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May 29th, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Editor's Desk, News, Politics, Sarasota-Manatee
— Listen. I love downtown Sarasota as much as the next guy, but this week’s cover story in the Ticket is just crazy: “Downtown Sarasota’s main vein, with its mixture of mostly older single-story shops and newer tall buildings, has a surprisingly impressive collection of nightclubs offering entertainment that nearly rival Tampa and St. Petersburg.” I’m going to see a free Hold Steady concert in downtown St. Pete next Thursday; when was the last time Main Street hosted a free show by one of America’s greatest bands?
— “Despite the 10.7 percent unemployment rate and scores of companies still laying off workers, there are still plenty of jobs waiting for employees. … Engineers, nurses and skilled/manual trades head up the Top 10 list, not a surprise to employment experts who say there is a skill gap as well as a time gap involved.”
— Finding a summer job, meanwhile, still means tough competition.
— Ron Filipkowski launches episode 34 of Clout 941, with an interesting Q&A with State House District 69 Republican candidate Ray Pilon.
— MC Coolidge: bitch?
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