Three area powerhouse organizations held a joint legislative update at the Polo Grill on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch on Thursday: the Home Builder’s Association, the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and the Gulf Coast Builder’s Exchange. But first things first—let’s talk about the delicious lunch provided by Tommy Klauber, proprietor of the fabulous Polo Grill. We were served perfectly roasted chicken atop Asian noodles and mixed greens, with mouthwatering and enormous chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow cookies. Ok, so now on to the update. Sitting on the panel were Representative [...]

A packed crowd piled in to the Tiger Bay luncheon today at Michael’s on East in Sarasota to talk about media. Some of my favorite people ever led the discussion about the history, present and future of news media. Biz 941‘s Susan Burns was the moderator and asked some very relevant and timely questions of panelists Diane McFarlin, Publisher at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media Group; Matt Walsh, Editor and CEO of the Observer Group; and This Week In Sarasota’s own Matt Orr (hence the R’orr, if you didn’t get it [...]