Barbara Cole by the Sea

Heard around town…
Not all are on board with the pavilion…many think it might not be the time…
Lots are questioning the price tag… approx. a million….for a “shell”…with no walls and no bathrooms….
The promenades…. they don’t get it….and want the land without the million dollar stipulation…Oriana once again they sigh…
What’s the deal with Oriana…are we done [...]

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The Adopt-A-Street Program might be bust….due to the requirements involved with the organization itself…
Why not look outside the box….and do our own….a spin-off…cut down to size ….producing a better fit with LBTS….
BCbythesea…..while talking to Shirley Rusotti….who stepped down as Chair of the program…being overwhelmed by what it entailed….it was her perception of what she thought [...]

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Too bad Saturday Night Live is on hiatus…
What a sketch they would have had with Hillary….on “Jewish time” x2…….. (full disclosure BCbythesea is Jewish)……..30 minutes late for her “concession”… the “suspending” her campaign…. speech….
CNN…Fox… we could not tell the difference…with the commentators left to fill in the “dead air” time… due to her tardiness …on [...]

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Originally this post was written as a scoop piece…. a short …pontificating …scoop piece…
quickly written and put in the save file….for later….
It was written…as so many before it….after coming upon the poster in question….returning home….and doing a Google….
obama change poster….and seeing what popped up…
below is the original…scoop post….
Obama “Change” limited poster by Sheherd [...]

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Wow…seems yesterday was the day for remarks…..aimed towards this writer….
so let’s put a couple to rest….
1…..”You’re on the other side”….. not the first time the subject has arisen lately….
Can only assume this comes from …having this site….calling to task those I used to be close to….and parting ways recently……from the CIC….previous post….
adding fuel to the [...]

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Today…
Gasworks off coast?. Residents not sure….Ken Kaye…
previous posts…floating gas port…1st stop on the public persuasion tour…
(Bad timing for Mayor Minnet and her first 110 day reception…that was set-up at the bank….last night… What a difference an election makes…
as previously posted …last election….. when Suez was having an open house …published in the sentinel at that time [...]

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In todays sentinel…let the public perception parade begin….
The much alluded to Mr. McGinnis…V.P. …. will be on a road tour of sorts…on behalf of Suez…and the infamous gas port…. that may or may not be coming our way….
Today at 7:30 pm at the International Game and Fish Assoc…..in Dania Beach… it kicks off….
BCbythesea opinion….If Mayor [...]

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Looks like Fort Lauderdale joined the bandwagon on opposing the floating gas port…
Next Tues. Mayor Minnet…in previous post….will offer a similar Resolution of opposition …to Gov. Crist….
The Florida Democratic Party is opposed….and made a similar opposition known to the Governor…
Strange for the Republican Mayors of both towns to be siding with the Democratic party….must be [...]

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BCBythesea wish list….
1.Wish we could push rewind and start over …..
2. Wish no references to what amounts to sour grapes/payback were uttered….
3. Wish an ombudsman and grant writer were implemented……
4. Wish the appointment of boards was made by each commissioner appointing a resident…. reflecting the votes and making the process respectful….
5. Wish the “status [...]

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Mayor Minnet…
Is everywhere…
she started out extolling her trek to Tallahassee…..
where she informed LBTS residents… how she “represented” the to town at the meeting of the State Legislature…
she was admonished by the Town Manager that this was the Assistant to the Town Manager role…to do so…
she was taken down a few pegs …before Broward Days …that [...]

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