Immigrant crackdown throws Bradenton family into distress Ramon Lopez talks to a sick mother of two who cannot work or take care of her children. Her husband is in ICE detention. Read Article »
Bradenton City Council approves senior living campus expansion into historic Point Pleasant Westminster Bradenton can now fill its empty lots with buildings up to 12 stories tall. Read Article »
Newtown charter school campus to host medical and social services Using a snowball approach, hundreds of community members are engaged in a process to figure out what they need most. Read Article »
ICE detainee describes what it’s like in lockup After weeks in a Texas camp, the college grad from North Port walked across a bridge to Mexico last week. Read Article »
Sarasota school board member resigns Meanwhile, the Sarasota Republican Party wants another board member to resign as well. Read Article »
Big homebuilder seeks to overturn rejection of Celery Fields project The Sarasota County Commission unanimously rejected D.R. Horton’s proposal. Now, the Texas-based homebuilders is asking for an ‘alternative solution’. Read Article »
Manatee school board selects two finalists in superintendent search Meanwhile, board members get updates on apprenticeships and program for students with intellectual disabilities. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: Area rents are still outpacing wages Minimum-wage workers would need to work nearly three full-time jobs to afford a two-bedroom. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Tuesday, the Manatee County School Board will discuss and vote on the four superintendent finalists. On Wednesday, the Bradenton City Council will discuss expansion plans by Presbyterian Retirement Communities west of downtown. Read Article »
After southward expansion of monitoring, Waterkeeper finds high E. coli concentrations Seven locations in Southern Sarasota Bay area should have ‘no swim’ advisories, the non-profit says. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: Right-wing restlessness roils Sarasota GOP Grassroots conservatives at Venice meeting express frustrations with ‘RINOs’. Read Article »
Manatee County joins lobbying effort to fix SB 180 The commissioners also vote for an after-hours curfew for minors. Read Article »
Sarasota City Commission rejects synagogue’s housing proposal But this may not be the last word on the land in the Alta Vista neighborhood. Read Article »
