Overtown Square’s Grand Opening The ribbon has been cut for the long-anticipated green space Read Article »
Sarasota County Defunds Cultural Organizations WSLR-Fogartyville is one of them. An art show organizer calls the decision ‘political’. Read Article »
Peace & Justice: Inequality! This Wednesday, July 10 at 9am, we’ll talk to Chuck Collins of Inequality.org. Among other things, we’ll talk about the ways billionaires are disrupting our housing markets, democracy, and health, all the while shifting taxes onto you! Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission will take steps to expand the waste dump, and the City of Venice will set in motion terminal and hangar construction at the municipal airport. Read Article »
Obscure and volunteer – but key to controlling the county’s destiny Sarasota will vote to fill six seats of the 10-seat Charter Review Board this year. 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 »