EMPLOYMENT VICTORY

Though this post is a little late in coming b/c I've been so busy the last couple of weeks, I'm happy to announce that I am again GAINFULLY EMPLOYED at a newspaper!!!

I accepted a job last week at the Scripps Treasure Coast newspaper covering city hall in Port St. Lucie, a city north of Miami about 2.5 hrs. It's the fastest growing in the state or close to it, and the housing market is booming still. Developments are springing up like weeds, which appears to be the quality of the infrastructure as well. I actually had two job offers, one at a paper in on the gulf coast of Florida about the same size as Scripps and more resources but I'd be covering a much smaller city and different issues. It was a really hard decision to make but I think I made the right choice. More on that later.

I'm psyched to get started, my first day is Feb 27. I'll be trying to delve into city hall issues- the crime, developments, neighborhood relations w/ city hall, parks, growth of a downtown district (right now there is none), you name it.

Right now i'm in a Holiday Inn that the paper put me up at, looking for a place to live. Had to pass up a killer apt a stone's throw from the Intracoastal and Hutchinson Island, like a narrow Miami Beach but much quieter and less crowded. It was too expensive for my salary. Today is my last day to look before I fly back to Cali tomorrow to pick up some stuff and hang out w/ peeps. I fly back next Tuesday to keep looking or just relax for a few days before the job starts.

I'll post more l8r. jeez this thing isn't even remotely like a blog right now.