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Sarasota

Development planned in Sarasota via Florida Trident

Behind closed doors; Sarasota County’s contentious negotiations with a developer: Florida Trident

Hi Hat Ranch, Sarasota County’s largest development project, would allow developers to build a road across 24 acres of county land.
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In Ybor City May Pang will share her “Lost Weekend” photos of John Lennon

May Pang – the Lost Weekend girlfriend of John Lennon - shows her photos of the Beatle at Tempus Projects in Ybor City.

The Scoop: Fri. Jan 3rd, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Rudman bills tossed out Rudman resigned from the house but had 6 bills he wrote. Hurricane Milton reopened a Sarasota inlet improving water quality Midnight Pass was closed for decades, but Milton reopened it. They...

The Scoop: Wed. Nov. 13th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

An appeals court will hear a case about restrictions on medical treatment for transgender Floridians  A federal appeals court will hear arguments in January in a battle over Florida’s restrictions on treatments such as puberty...

The Scoop: Fri. Oct. 25, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

There is pollution in Tampa Bay from Mosaic after Milton. While Sarasota County beaches will reopen after 2 weeks of closure.

The potential for flooding increases through the weekend

Manatee County has extended its State of Emergency more than 2 weeks after Hurricane Debby.

Gov. DeSantis introduces a program to help communities in need

Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at press conference Wednesday to introduce a new program called Hope Florida to help communities in need.

Public official Mike Moran spent $36,000 in taxpayers’ money on lavish travel, steak dinners, and booze

Mike Moran spent more than $36,000 of taxpayers’ money during a recent 18-month period on lavish trips to Las Vegas and elsewhere.

Possible site for state Black history museum narrowed to 3; Sarasota narrowly misses out

Listen: Members of the Black History Museum Task Force chose the top three choices for a future Black history museum in Florida. Sarasota narrowly missed out on the opportunity. St John’s County in North Florida...
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Board approves $1.1 million for New College of Florida

New College of Florida is in line to receive $1.1 million in what is known as performance-based funding.
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What happened to Sarasota?

Once a quiet corner of moderate Republicans who supported the arts and planned parenthood, Sarasota has morphed into a politically polarized hotbed of right wing extremism. What happened to Sarasota? Joe Gruters. The state senator...

Sarasota higher ed leaders discuss diversity amid Florida crackdown

Listen: Leaders at several colleges in Manatee and Sarasota Counties spoke at a nonpartisan political forum on Thursday. An otherwise non-controversial discussion got interesting when the question of diversity came up. Leaders at New College,...
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