Jing Lin, pictured, and his
brother Jie Lin have opened
their third Saki
Endless Sushi
and Hibachi Eatery. This new
concept in Palm Harbor is
all-you-can-eat, but not a buffet.
It operates more like a cruise
ship dining room, where you
can order whatever you want
and as much as you want for
one low price. It is a wonderful
value, and the food is delicious.
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welcomed contestants and guests to the
seventh annual Business Plan and Elevator
Pitch Competition and Reception on the
school’s Seminole Campus.
Brett Miller and Steve and Joanie
Sigal of the Florida Citizens for Social
Reform held a legislative impact briefing
and brunch to discuss the coming changes
to education in Florida. The program
featured Carol Cook, a member of the
Pinellas County School Board, and Vernon
Pickup-Crawford, an education lobbyist.
Carole McClory has been chosen to
manage the new San Antonio Shoemakers
store at Coral Landings on U.S. Highway
19 in Palm Harbor. SAS has been making
innovative shoes for 40 years that combine
high standards of comfort and fit with a
renewed focus on fashion. These shoes
make comfortable beautiful.
Vinnie Luisi, the director of the
Dunedin Historical Museum, is
preparing for the renovation of the
museum that includes a new entrance on
Main Street and a new gift shop building
between the museum and the Pinellas Trail.
The construction will begin in August.
Jeff and Penny Vinik have brought the
“Art of the Brick” exhibition with more
than 100 Lego creations by artist Nathan
Sawaya to Tampa, and it continues
through September 4th on Whiting Street
in the Channelside area. Admission to the
show is free. The exhibit features Lego brick
sculptures based on classic artworks and
other subjects that appealed to the artist.
Kathy Monahan was feted
by her successor Diane Wood
during a retirement party at the
Tarpon Springs Heritage Center
for leading the cultural charge
in Tarpon Springs over the last
few decades. Kathy said she felt
comfortable leaving the city’s cultural
affairs in Diane’s capable hands.
Felicia Donnelly has left the city
of Clearwater’s parks and recreation
department to become the city of
Oldsmar’s director of leisure service.
Melinda Perry has been appointed
Chief Operations Officer for RCS
(Religious Community Services
Pinellas) to help with their mission of
feeding the hungry, empowering domestic
violence survivors and returning selfsufficiency
to the homeless.
The Hon. George Cretekos,
mayor of Clearwater, received the 2017
Distinguished Alumnus award from the
University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School
of Public and International Affairs from
which he graduated with a master’s degree
in public administration in 1970. 9
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