OF JESUS IN WAUCHULA

Low expectations can self-dampen an experience. My trying Catholic-Christian self was skeptical walking into the volunteer run, stage production The Story of Jesus. With many emotion-churning movies and books on Jesus’s life, how could a stage production with its one visual angle, sound, and acting limits possibly top them? In Wauchula, FL of all places?…

KEEP ST. PETE LOCALTOPIA

I tried to drive around the exodus of people crossing the Downtown streets but traffic (traffic in Downtown St. Pete? Unthinkable!) kept me in place. I was mere blocks from a festival celebrating local businesses. No way would I give up. Merely in its 3rd year Localtopia hugely promised to be a party of all…

CYCLING CENTRAL FLORIDA TRAILS

Yes—I’m a cyclist. Unfortunately I’m not an elitist cyclist (not yet?). I can’t go 10 miles without taking a break nor keep a consistent 20 mph speed, but I love my roadie and paved trails. And this past weekend my roadie and I took on 25.5 of trails in Central Florida over a few hours….

HOWLING AND SCREAMING AT THE CURSE

Pouring rain, drifting fog and a crowd full of zombies, clowns, and man-eating plants couldn’t stop me from having fun. Howl-O-Scream just reeks of that giggly atmosphere all under the guise of a CURSED theme. Scary? Kinda. Instead of dwelling on that never-ending debate on “Which Florida event is scarier? Howl-O-Scream or Halloween Horror Nights?”…