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On Thursday, November 5, Jetson Grimes and Che Barnett stopped by the WSLR studio to discuss the efforts being made by the Greater Newtown Community Redevelopment Corporation to help improve the economic and business climates in Newtown.
Che and Jetson talked about the efforts to bring affordable housing to Sarasota's historic black community, the YouthBuild program, The Nexus Project, the West Coast Minority Contractors Association, the MLK Celebration Committee of Sarasota and the Newtown Open Air Market.

As a longtime businessman in the Newtown Community, Jetson will also offer his perspective on a variety of economic social and cultural issues facing Newtown residents, with insight garnered from his many years as the proprietor of the Newtown hair salon "Jetson's Creative Trends."
As is the case in many African-American communities, Jetson's hair salon serves as a local gathering place where community matters are often discussed in an informal, neighborhood setting.

This episode of Local Matters features the music of The Red Stick Ramblers, from their latest CD: "My Suitcase Is Always Packed." Learn more about this great band at www.redstickramblers.com

Local Matters airs every Thursday evening on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida. Listen to WSLR online 24 hours a day at http://wslr.org/listen-live/

Thanks to Bungalow Builders for underwriting this and every episode of Local Matters...check out their eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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During the Monday, Nov. 2 Jumping Mullet Report, hosts Joe Hendricks and Ed Laake moderated a three-way conversation on the proposed Longboat Key Club renovations that have led to much debate on Longboat Key.

This conversation features Katherine Songster (Public Relations Manager for the Longboat Key Club), Bob White (President of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition that opposes the renovation plans) and
Tom Aposporos (President of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce).

"Local Matters: Where Local Folks Drop By To Talk About Local Things That Matter."

This episode of Local Matters takes host Joe Hendricks out of his childless comfort zone and into the world of midwifery, prenatal care and child birth -- subjects not typically on Joe's information radar.

This episode features excerpts from a prerecorded phone interview with the Ina May Gaskin - "The Mother of Modern Midwifery" - an interview that precedes her weekend visit to Sarasota to participate in the "Maternal Health Care In The 21st Century: Sarasota and Beyond" panel discussion taking place at the Hyatt Regency Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 pm. This event is open to the public. For more information contact Laura Gilkey at 941-915-8115.

Ina May Gaskin will also be on hand for "An Evening With Ina May Gaskin" taking place Sunday evening at 5:30 pm, again at the Hyatt Regency. The dinner event includes music by Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters, a silent auction, a cash bar and book signing by Ina May. This event is sold out.

Joe is joined in the WSLR studio by guests Maggie Davenport (a Sarasota mother of two who birthed both her children using a midwife) and local midwife Harmony Miller, from The Rosemary Birthing Center here in Sarasota (www.rosemarybirthing.com)

In between Ina May segments, Maggie and Harmony share their thoughts on midwifery and a more natural approach to child birth.

The music featured in the episode of Local Matters was provided by Tanya Radtke, from her debut CD "Begin." Featured tracks are "Tiny Hands" and "Goodnight."

Tanya Radtke & Friends will be appearing Saturday, Oct 31 at the Old Packing House Cafe in Sarasota.
http://www.myspace.com/tanyaradtke

Local Matters airs every Thursday night on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida. Listen to WSLR online 24 hours a day at http://wslr.org/listen-live/

Thanks to Bungalow Builders for underwriting this and every episode of Local Matters...check out their eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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This Local Matters interview with Ina May Gaskin - "the mother of midwifery" - was aired in part during the Oct. 29 episode of Local Matters. Due to time contraints, this interview was not aired in its entirety. Given Ina May's legendary status in midwifery and mothering circles, I thought it would be nice to air the complete, uniterrupted Ina May Gaskin interview.

Learn more about Ina May Gaskin and her efforts with midwifery and maternal care at www.inamay.com

Local Matters host Joe Hendricks is joined in the WSLR studio by guest co-host Dr. Nik (host of The History of Bluegrass & 33 and 1/3) Christina Swanson (Coordinator for the Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau at the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness; Chris - from the Speakers' Bureau, who is homeless himself; Karin Barbito (Director of Trinity Presbyterian Church Community Assistance Ministry and formerly homeless herself) and Karin's homeless friends Annie and Frank.

Halfway through the show, we hear a Universal Meanderings commentary on generosity that was provided by Adele Azar-Rucqoui, from Sanford, Florida.

This episode of Local Matters was part of the weeklong fall membership drive taking place at WSLR 96.5 FM

www.WSLR.org

In this Jumping Mullet interview conducted by Local Matters host Joe Hendricks, Michael Edwards (producing artistic director for the Asolo Repetory Theater) discusses CONTACT, the new dance-musical performance playing at The Asolo Repertory Theater through November 22.

CONTACT was produced in collaboration with the Sarasota Ballet, marking the first such collaboration between the two entities.

For more information, please visit www.ASOLO.org

On Thursday, October 15, Daniel Petrov (Education Program Coordinator for ArtCenter Sarasota) and Janet Taylor (Outreach Coordinator for the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness) discussed the “I Am Home” art program being utilized by some of Sarasota’s homeless residents and artists.

Daniel and Janet also discussed the "I Am Home/Urban Dwellers"" gallery event taking place at ArtCenter Manatee from October 13 through November 6.

ArtCenter Manatee is open Monday and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays until 6 p.m. ArtCenter Manatee is located at 209 Ninth Street West, in Bradenton. For more information on this event please call 941-746 2862 or visit www.artcentermanatee.org

For more info on ArtCenter Sarasota please visit: www.artsarasota.org

For more information on the SunCoast Partnership to End Homelessness please visit: www.suncoastpartnership.org

During the second half of this Local Matters episode, we hear from City Engineer Alex Davis- Shaw and Sarasota resident Laurel Kaiser regarding proposed renovations planned for Bird Key Park and Kaiser's concerns about the proposed renovations.

Laurel Kaiser can be contacted at SaveBirdKeyPark@gmail.com

THIS EPISODE OF LOCAL MATTERS FEATURES THE LOCAL MUSIC OF JERRY "ORCA" FISHER and JOHN HOWARD.

Hosted by Joe Hendricks, and co-hosted this week by Derrick Carey, Local Matters airs live every Thursday evening on WSLR 96.5 FM -- Sarasota, Florida's listener-supported community radio station.
Folks who live outside WSLR's high-impact/low-power broadcast range can listen online at: wslr.org/listen-live

Please visit Local Matters on Facebook at "Local Matters Sarasota."

Local Matters thanks Bungalow Builders for their ongoing support. Building eco-friendly homes for eco-friendly people, learn more about Bungalow Builders' green bungalow designs at:www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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n a follow-up interview conducted Monday, October 12th, Dr. Mark Geier, a recent guest on WSLR's Local Matters, pulls no punches in sharing his thoughts on the presence of mercury in a large percentage of the H1N1 vaccines that have started arriving in Florida and most other states.
Dr. Geier comments on the dangers of mercury contained in the vaccine preservative Thimerosol and his belief that Thimerosol is directly linked to an increase in autism.

Dr. Geier also speaks frankly on what he believes to be the motives he feels are behind the push for world-wide vaccination despite what he feels is a lack of testing to prove the vaccine is safe. He also comments on the financial motives behind the push to vaccinate.
You may or may not agree with Dr. Geier's theories, but this hour-long interview conducted by Local Matters host Joe Hendricks is definitely worth a listen if you have any concerns about the safety of the Swine Flu vaccine.

For more information on Dr. Geier and his theories on the relationship between mercury and autism, please visit www.mercury-freedrugs.org or www.asdcenters.com

FOR MUCH MORE ON SWINE FLU AND VACCINE SAFETY, PLEASE VISIT WSLR's "SWINE FLU SARASOTA PODCAST PAGE AT: www.SwineFluSarasota.podomatic.com

Local Matters experienced an “Organic Takeover” Thursday, October 1st, when local organic farmer, beekeeper, farmer’s market vendor, author and longtime Sarasota resident Peter Burkard returned to Local Matters.

Peter was joined in the WSLR studio by a quartet of “Organic Takeover” chefs currently traveling the state by bicycle and promoting the benefits of organics, nutrition and exercise — stopping along the way to prepare free organic meals and food samples in low income areas across the state.

Sponsored locally by Global Organics, “Organic Takeover” Sarasota appearance schedule included scheduled stops at the Tallevast Community Center on Thursday, Oct. 1; a Friday, Oct. 2 stop at the Easter Seals on Braden Ave. serving Easter Seals volunteers and volunteers and families from Children First. The final Takeover stop is Saturday morning, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Newtown Open Air Market in Fredd Atkins Park (2581 Washington Court).
(Learn more at www.organictakeover.com)

Hosted by Joe Hendricks and Steve Norris, Local Matters airs live every Thursday evening, from 6 to 7 pm on WSLR 96.5 FM, Sarasota’s listener supported community radio station. Folks who live outside our low-power broadcast zone can listen online at http://wslr.org/listen-live/

Visit us on Facebook at "Local Matters Sarasota."

Local Matters thanks Bungalow Builders for underwriting our show. Check out their green bungalow designs at:
www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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On Saturday, September 26, new WSLR programmer Rev. Kelvin Lumpkin was joined by Dr. Ed James, Trevor Harvey and guest co-host Joe Hendricks for a Newtown & Beyond discussion on "Violence in Newtown."
Kelvin was filling in for regular Newtown and Beyond host Lauretta Anderson.
This episode is unfortunately very timely due to the weekend shooting that took the life of 33 year old Nathaniel Holly.
(http://www.bradenton.com/847/story/1734801.html)

The September 24 episode of Local Matters featured Lorna Alston (General Manager of the North Sarasota Redevelopment Division) and Dru Jones (Economic Development Coordinator) discussing the work being done at the City of Sarasota’s Newtown Redevelopment Office.
Topics of discussion included an overview of the efforts to help redevelop and revitalize Sarasota’s historic black community – efforts that include the creation of an Enterprise Zone and Community Redevelopment Agency; the City of Sarasota’s storefront improvement program; better communications with Newtown residents and local organizations; and job creation and job preservation for the Newtown work force. (www.sarasotagov.com/Newtown)

Local Matters is broadcast live on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm.

Live streaming audio of all WSLR programming can be heard 24 hours a day at www.WSLR.org, where you can also find links to other WSLR podcasts, including the Justice Matters podcast reports.

Thanks to Bungalow Builders for sponsoring this episode of Local Matters. Learn more about Bungalow Builders’ eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

Intro and outro music courtesy of Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters (www.radiofreecarmela.com).

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Tim Dutton, founding director of SCOPE (Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence) discusses the proposed Institute for the Ages -- a think tank similar to the Aspen Institute and geared toward studying issues that impact an aging population, of which Sarasota County has the highest percentage in the nation.
(www.scopexcel.org)

Later in the show, call-in guest Gerry Swormstedt, from the Sierra Club Sarasota-Manatee Group, voices her opposition to offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
www.florida.sierraclub.org/sarasota/contact.htm

Local Matters is broadcast live on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm.

Live streaming audio of all WSLR programming can be heard 24 hours a day at www.WSLR.org, where you can also find links to other WSLR podcasts, including the Justice Matters podcast reports.

Thanks to Bungalow Builders for sponsoring this episode of Local Matters. Learn more about Bungalow Builders’ eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

Intro and outro music courtesy of Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters (www.radiofreecarmela.com; break music courtesy John Howard (www.JohnHowardMusic.net)

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The September 10 episode of Local Matters begins with a phone interview with Rev. Clay Thomas discussing a Labor Day bicycle ride meant to draw attention to the plight of underpaid agricultural workers.

The main segment of Local Matters is then spent talking with studio guest Sandra Washington, the longtime manager of Keep Sarasota County Beautiful and host of The Sandra Washington Show on Blab TV.

http://www.scgov.net/EnvironmentalServices/KeepSarasotaBeautiful/KSCB.asp

www.sandrawashington.net

The episode concludes with Southeastern Guide Dogs'Patsy French discussing the efforts of the Florida's only guide dog training center and the September 12 open house taking place at the S.G.D. campus in Palmetto.
www.guidedogs.org

Local Matters is broadcast live on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm.

Live streaming audio of all WSLR programming can be heard 24 hours a day at www.WSLR.org, where you can also find links to other WSLR podcasts, including the Justice Matters podcast reports on Sarasota's criminal justice system.

As always, thanks to Bungalow Builders for sponsoring this episode of Local Matters.
Learn more about Bungalow Builders’ eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

Intro and outro music courtesy of Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters (www.radiofreecarmela.com)

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These excerpts from the Janie's Garden housing complex grand opening ceremony were recorded on Tuesday, September 1 and aired a day later on WSLR 95.6 FM during the Wednesday edition of The Jumping Mullet Report.

Speakers included Sarasota Housing Authority executive director Bill Russell, City Commissioner Fredd Atkins, Sarasota County Commissioners Jon Thaxton and Carolyn Mason and Janie Poe Residents Council president Valarie Buchand.

Post ceremony interviews with vice-mayor Kelly Kirschner and Newtown residents Jesse Johnson, Gerald Green and Valarie Buchand can be found in the final segment of the Sept 3. Local Matters podcast located below.

James DuPlantier visits the WSLR 96.5 FM studio to discuss the Friendship Volunteer Center, the Senior Friendship Center, the relationship between the two non-profit organizations, the Oct. 24 Make A Difference Day event and the Friendship Centers' relationship with AmeriCorps/Vista.
This episode of Local Matters concludes with a series of interviews conducted two days earlier at the grand opening ceremony for the new Janie's Garden housing complex in Newtown (www.sarasotahousing.org).

Learn more about the FVC and the SFC at:
www.friendshipvolunteer.com and www.friendshipcenters.org

Intro and outro music courtesy of Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters (www.radiofreecarmela.com)

Local Matters is broadcast live on WSLR 96.5 LPFM in Sarasota, Florida every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 pm.

Live streaming audio of all WSLR programming can be heard 24 hours a day at www.WSLR.org, where you can also find links to other WSLR podcasts, including the Justice Matters podcast reports on Sarasota's criminal justice system.

As always, thanks to Bungalow Builders for sponsoring this episode of Local Matters.
Learn more about Bungalow Builders’ eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

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