/tags/sarasota Sarasota en-US WLRN Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:01:25 GMT /housing/2023-04-07/florida-appraiser-denies-man-of-homestead-exemption-for-renting-out-part-of-his-home Florida Supreme Court justices back a Sarasota County Property Appraiser who said a a homeowner should not have received a homestead property-tax exemption for part of his house that he rented out. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:01:25 GMT /housing/2023-04-07/florida-appraiser-denies-man-of-homestead-exemption-for-renting-out-part-of-his-home Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /environment/2023-04-06/floridas-climate-adaptation-center-predicts-14-named-storms-for-2023-hurricane-season The center says seven of the predicted 14 named storms will reach hurricane status with two or three major hurricanes making for a normal to slightly above normal season. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:43:21 GMT /environment/2023-04-06/floridas-climate-adaptation-center-predicts-14-named-storms-for-2023-hurricane-season Cathy Carter /education/2023-03-31/florida-school-board-member-is-a-target-of-anti-gay-rhetoric-at-public-meetings Tom Edwards says his opposition to the law that restricts classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and to the state's school voucher expansion program, has made him a target for his conservative opponents. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:00:00 GMT /education/2023-03-31/florida-school-board-member-is-a-target-of-anti-gay-rhetoric-at-public-meetings Cathy Carter /education/2023-02-01/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-to-lead-the-new-college-of-florida Former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran will be appointed to head the New College of Florida in Sarasota, removing President Patricia Okker Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:10:00 GMT /education/2023-02-01/former-education-commissioner-richard-corcoran-to-lead-the-new-college-of-florida Ryan Dailey /education/2022-12-14/this-is-about-politics-says-sarasota-superintendent-after-board-approves-his-exit School boards have grown increasingly partisan, after more than two dozen of the candidates endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis won seats this election cycle. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:30:00 GMT /education/2022-12-14/this-is-about-politics-says-sarasota-superintendent-after-board-approves-his-exit Kerry Sheridan /news/2022-08-19/sarasota-researchers-find-evidence-that-airborne-exposure-to-red-tide-could-have-neurological-impact A new study by the Roskamp Institute, found participants exhibited symptoms previously only associated with eating contaminated seafood. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:45:00 GMT /news/2022-08-19/sarasota-researchers-find-evidence-that-airborne-exposure-to-red-tide-could-have-neurological-impact Cathy Carter /news/2022-07-06/listeria-outbreak-tied-to-sarasota-ice-creamery A notice from the CDC said consumers who have ice cream from Sarasota's Big Olaf Creamery should throw away any of those products. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:39:51 GMT /news/2022-07-06/listeria-outbreak-tied-to-sarasota-ice-creamery Mark Schreiner /news/2022-07-04/judge-wont-dismiss-parent-lawsuit-in-gabby-petito-slaying A Florida judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which the parents of Gabby Petito claim that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her before he returned home alone from their western trip. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:37:39 GMT /news/2022-07-04/judge-wont-dismiss-parent-lawsuit-in-gabby-petito-slaying The Associated Press /news/2022-07-04/environmental-groups-plan-to-sue-the-army-corps-for-approving-construction-of-offshore-fish-farms The organizations say the federal agency failed to consider the impacts deep sea aquaculture would have on threatened and endangered species. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:00:14 GMT /news/2022-07-04/environmental-groups-plan-to-sue-the-army-corps-for-approving-construction-of-offshore-fish-farms Talia Blake /news/2022-04-21/environmental-group-releasing-more-clams-into-sarasota-bay-this-weekend The organization releases clams into Sarasota Bay due to their natural abilities to filter excess nutrients. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:04:36 GMT /news/2022-04-21/environmental-group-releasing-more-clams-into-sarasota-bay-this-weekend Violet Comber-Wilen