Can We Develop an Economics of Happiness?
Should the trend of globalization continue to be based on mere financial growth and indebtedness or the actual economic wealth of local communities?
Category: Living Local
Novus Community House Spring Work Day
We accomplished a lot on our Spring work day at the Novus Community House in Sarasota.
Steve Plays The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime
If you’re in the mood for shopping and good music, I will be playing at The Bazaar on Apricot and Lime on Thursday, January 31 from noon to 3.
Eat Local Farm Tour
I had the great opportunity this last weekend to go on the Eat Local Farm Tour presented by Transition Sarasota and The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. We visited five different local farms who all contribute to the community through their own special niches. The tour …
“Siesta Key” In Perspective
There’s a very good chance that this whole Siesta Key debacle has gotten out of control. When the first trailer came out, there were a lot of people upset over how badly it interpreted real life on Siesta Key. Then, when news came out about the possible allegations of its …
My New Garden
I started a new garden this weekend. I’ve had the pots for awhile, as well as the soil, and I could have started sooner, but I’ve just sort of been nesting for the last 6 months. This is the first place that’s been “mine” in 12 years, and considering how …
Can We Develop Homes For People Instead of Profit?
Although it has become common practice in Sarasota, as it has in so many other expanding American communities, there is a problem with the “build it and they will come” residential development model, one that is contributing to the breakdown of community spirit and the lack of affordable housing. Should …
Why Would Somebody Want To Live in a Tiny House?
Tiny houses have been discussed as a means of dealing with Sarasota’s homeless problems, but they don’t stop there. Although several communities have developed tiny house villages as housing for the homeless, it’s not just the homeless who like the idea of tiny homes, as evidenced by popular television shows …
Would Tiny Houses Create More Affordable Housing in Sarasota?
In the midst of the more than 500 luxury condominium units that are currently in development throughout downtown, ranging from 300,000 to 4.5 million dollars, the conversation about affordable housing wages on. Adding in the over 500 apartments in development at CitySide in the Rosemary District, and other proposed plans …