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Coming up this Sunday: Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman talk with Anthony Drake about his campaign.

On Tuesday, Sarasota County Commissioners will discuss a settlement over a controversial land swap on Siesta Key; Manatee County Commissioners will discuss extending the contract of County Administrator Charlie Bishop. On Thursday at a land-use meeting, they will try to manage fast growth in the Parrish area.

Dr. Rachael Shelley’s departure comes amid steep budget cuts. Newtown leaders want a voice in the search of her successor.

Tampa Bay Waterkeeper tried to get Senator Jim Boyd to narrow the bill’s scope. Boyd stuck with his version.

Director Wilson McCourtney discusses his documentary at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Nashville-based developer wants to tear down Sarasota’s Historic Downtown Village and put a ‘superblock’ there.

On Wednesday, City of Sarasota planners will weigh a site plan for a townhome complex near the airport; on Thursday, the Manatee County Planning Commission discusses the 3,200-home Villages of Amazon project in Parrish.

Coming up this Sunday: Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley talk with Ed Ference about his campaign.

County commission puts referendum on the November ballot.