WSLR News
Local news and politics program, broadcasting from Sarasota's own WSLR 96.5 LP FM, every Wednesday & Friday at 6 pm (with a Week in Review on Saturday at Noon). Check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or at www.WSLR.org.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 119
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 279: WSLR News Fri., Aug 16: Sarasota's lacking stormwater system; big sewage spill; three city executives resign; another New College lawsuit
The historic flooding in Sarasota County put our plumbing to the test. The stormwater system, that is. The county's plumber-in-chief is Spencer Anderson. WSLR reporter Mark Warriner had a chance to i…
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Fri 16 Aug 2024
Episode 278: WSLR News Wed., Aug 14, 2024: Flooded residents' worries; the flood and politics; City of Sarasota Commission District 1 debate; a high-profile school board race
The historic flooding in Sarasota County last week put the spotlight on neighborhoods with homes knee-deep under water. Ramon Lopez pays close attention to one community where the water barely reach…
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Wed 14 Aug 2024
Episode 277: WSLR News Fri., Aug. 9, 2024: Ringling College enrollment drop; stranded cars; Siesta Crossings mall redevelopment; Dr. Nik's bikes aren't scrap!
Ringling College of Arts is an engine of the Culture Coast. But that engine has been sputtering lately, and that has to do with the Culture Wars emanating from Tallahassee. Florence Fahringer had a c…
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Sat 10 Aug 2024
Episode 276: WSLR News Wed., Aug 7, 2024: Flooded Sarasota; what went wrong with planning in Sarasota; The New College Six; Q&A with ACLU Florida's new executive director
The aftermath of Hurricane Debby. Our Johannes Werner tells you the stories of residents experiencing rising waters just outside of Philippi Creek. Then: A former Sarasota Commissioner talks about th…
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Wed 07 Aug 2024
Episode 275: WSLR News Aug. 2: Hospital board candidate's death; cost of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center; Democratic candidates for Congress
The public hospital board is hotly contested electoral terrain, as "Medical Freedom" activists are trying to gain control of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in these upcoming elections. In the middle of …
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Fri 02 Aug 2024
Episode 274: WSLR News Wed., July 31, 2024: Republican Party removes Republican activist from rally; Moran's entertainment spending; history teachers conference; dark money
At a rally this weekend at Robarts Arena, the Sarasota Republican Party chief expelled two Republicans - one candidate, and one activist. Ramon Lopez has that story. Next: Mike Moran has raised his p…
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Wed 31 Jul 2024
Episode 273: WSLR News Fri., July 26: Dark money; lawsuit continues to hold up megaproject; Rose vs. Barker; Hillsborough school vs. county and state
Developer campaign contributions play a key role in local politics. But much of this money is now circulating outside the public view. WSLR reporter Mark Warriner was at a presentation about "Dark Mo…
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Fri 26 Jul 2024
Episode 272: WSLR News Wed., July 24, 2024: Bradenton sells city hall; Sarasota County takes back public housing funding; Ziegler public records lawsuits put city in tight spot
Bradenton is about to sell city hall to a luxury developer. Literally. Tyler Oldano has more about that story. Then: It's a different picture in St. Petersburg, where the city council just approved a…
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Thu 25 Jul 2024
Episode 271: WSLR News Fri., July 19, 2024: Group seeks to stop change to Venice elections; candidate forums; the end of the Sarasota County business tax
Activists and former officials formed a non-partisan group to fight a change in the way elections are run in the City of Venice. That's not the only grassroots response to controversial policies comi…
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Fri 19 Jul 2024
Episode 270: WSLR News Wed., July 17, 2024: City finds solution for Players Theater; What the Medical Freedom candidates want; Manatee Supervisor of Elections race; what's at stake in the Aug. 20 elections; Franklin v. Battie drags on
The Players Theater wanted to build in the middle of a public park. Neighbors were dead set against it, and now the City of Sarasota came up with a solution. Then: What would the Medical Freedom cand…
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Wed 17 Jul 2024
Episode 269: WSLR News Fri., July 12, 2024: New College loses top administrator; Venice residents won't appeal Neal suit; Cathy Jordan memorial; activist summer camp; immigrant crash
New College just lost one of its last top administrators with deep experience of running a campus. Florence Fahringer brings us this story. Next: It just became too costly: Neighbors of a Pat Neal pr…
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Sat 13 Jul 2024
Episode 268: WSLR News Wed., July 10, 2024: Picking cultural winners and losers; Piney Point settlement; Venice compromise
On Wednesday, the Sarasota County Commissioners disregarded funding recommendations by outside experts, and instead picked winners and losers among cultural organizations, by singling out three orga…
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Wed 10 Jul 2024
Episode 267: WSLR News Fri., July 5: Lessons from Invest 90L; Historic Newtown wins another award; Sarasota Charter Review Board races
A weather system called Invest 90L brought a 1,000-year rain event to Sarasota two weeks ago. WSLR reporter Florence Fahringer talks to experts about lessons learned. Then: A new study by Sarasota re…
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Fri 05 Jul 2024
Episode 266: WSLR News Wed., July 3, 2024: Red Tide and human activity; tree memorial; Franklin vs. Battie; Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity
A lot of people insist Red Tide is a naturally occurring phenomenon that has been around for thousands of years. Period. And the link between human activity and the increasing length and intensity of…
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Wed 03 Jul 2024
Episode 265: WSLR News Fri., June 28, 2024: Vacation rental bill; tree memorial; green incubator; Democratic convention
After letting pass more than 80 bills that pre-empt local decision-making, Gov. Ron DeSantis - to the surprise of many - just vetoed one bill that troubled local communities. We have the details. The…
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Sat 29 Jun 2024
Episode 264: WSLR News Wed., June 26: Bridge Pride March; Sarasota County immigrant hearing; Manatee County elections roundup, Part 2
Due to the governor's fiat, the Ringling Causeway bridge will NOT be lit in rainbow colors during Pride Month this year. Instead, hundreds of Sarasotans will carry the world's longest rainbow flag ac…
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Wed 26 Jun 2024
Episode 263: WSLR News Fri., June 21, 2024: The end of Honeyside Farm; Sarasota tax collector's race; Manatee County election summary, part 1
Agriculture in Sarasota County is disappearing, and that even includes the latest generation of organic farmers. Tyler Oldano has a report on how one relatively young farm in Sarasota announced its d…
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Sat 22 Jun 2024
Episode 262: WSLR News Wed., June 19, 2024: ALICE 2024 report; Sarasota affordable housing projects; Jon Thaxton talks affordable housing; Juneteenth events
The latest ALICE report just came out, and it shows that the number of people living paycheck-to-paycheck keeps growing. Our news team is pointing at the elephant in the room: Low wages. Then: Two af…
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Wed 19 Jun 2024
Episode 261: WSLR News Fri., June 14, 2024: Sarasota childcare funding cuts; Medicare Advantage trap; New College tenure fight; ruling against Venice grassroots group
Affordable and quality childcare is increasingly hard to come by. Businesses complain the lack of it makes for higher staff turnover. Even so, Sarasota County commissioners voted 4-1 to cut funding f…
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Fri 14 Jun 2024
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