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Environmentalist cautions about risks and cost of keeping the inlet open.

Russia exchanges are on pause, but people-to-people diplomacy across other borders continues.

Every Sunday, an interfaith group sends a message to restore detainees’ dignity and religious freedom.

Federal and state restrictions create more hurdles.

On Tuesday, the Sarasota County commission discusses ‘Keep Midnight Pass Open!’. On Wednesday, the selection of a lobbying firm in Tallahassee is on the agenda. The Bradenton City Council will get a presentation on bacteria at Palma Sola and about population growth, and it will discuss redevelopment of a public housing project. On Thursday, the Manatee Planning Commission hears about two workforce housing projects. And the Sarasota County Commission will meet behind closed doors with national homebuilder DR Horton to reconsider a project near Celery Fields.

County justifies spike with needs of a growing population, new infrastructure in DeSoto.

The unanimous vote comes despite a consultant’s advice that this would be wasteful.

The Republican turned Democrat tells WSLR News about the affordability crisis, schools, climate change, his party switch, and why he’s different from Charlie Crist.

CEO Mark Vengroff discusses his ‘secret sauce’ on WSLR’s Peace and Justice Report.

The move sparks turmoil at the Sarasota homeless non-profit.