This Week in Local Government On Wednesday, the Sarasota County Commission will host a stormwater workshop. Read Article »
Newtown Receives ‘Stewards of Heritage’ Award This comes after the addition of Sarasota’s majority Black district to the National Register of Historic Places. Read Article »
1,000-Year Rainfall Event Leaves Ecological Impact Changing climate and unchanging human behavior combine to produce fish kills in Sarasota Bay. Read Article »
Trees cut by New College get memorial service Neighbors gathered in the rain to remember destroyed nature preserve. Read Article »
Study proves link between human activity and Red Tide Nitrogen load in river mirrors algae bloom duration on Gulf Coast. Read Article »
Franklin v. Battie Court Battle Continues Community activist appeals judge’s dismissal; Sarasota City Commission funds Battie’s defense. Read Article »
WMNF Q&A: Legal Expert Calls Supreme Court Ruling ‘Really, Really Bad’ Stetson law professor predicts a legal quagmire surrounding evidence in court. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Report: Voting! This Wednesday, July 3 at 9am, we’ll talk to Ron Turner, Sarasota County’s Supervisor of Elections. Then Bob will interview Jeff Siegel of Oxford House of Florida. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government It’s summertime … On Monday, the City of Sarasota Commission will get a presentation about historic Newtown, discuss spending on Read Article »
1968 DNC Veteran Returns to Chicago as Delegate Fifty-six years later, anti-war protests will again serve as a backdrop to the convention. Read Article »
Environmental, low-income housing orgs try to get on same page A ‘Resilience Incubator’ in Sarasota aims to facilitate coordination between organizations. Read Article »
Uplands Mourns Loss of Trees A memorial will be held on Sunday commemorating pines and palms cut by New College. Read Article »
DeSantis Delivers Surprise Veto on vacation rental bill Home Rule activists are pleasantly surprised. Read Article »