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On Monday, the City of Sarasota Commission will discuss a scaled-down Performing Arts Center proposal – while considering the fiscal impact of Florida’s proposed property tax cuts. On Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission will discuss two affordable housing projects. The same day, the Sarasota Schools superintendent will lay out budget cut options and how to handle them.

Coming up this Sunday: Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley also touch on upcoming elections and Senator Jim Boyd’s cruise terminal amendment.

SPAC’s proponents will present a new plan to the city commission Monday.

The Sarasota school administration’s green light comes after outcry and intervention by FIRE.

This after-school program teaches Booker students the ins and outs of the food industry.

It was ‘all hands on deck’ for a recent drill that simulated a crash landing.

Opponents, calling the move ‘erasure of a community institution,’ held a forum Wednesday.

After a week of interviews, trolley tour, and meet-and-greet, the commissioners will make their pick on Friday.

This week, the City of Sarasota Commission will pick the next city manager. Your chance to meet the five finalists is Monday, 5:30, at the Robert L. Taylor Community Center. On Thursday, the Sarasota County Commission will meet at a budget workshop that could identify coming cuts.