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Episode 369: Suncoast Searchlight: Sarasota...

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2025/08/16

Sarasota schools are back in session this week. For many families that brings the excitement of new teachers, classmates and activities. But this year it also brings into focus a critical threat to public health: plummeting kindergarten vaccination rates. Kara Newhouse with Suncoast Searchlight reports. To read the full article, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-kindergarten-vaccine-rates-plummet.

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Episode 368: Bradenton City Council approves...

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2025/08/16

The Bradenton City Council on Wednesday okayed the potential expansion of a senior living community despite its encroachment on a historic downtown neighborhood. Noah Vinsky reports.

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4:49

Episode 367: Suncoast Searchlight: Sarasota’s...

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2025/08/16

This Monday, the City of Sarasota Commission will hear the final report from the Purple Ribbon Committee. The panel was set up two years ago to make recommendations about the future of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The fate of that historic building is intertwined with plans to build a half-billion dollar Performing Arts Center just a block away. But fundraising for that project is lagging, the Suncoast Searchlight found. Derek Gilliam has the details. To read the full story, go to

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6:41

Episode 366: Lulu Martinez recounts her walk to...

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2025/08/16

After weeks of ICE detention, a young woman who grew up in North Port signed her deportation papers and walked across the Mexican border. She told WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez what that was like and talked about her plans going forward.

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Episode 365: Suncoast Searchlight: Suncoast renters...

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2025/08/14

Rents are still beyond reach across Sarasota and Manatee counties. For many working people, affording rent means working extreme hours. Josh Salman with Suncoast Searchlight has the details. To read the full story, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-manatee-renters-35-hour-afford-apartment.

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Episode 364: Manatee school board selects two...

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2025/08/14

The School Board of Manatee County narrowed down its superintendent search to two finalists on Tuesday. Last week, Manatee Technical College also gave an update on EDGE, the school’s new program for students with intellectual disabilities, at its one-year mark. WSLR’s Noah Vinsky and Kylee Worth report.

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6:15

Episode 363: Developers return to push for Celery...

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2025/08/14

In a rare and surprising move early this year, the five Sarasota County commissioners voted unanimously to deny a national homebuilder a rezone to build a new subdivision on pasture land. Now, half a year later, D.R. Horton is back, bringing more lawyers. Mason Chambless reports.

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5:29

Episode 362: Sarasota Republican Party calls for...

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2025/08/14

Three seats on the Sarasota School Board are up for election next year, and the pushing and shoving has begun. Today one board member resigned, and yesterday, the Republican Party of Sarasota asked another board member to resign. Johannes Werner reports.

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5:51

Episode 361: Lulu Martinez describes her experience...

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2025/08/14

Last week, Lulu Martinez walked across a bridge to Mexico. She is a 22-year old recent college graduate who grew up in Sarasota County, and she ended up in ICE detention in Texas after hometown police arrested her in June following a wrong U-turn in North Port. WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez had an extended interview with her in which she described her experience in ICE detention.

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3:34

Episode 360: Sarasota City Commission denies...

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2025/08/07

The Sarasota City Commission on Monday voted down a synagogue’s plan to sell six acres of its land in the Alta Vista neighborhood to a developer to build a 275-unit apartment complex. Reece Helmick reports.

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Episode 359: Manatee County continues pushback...

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2025/08/07

The Manatee County Commissioners have opposed Senate Bill 180 since its passage in June. It prevents communities affected by hurricanes from enacting stricter building standards. Last week, the board discussed joining a lawsuit against the bill. Now, it's opting for a legislative fix. The board also moved forward with adopting a youth curfew for parts of the county. WSLR’s Noah Vinsky has the details of Tuesday's meeting.

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Episode 358: Suncoast Searchlight: Right-wing...

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2025/08/07

"Republicans in name only." That is what a right-wing activist labeled many GOP members at a recent rally and strategy meeting in Venice hosted by Defend Florida. Alice Herman of Suncoast Searchlight reports. For her full account of the event, visit suncoastsearchlight.org/defend-florida-rightwing-activists-target-gop.

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Episode 357: Suncoast Waterkeeper finds high bacteria...

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2025/08/07

Sarasota’s beaches are consistently ranked among the best in the world, with tourists and locals alike regarding the crystal clear water as a hit. However, recent research from Suncoast Waterkeeper found that they are actually full of fecal bacteria. Kylee Worth reports.

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Episode 356: City seeks community input on North...

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2025/08/02

Sarasota’s North Water Tower Park is a well-kept secret. Tucked between the North Tamiami Trail and Old Bradenton Road, the L-shaped 4-acre oak forest—interspersed with pastures—is hiding behind rows of single-family homes and now a rising apartment complex. If you have been there, you’re probably a neighbor or a disc golf fan. Now, the City of Sarasota wants to beef it up. Reece Helmick reports.

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Episode 355: Manatee school board announces four...

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2025/08/02

Over two months after the sudden ousting of former superintendent Jayson Wysong, the School Board of Manatee County is winding down the search for his replacement. On Tuesday, the board announced four finalists for the superintendent position. WSLR reporter Noah Vinsky tells us who the candidates are.

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5:02

Episode 354: Suncoast Searchlight: Special...

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2025/08/02

An analysis by Suncoast Searchlight reveals that buyers in this region have little choice but to live in neighborhoods controlled and taxed by real estate developers. Derek Gilliam reports. To read the full story, go to suncoastsearchlight.org/cdd-suncoast-sarasota-manatee-developer-district-debt.

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Episode 353: Family sues New College Foundation for...

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2025/08/02

New College’s fundraising arm is under more scrutiny. A family with close ties to the liberal arts campus sued the New College Foundation and are demanding it return their donation that funds a scholarship for underprivileged students. They want their donation returned because they say the college—which has been subject to a political takeover—does not represent the spirit of their donation anymore, and it has not used their $156,000. But the plaintiffs won’t get their day in court until

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6:53

Episode 352: Streets of Paradise gears up for...

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2025/07/31

Streets of Paradise has been around for a while, looking after unhoused Sarasotans and Manatee County residents. It has not done so without controversy. But now it is opening a big facility where those who need it can find community.

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Episode 351: Organizers invite protesters to 'Rage...

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2025/07/31

Dare to fight fascism. Stand up for democracy. Stop the dictatorship. Rage against the Regime. These are the calls for protest organizers hope will be echoing around the United States this Saturday as people across the nation protest the policies and actions of the Trump administration. But there is a bit of confusion. Mason Chambless has this report.

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Episode 350: Developer seeks approval for two-tower...

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2025/07/31

An Illinois developer wants to build a twin-tower luxury condominium with some attainable apartments, covering much of one block on the North Trail near downtown Sarasota. Ramon Lopez has the details.

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