About the Town

It's time for the Pelican Players fall, 2026 main stage production and director Julie Ramsey joins us to talk about it. The group will be bringing us the comedy, "Who's in Bed with the Butler?" Play schedule, prices, location and more are in this week's episode of About the Town. Get ready to laugh. This one is extremely funny

Jeff Merry is back once again to talk about law enforcement as well as upcoming events in our community. Of course, the number one topic continues to be scams. You'll hear the estimated amount our residents have been scammed out of and trust me, it will boggle your mind. We discuss the upcoming Fraud Forum in November in Kings Point, as well as December's Operation Medicine Cabinet, which helps residents dispose of their unwanted/unneeded medications.

Bill Harris, manager of the South Shore Regional Library (sometimes called the Beth Shields Library or 19th Street Library) in Ruskin stops by to talk about the many services offered by the library, for free, because our taxes help pay for it. And now, they are currently remodeling the interior of the library to add even more services and and more areas to better serve us all.

If you don't have a current library card, you'll find out how to get one and more when you listen to this podcast.

Kit Hoffman, president of the Potters' Wheel Club, joins us to talk about all of the clubs involved in the Holiday Market which is coming up on November 7.

After living in Sun City Center for 21 years,Sam and JoAnn Sudman have decided to say goodbye to our community and relocate to Pennsylvania to be closer to family. Lysa and I have resurrected the old 96.3 segment Someone You Should Know and in this first one, you’ll find out how valuable the Sudmans were to our community by their volunteering to help many of Sun City Center’s valuable organizations.

Ticket sales start October 5 for the 2026-2027 Series. Five dances and five concerts, all for less than $200 per person. Judy stopped by to tell us all about it. BONUS: We talk about all 10 acts and each one features a one-minute audio sample of the band.

For over 19 years, Connie has been involved in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's fundraising effort. This year's walk is coming up on October 10. This episode of our program will give you all of the details.

What is the Fundraising Committee? How are the raised funds utilized? How does this offer residents more entertainment options in our community? Nancy McCall, who is the chairman of that committee stops by to explain and to highlight some of the activities already on the calendar.

A veteran of the US Air Force, Steve, who has spent the last 11 years working for the National Weather Service, stops by to talk about what the Ruskin office does, the area it covers and the current and short term weather for our area.

While we wait for the next main stage production by the Pelican Players, we thought it would be a good idea to tell everyone about all of the ways the community can get involved, and not center on any upcoming production. Guy tells us all about it.