It’s crunch time for abortion petitioners With barely a month left, the constitutional amendment backers have 77% of the signatures they need. Read Article »
Produce pioneer may take his floating pods to Bahamas After he thought he won in court, Sarasota County throws more obstacles his way. Read Article »
In Round 2, Pulte gets its way, with some concessions Manatee County commissioners approve 1,100-home project on pasture land, beyond the urban development boundary. Read Article »
Mr. Rogers, in times of culture war The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading uses Mr. Rogers’ lessons to animate children to learn. Read Article »
Green summit gets bigger At the EcoSummit, our news team rubbed elbows with activists, a mermaid, and even a Republican candidate. Read Article »
Donor offers Sarasota County to pay ALA dues The offer comes after commissioners vote to drop libraries’ membership in the venerable organization. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Report: Tampa Five interview Court drops charges against USF protesters. Read Article »
AAUP denounces ‘political and ideological assault’ on higher education New College figures prominently in national organization’s Florida report. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Report: American Roulette, then the Tampa Bay Five This Wednesday we’ll talk to Pat LaMarche and Cheryl Brooks, two of the eight authors of American Roulette, a new Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Thursday, the Manatee County Commission will be discussing the Lazy C Ranch project, potentially allowing 1,100 homes on agricultural land in Parrish, and a 257-unit affordable housing project. Read Article »
Palestine solidarity rally planned for Dec. 2 in Sarasota This continues the string of marches, protests and rallies in response to the war in Gaza. Read Article »
For the two new Venice City Council members, it was rubber-meets-the-road time Right after being sworn in, they faced a first test. Read Article »
City of Sarasota police investigating Florida GOP chair over rape allegations We talked with a key protagonist behind the non-profit that broke the news. Read Article »
