Linkage: News From Around the Suncoast in Five Clicks Or Less
December 3rd, 2008 by Cooper Levey-Baker in News
— The Baltimore Orioles bring in their stud: Cal Ripken Jr. hisself flew down to Sarasota to try to push along spring training negotiations. Dude even says he will help design the Orioles’ new SRQ digs if the deal goes down.
— Mel Martinez will not seek a second term in the US Senate. Guess who’s name the H-T’s Jeremy Wallace floats as a possible successor: Vern, baby! “His phone’s been ringing off the hook,” his spokeswoman says. If he makes a go of it, that means Congressional District 13 will be up for grabs like it was two years ago. Let the speculation begin!
— Folks near Port Manatee aren’t exactly pumped about new industry moving in to the area.
— Cheap holiday chic courtesy of Sarasota Magazine.
— And, hey, you can’t go wrong with a headline like this: “Parrish Man Assaults Father with Christmas Tree.”
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