Peace & Justice: Florida Nature Photography, then Indigenous People of the Northeast This Wednesday, April 24 at 9am, E. Scott Osborne will interview Florida nature photographer and author Fran Palmeri. Then we’ll talk to Adrienne Scott about the repatriation campaigns of the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust in the Northeast United States. Read Article »
Palmetto police criticized over death of man in distress Family and activist group stage protest, after two months of silence Read Article »
City of Sarasota commissioners discuss workforce housing incentives Proposed zoning changes offer developers higher density for attainable housing. Read Article »
New cultural center hosts Kwanzaa celebration The recently opened Leonard Reid House was the place to celebrate Day Seven. Read Article »
Democracy Rising: Revitalizing the Grassroots Fogartyville will be hosting an event to celebrate democracy on the day it was shaken: January 6. Read Article »
Developer presents workforce housing project for Main Street This could be the first project in posh downtown Sarasota to take advantage of a new regulation that allows for higher density. Read Article »
Vacation rentals: Line in the sand in the tug-of-war between city and state? The Sarasota City Commission seems ready to make this a defining issue for ‘home rule’. Read Article »
Siesta Key vs. big hotels: Round Two Two years into the fight and with a loss under their belt, hotel developers are at it again. Read Article »
Peace & Justice Report: Capitalism; then: A new Children’s Museum! This Wednesday, January 3 at 9am, we’ll talk to Michael Zweig, author of Class, Race and Gender: Challenging the Injuries Read Article »
This Week in Local Government In a workshop on Monday, Jan. 8, the City of Sarasota commission will discuss comprehensive plan changes that would allow higher density along thoroughfares to encourage construction of workforce housing. Read Article »
Peace & Justice: Two views on Gaza This Wednesday, December 27 at 9am, we’ll talk about the conflict in Gaza. First we’ll talk to Ron Kenan who Read Article »
Abortion access takes big step towards November ballot With 1.45 million signatures, and 12 of 14 districts secured, the petitioners are now girding for the next battle: The referendum Read Article »
In Old Miakka case, judge rules for developer Plaintiffs decide to appeal, ‘go all the way’. Read Article »
