This Week in Local Government On Tuesday, the Manatee County School Board will hear from constituents after their firing of the superintendent, and they will discuss how to search for a new one. Read Article »
Republicans Win Big in Florida GOP candidates sweep Miami-Dade and – no surprise – Sarasota County. But one Florida metro area bucks the trend. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss handing over Cross Street in downtown to a commercial developer, and a rezone that would allow Southgate Mall to be turned into a mixed-use project. Read Article »
Floodplain Expert Challenges Buchanan Jr. Simpson hopes for Kamala effect, turnout, flooded Florida House District 74 voters. Read Article »
Self-Described ‘Moderate’ Hopes to Unseat Greg Steube Manny Lopez lashes out at Sarasota Congressman over FEMA funding, touts plans for Social Security and cheaper meds. Read Article »
Sarasotans Satisfied, Says Satisfaction Survey For the fifth year, overdevelopment tops the list of concerns. Four out of five say they worry about money. Read Article »
Hurricanes Devastate Mobile Home Parks, Knock Out at Least Two Our reporter spoke to a resident about her own future, and that of this affordable-housing option. Read Article »
Who’s the Next “Big Mama”? Hungry for community: After storm delay, Collard Green Festival names the best cook. Read Article »
NASA helps Sarasota identify hot spots Rising heat is among the topics of a hands-on sustainability workshop next week, and two NASA experts will be there to talk about their findings. Read Article »
Rebuilding after the Storms, Part 1 The first of our three-part series looks at how the state government frames the tough choices of flooded property owners. Read Article »
Peace & Justice: Flooding and Red Tide Explained This Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 9am, on Peace & Justice we’ll talk to hydrologist Stephen Suau about the recent flooding from Helene and Milton, and about local red tide as affected by Lake Okeechobee. Read Article »
Sarasota’s LGBTQ Community Hit Hard by Storms Pride Festival postponed, Fabulous Arts and ALSO Youth spaces wrecked. Read Article »
UNFI Workers Vote to Unionize Sarasota warehouse workers join the largest private-sector union drive for the Teamsters in the South in 20 years. Read Article »