Jul

25

Weekly Recap

July 25, 2008 | 24 Comments

Jeez, it’s been a while since a crappy recap. What’s new?
- The Friendly Gas Station Man is back in Menlo and it’s making headlines. Does anybody else actually wave when they go by or is it just me?
- The new WCV school construction is facing delays. The demolition of the old west wing is delayed [...]

Jul

23

Road trippin with Woody

July 23, 2008 | 10 Comments

Since this is Yankee Stadium’s final season, Woody thought we should make a road trip to see it before the last game. Since I had nothing better to do I agreed. I know I’ve been slacking majorly with the blog lately so I thought I’d keep a running diary of the trip for both of [...]

Jul

8

One-Tank Trips

July 8, 2008 | 6 Comments

Stuart made the first list of one-tank trips in the Des Moines Register today. Actually it was White Pole Road but close enough. Check out the story here.

Jul

3

Here Maren

July 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

Say hello to Nuke and Crash

Jul

2

Is Stuart a possible site for Microsoft?

July 2, 2008 | 10 Comments

I mentioned this back in February, but could Microsoft land in Stuart? They’re weighing a few options in the Des Moines area for a data farm where they’ll employ about 100 high-tech workers at an average salary of $70,000.
Wouldn’t this be a good thing for Stuart? What can we do to make this a possibility?

Jul

1

Butt out

July 1, 2008 | 26 Comments

At midnight last night the state-wide smoking ban took effect. What does that mean to you and me here in Stuart? Cleaner air when we go out in public? Sure. Better tasting food and drink? Possibly. Healthier living? Time will tell.
It also means just one more way of being told what we can and can’t [...]