This Week in Local Government On Monday, the City of Sarasota Commission will discuss traffic calming in neighborhoods and composting. On Tuesday, the Sarasota School Board will discuss a new policy about student demonstrations and disruptions. Read Article »
Bradenton Times Podcast: Tony Barrett, Manatee County Commission candidate Coming up this Sunday: Tony Barrett joins Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley for a discussion on overdevelopment, public safety and more. Read Article »
‘Neighbors Not Strangers’ Indivisible Manatee hosted a panel on immigration this week. Read Article »
Developer seeks to replace Historic Downtown Village with ‘superblock’ Some apartments would be attainable, but there is no space for the small businesses now on the site. Read Article »
Weeks after operator’s dissolution, concrete crushing plant continues running But it does so without a permit, apparently. Neighbors are now trying to get the state to shut it down. Read Article »
Suncoast Searchlight: How Mark Vengroff became a force in Suncoast affordable housing One Stop Housing, after pivoting from renovating motels to new construction, is gearing up for rapid growth. Read Article »
New College documentary premieres at film festivals ‘First They Came for My College’ bows as universities around the nation are facing similar political takeovers. Read Article »
This Week in Local Government On Wednesday, City of Sarasota planners will give feedback to a developer who would like to build a 324-unit apartment complex on Fruitville Road that would replace the Historic Downtown Village. Read Article »
Peace & Justice March 18 – Katie Sanders, Mark Edgington and Angela McArdle This Wednesday, Tom will talk to Katie Sanders, Editor-in-Chief of the fact the fact-checking website PolitiFact. Then he’ll talk to two Libertarians, Mark Edgington and Angela McArdle, about prison reform. Read Article »
