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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1982
Page
2
The narrator recalls hoboes as skilled migrants who rode rails or rode cushions for work during the 1920s and 1930s. He describes their camps, culture, music, and tales, noting how these outcasts educated him, the dangers they faced, and their fading era immortalized by Chaplin Skelton Gleason and Emmett Kelly.
Venice residents led by Doris Wick, 78, report harassment from motorists while biking on streets shared with pedestrians. Tony Bunker of the Venice Planning Commission notes city efforts to require developers to install bike paths, but state funding remains uncertain and local costs may fall on Venice.
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce reports December calls at 445 vs 553 last year and information seekers totaling 836 vs 1 144. Officials note a later start with a Monday surge that suggests a late blooming season as tourism trends rise toward March.
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