Hans Behrens faces state charges; clerics admit that there may actually be a
god after all
It's been a year since
The Velluci Papers
were published on this website -- a nine part in depth expose' that is also
a major part of the back-story for this case.
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 04/30/09
Noren-Taylor releases three hostages in exchange for pizza, still holding
out for plane to Brazil
City's SWAT team not sure what to surround, befuddled
by cryptic demands given by city councilwoman in the latest mondo bizarro
twist in city's public records lawsuit
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 02/27/09
Sunshine lawsuit settled (maybe, possibly, it might happen, but...)
Herald-Trib's worst nightmare realized -- no more
stories about late night food and sex orgies at Mayor Ed Martin's house;
Cult of Sue to celebrate with ceremonial goat sacrifice
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 02/19/09
Anthony Lorenzo is/is not a nice guy who is/is not out to improve government
and/or line/not line his own pockets
In other news, got/no got milk (includes a mention
of veniceflorida.com -- thanks, Eric)
-- Eric Ernst, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 02/17/09
Nadel to stay jailed, Simmonds to sign up for conjugal visits
♪♫
"Prisoners of love, blue skies above"
♫♪
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 02/18/09
At long last, the comp plan
The boring stuff of government, but the Gondo tries
to work some scandal out of it anyway
-- Venice Gondolier Sun, 02/18/09
Newest threat to Florida coasts: cheap Narco Submarines
Drug smugglers get crafty with this easy-to-scuttle mini-sub;
two have already been seized off the Florida coast
-- Wired, 01/21/09
Feds, new cellmate to deeply probe Nadel's assets
with hilarious UFIA pic of Nadel -- "Oh Baby! Show me the money!!!"
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 01/29/09
VABA gets a new web site:
NadelReceivership.com
Way to go, guys, thanks for bringing kudos and congratulatory
backslaps to the Venice Airport and to your fine organization -- it's always
nice when Venice gets good press
-- NadelReceivership.com
Nadel turns himself in to FBI in Tampa, claims he left the money in his
other pants
Bilked investors hope Nadel's new roommate is 6 feet tall,
well hung, and knows only one phrase in English: "Show me the money!"
-- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 01/28/09
Noren-Taylor goes postal on fellow council members over Sunshine Law
lawsuit, claims she did nothing... and therein lies the problem
OK, Vicki: Your city clerk and your I.T. director have just admitted under
oath that they haven't been archiving public records emails, that years
worth of stuff is missing, something that all of us out here in the public
knew anyway, and in your five years on council you did what, exactly, to
address the problem? I'm sorry, I can't hear you, could you repeat that?
-- Venice Gondolier Sun, 01/28/09
City clerk, city I.T. department to council: We're going to start
archiving public records emails -- no really, we mean it this time
Gondo story |
Herald-Trib story
Stelzer and Heiss now have a plan to deal with records retention in the
digital age -- Welcome to 1992
-- both stories 01/28/09
So
how slimy is Art Nadel? Pretty damned slimy, it turns out... in fact,
incredibly, outrageously, and unbelievably slimy
St. Pete Times looks back on a life of sleaze and thievery -- ahhh, the
memories
-- St. Pete Times, 01/26/09
WWSB video: Venice Airport businessmen pray for Art Nadel; Venice Jet Center
kicks WWSB out of their terminal
Isn't that special?
-- WWSB video, 01/19/09
Venice Jet Center's Art Nadel is missing... so is $350 million
CNBC |
CNBC
video | BBC
| NY Times|Herald-Tribune
|
Google news collection | Gondo - no story, asleep at the switch
So much for VABA, the Boone law firm, John Simmonds, the former Airport
Advisory Board, and much of the Sunshine Law lawsuit -- hang your heads in
shame boys, this game is over
-- news broke on 01/15/09, evening posts
link goes to list of previous
Other Voices links |
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Judge
Bennett on Moore's alleged conflict of interest: There is none
(PDF file -- pops in new window)
In Moore's dismissal,
Bennett wrote: "Moore does not have a conflict of interest or voting
conflict by reason of the court's maintaining custody of copies of the
computer hard drives pending resolution of this lawsuit against all
remaining defendants"
-- court order dismissing with prejudice the lawsuit against John Moore,
ordered in court on 02/24/09
The Vicki Taylor No Show Show, not starring Vicki Taylor
(VIDEO)
A single elected official holds the entire city hostage by
refusing to attend council meetings until she gets her way -- this can only end
in flames
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/27/09
Hizzoner on Maxine: "I hope people will say one day 'I wonder who Maxine Barritt
was that this park was named for?'" (VIDEO)
Mayor Ed Martin's eulogy for Maxine Barritt
-- Venice Florida! dot com, posted 02/22/09
That wacky Uncle Winnie does
it again: "In
my career, I have been insulted by experts"
The Janis Fawn for Council Campaign kicks into
full gear as the planning commissioner's husband, Winston Wilmore, tries
his hand at pre-campaign skullduggery; note to Winston: Don't try this
at home without parental supervision; remember, we are trained professionals
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/18/09
And now, for something completely different... an extremely rude message
from our publisher
Recall elections? What the hell good would that do? Have
you all lost your fucking minds? That would still leave an incredibly
inept and corrupt staff in place, who would be free to stab the next batch
of elected officials
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/06/09
Dan Boone's Last Stand (for Art
Nadel)
(video)
On the very day before Art Nadel and a whole lotta cash
disappeared, attorneys Jeff and Dan Boone were shaking their angry fists
at city council, demanding that Nadel be allowed to build two new hangars
at the Venice Airport
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/29/09
Hizzoner can't take the heat
(video)
Even loons have First Amendment rights
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/29/09
Latest batch of
legal filings in Sunshine Law / public records lawsuit
(PDF files)
-- compiled by Venice Florida! dot
com, posted 01/16/09
Stelzer, Heiss named in spoliation accusation in
Sunshine Law lawsuit; FDLE investigating city officials
City's I.T. director and city clerk accused of
failing to maintain public records in latest lawsuit filings
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/15/09
FAA to
VABA's Carlucci: FOAD (2 pages, PDF)
Video trickery didn't go far with the FAA, but the VASI and VABA
member is hoping for better luck with that Sue Lang is firing surface-to-air
missiles at training flights ruse
-- letter from FAA dated 08/28/08, withheld by city until recently
Venice
Taxpayers League newsletter - January 2009 (6 pages, PDF)
Winston Wilmore, Greg Shanika, and Emilio Carlesimo are this
month's recipients of the Golden Shaft
-- full newsletter, posted January 1, 2009
link goes to list of previous
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