Ed Martin's INSIDE VENICE FLORIDA Blog          These are all the Blogs posted in March, 2008. Sunday, 30 Mayor Replies to Gondolier Column Note: this letter to the editor, sent from the city's email, is public at the time it is sent. Although I would prefer for the editor to receive it before including it on this site, it is available to all the media having electronic access to city information. In his March 30, 2008 column, publisher Bob Vedder makes some good points, but he also includes some misinterpretations and misstatements. I appreciate the chance to add my views, as I was not contacted before my vi Read more | 2 comments Posted By ed martin at 7:49 PM in Category:Inside Venice Friday, 28 MAYOR'S JOURNAL--RURAL AREAS IN VENICE? WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE AIRPORT? Mayor's Journal. This is one in an occasional series of articles attempting to share some light on council activities from my personal perspective. It does not represent other members' views or those of staff. Interesting Direction on Revising Comprehensive Plan- Rural Areas. Regular readers know that Venice, like other municipalities and counties, has to send the state a new comprehensive plan, which essentially reflects the plans for land use and related topics Read more | 5 comments Posted By Ed at 10:28 PM in Category:Inside Venice Sunday, 23 Control Towers in Limited Supply? Airports and Control Towers The issue of whether Venice should ask for a control tower in its requests to the FAA for the future has drawn considerable dialogue among pilots and between pilots and citizens. The issue is whether a control tower would bring additional safety and is necessary for VNC or whether a control tower will attract more commercial and charter aviation and increase the traffic at VNC. A number of pilots do not think a control tower is desirable, others do. Read more | 4 comments Posted By Ed Martin at 4:07 PM in Category:Inside Venice Thursday, 20 News from City Hall Overall Plan Proposed for "North Venice." Tom Slaughter, Director of Planning and the Comprehensive Planning consultants were asked to develop a conceptual plan for the area east of I-75 and on both sides of Laurel Road, frequently called North Venice, but which nearby residents hope will be known in the future as "Venice" by the U.S Post Office. The Mayor and council are supportive of this request and will ask the post office to identify the area as part of Venice. Read more | 1 comments Posted By ed at 7:49 PM in Category:Inside Venice Sunday, 2 Click on new "Hot Link" on left side of main page for Jazz Club of Sarasota News, Schedule. Upcoming this week, the Sarasota Jazz Festival. Lots of world class talent. Read more | 0 comments Posted By ed martin at 8:07 PM in Category:Jazz Corner Good Food and Good Music, "Who Could Ask For Anything More?" Readers of this website know I have mentioned the talented Kitt and Mike Moran a number of times when they were playing in Venice regularly at the late, lamented "Blue Parrot" in the Brickyard, at various Jazz Club of Sarasota events, and more recently when the "Organic, French" restaurant, Chez Sylvie, (In retail center at Clark and Swift in Sarasota), revised the food and music policy. So this is a combination Best Bytes and Jazz Corner piece. Kitt and Mike have moved from the l Read more | 0 comments Posted By Ed Martin at 7:53 PM in Category:Inside Venice