Sarasota’s World Affairs Lectures

The Sarasota World Affairs Council hosts high-profile foreign affairs lectures covering current international issues ranging from foreign intelligence to peace negotiations to immigration and trade. https://www.sarasotawac.org/ Each lecture is followed by a wine and light-bites…

Florida Sea Rise is Real

By Prashant Gopa Lori Rittel is stuck in her Florida Keys home, living in the wreckage left by Hurricane Irma two years ago, unable to rebuild or repair. Now her best hope for escape is…

Plan To Protect The Florida Keys

The Comprehensive Plan To Protect The Florida Keys Posted On August 19, 2019 By Mike D. |   Since 1990, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has been tasked with protecting the only barrier coral reef in the continental…

Florida Tax Haven

Florida Tax Haven nets $17B as wealth relocate from high-tax states: Report The state and local tax (SALT) deduction is causing more Americans to move from high tax states to states with no income tax.…

Best of Our Town Sarasota

We like to support local businesses and let our readers know who some of the best establishments are. Some are noted for a specific item because we haven't tried all of their offerings. We hope…

Coral reefs

Mote Battles Endangered Coral Reefs

Mote battles unprecedented threat to Florida’s coral reefs New research results, expanded restoration efforts target stony coral tissue loss outbreak Florida’s coral reefs are facing an unprecedented, deadly and rapidly spreading coral disease outbreak —…

Michael's Surge Uncovers 119 Year Old Vessels

Michael's Surge Uncovers 119 Year Old Vessels Tom McKay   Three ships left marooned on Dog Island after the 1899 Carrabelle Hurricane, including from left the Norwegian bark “Vale”, the Norwegian bark “Jafnhar”, and in…

Who Knew: Andrew Economos, Sarasota Inventor

Radio’s Most Innovative: Andy Economos’ Selector He and his wife donate $1 million dollars to Mote and Red Tide Research. By · Fred Jacobs   www.Jacobsmedia.com/blog (OTS: We came across Andrew Economos via a press release from Mote noting…