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Not Just Sarasota: Across Florida, Governments Are Freezing Hiring Before the November Tax Vote
From Citrus County to Leon to Fort Myers, Florida governments are freezing hiring and drafting severance plans months before a single vote is cast...
Sarasota Sailing Squadron Seeks City’s Vote for a New Lease and Youth Sailing Center
On almost any bright morning off the northern tip of City Island, the same small, everyday miracle plays out on the water. A scatter...
Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of July 10, 2026
A Grim Discovery on 15th Street
To: Sarasota City Commission
Early this morning there was a shooting at 15th street and Central, which sadly resulted in...
The Ballot and the Bay: Five Candidates, Two Seats, and a City With Issues
A five-way primary for two at-large seats, an island-defining county race a jurisdiction away, and a November tax question that could quietly reorder the...
Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of July 3, 2026
Non-tax revenue stream
To: Sarasota City Commissioner Liz Alpert
The city’s budget can get beat up by damages from traffic crashes. Inflation has been brutal over...