WSLR News
Sunday, October 12, 2025
On Wednesday, the City of Sarasota Development Review Committee discusses an upzone requested by a developer for a block on the North Tamiami Trail. On Thursday, the Manatee County Planning Commission discusses plans for a 126-acre public park near Lakewood Ranch.
Tom Walker
Last Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 9 am, Tom and Bob talked to Chuck Collins, author of ‘Burned by Billionaires – How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet’. Missed it? Find it in the archives!
Saturday, October 11, 2025
The former Israeli defense minister in charge of the first year of the war in Gaza is set to speak at Morganroth Center this Sunday.
Mater Academies notifies the school district it wants to occupy Lincoln Memorial and Harllee Middle.
The Miccosukee leader is a plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking to shut down the Everglades immigrant detention camp.
The commissioners’ decision was unanimous. Now it’s up to the artist retreat’s board of trustees.
WSLR produces a three-part report on how a grassroots group demands accountability from Lockheed Martin.
Friday, October 10, 2025
The new state law limits local governments’ ability to implement resilience measures in flood-damaged areas.
Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman also discuss Trump’s politically charged speech to Navy soldiers. Coming up this Sunday.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The about-face comes amid privatization and a new Florida law that makes the future of low-enrollment schools uncertain.
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