Sarasota School Board set to ‘reimagine,’ not close, Wilkinson Elementary The about-face comes amid privatization and a new Florida law that makes the future of low-enrollment schools uncertain. Read Article »
City of Sarasota offers trees to homeowners via Canopy Program City residents can pay a $100 deposit to have a tree planted in their front yard. Read Article »
Protesters target plans for second big camp to concentrate immigrants WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez was at Camp Blanding. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Wednesday July 23: Foreign Policy! This Wednesday, July 23 at 9am, we’ll talk to Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign Policy Research at the Brookings Institution. Michael will share his expert opinions on the various problem areas around the world. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will hear about FPL undergrounding plans. On Tuesday, the Sarasota School Board is expected to approve stripping LGBTQ students of discrimination protections. The Manatee County School Board will discuss approving a for-profit charter school in Parrish. Read Article »
DeSantis seeks to turn National Guard training site into second big immigrant detention center Construction is postponed until Alligator Alcatraz reaches its target capacity. Read Article »
FPL wants to bury more power lines in Sarasota Underground lines are far more storm secure. But the cost is being passed on to consumers. Read Article »
‘Good Trouble’ protest honors John Lewis’s memory Loudest and most visible at the Bayfront rally in Sarasota: A group of veterans, complete with drums and big flags. Read Article »
Will Florida’s pavement art crackdown affect Sarasota’s rainbow crosswalk? Probably not, as it’s not on a state road. But others like it may be gone soon — at least one already is. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: Sarasota pastor promotes ‘spiritual warfare’ rhetoric Brian Gibbs, a friend of Congressman Greg Steube, has been rallying his small congregation against America’s ‘enemies.’ Read Article »
Upcoming protest and vigil honor Tampa ice cream shop owner killed in West Bank Community organizers want to remember Saif Musallet, hope politicians will get off the fence. Read Article »
Floridians expected to lose insurance, as Trump’s budget slashes Medicaid and AHCA Across the state, millions rely on Obamacare and Medicaid. Patients—and hospitals—are likely to struggle. Read Article »
New College presents updated campus master plan ‘Freedom Institute’ moves north, right on water; dense student housing planned for Bayshore Campus. Read Article »
