Davenport, Florida. Muckraker Extraordinaire. Since 2017.
I heard a city staff member recently say, “Davenport needs an icon,” an icon like the mermaids in Norfolk, Virginia, or the swans of Orlando, Florida, so that we can have an image to sell; and while that’s a great idea, what would it be?
She could neither change places nor things, a requisite for surviving any addiction.
Guns; videos; huge cookies; games with prizes; souvenirs; free toys and books; popcorn; drinks; and a big, beautiful, docile firehouse dog named Spot: these were what you missed if you didn't attend the Davenport, Florida's City Open House. I was there as volunteer chair of the city's Parks & Recreations committee and found some news... Continue Reading →
Besides an old and a new, Davenport is a community of two’s in almost every way.
Trump pointed out that his laggard response to Puerto Rico was because it was “totally destroyed.” Yes, Mr. President, that’s what Cat 5 hurricanes do to little islands in big oceans.
Given Texas’ recent experience with Harvey, Hurricane Irma could prove to be like your most irritating cousin or neighbor.
Our commissioners don’t need the permission of a Code of Ordinances to go after businesses that look like drug dens, ones with “Forever For Sale” signs purposely painted and trashed to appear unattractive, and businesses that prove to be bad neighbors.
This is a story I wrote in 2017 -- sort a true, sort a fiction -- about a tree I once knew, one alight with vultures. Enjoy & Happy Halloween!
The painted rock craze has visited Davenport.
Davenport Conspiracy Theorists Fueled in Latest J&N Stone Re-Zoning Request
Back in May I attended my first meeting of the Davenport Arts & Cultural Alliance (DACA) and was not disappointed.
I'd been seeing this doctor for about six years. Then, last year, she started a "Signature" program to deliver "personalized" healthcare to patients willing to dole her office up $1,500 a year for it. Up until that point I thought I was already receiving "personalized" care, so I didn't think much of it. Then I got sick.
