Both Tim Raines and I have gone from Sanford to Cooperstown . . . It turns out that the two towns, one thousand one hundred and ninety-seven miles apart, have a few things in common. Both downtowns sit on the South side of a large and gorgeous lake. Both towns feature turn-of-the-century architecture and brick streets in the business districts. In the adjacent neighborhoods of both towns you will find hundred year old wooden homes, tree canopies, and lots of picket fences. The two towns are now connected, but for very different reasons. One town is where Tim Raines was …
Category: Sanford-Centric
Current Thoughts December 2015
He is a little op-ed from two years ago featured in the December 2015 printed version of The Current. . . we still feel the exact same way! Current Thoughts December 2015 I have to be honest with you guys. Up until this moment (Saturday 11/28/15, late morning), I had absolutely no idea(s) as to what I was going to write for this December intro. November was such a great month for us at The Current. We put out what we thought was our best issue to date. We organized the inaugural Sanford Beer Week. We then …
Current Thoughts July 2015
Welcome to issue Number Five! We are very pleased to be receiving some decent responses to what we are putting out there. Thanks so much for joining us on our journey. Fives issues does not really make a landmark, but it still is pretty cool. It would have been really easy to fold this whole operation up a few times over the last few months . . . but honestly, we are enjoying putting this out and look forward to many more! New feature, weather! In our never-ending attempt to expand our appeal, we thought it would be nice …
Sanford Native Tim Raines for The Hall of Fame, and my Summer of ’83.
I first learned of Tim Raines in the summer of ’83. . . . My Father had just retired from his career in the military, and we moved to Central Florida so he could pursue a life as a civilian. I was just 13, but I already had a lot of experience being the new kid in town, so it was kind of “just another move” for me at the time. I had already been to 7 schools and was slated to go to my 8th school for 8th grade later this year. So yeah, I was getting good at …
Pushing Greatness: A Look Back at Sofas and Suds
You’ve seen it. Five people rush down the street, hands forming a death grip on a piece of furniture found abandoned on the side of the road, their neon sneakers beating against the brick street with each new step. They push, pull, and grimace as they round the famed corner, their stomachs fluttering as the back wheels of their carefully modified sofa fly off the ground for the slightest second. With an adrenaline fueled grunt, egged on by the hysterical crowd, they push just that much harder, with that much more enthusiasm, as their eyes lock onto the finish line, …