by Christine Robinson | Aug 15, 2026 | News
Five years ago, The Argus Foundation launched the Sarasota Schools Data Dig social media campaign with a simple goal: keep our school district honest about its own numbers, and pull the public conversation around school board races back toward academic achievement...
by Christine Robinson | Aug 12, 2026 | News
The Argus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award honors prominent business and community leaders in Sarasota who make lasting contributions through their professional and personal lives. Established in 2002, the annual distinction recognizes individuals who build...
by Christine Robinson | Jul 24, 2026 | News
Read our latest column on affordable housing and what 120% Area Median Income (AMI) really means. “It is outlandish and very out of touch for any elected official or candidate to infer our nurses, teachers, deputies, and firefighters are having an easy time finding...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Florida has a housing affordability crisis, and the state legislature did something about it. The Live Local Act is one of the most significant housing reforms in Florida’s recent history, written to cut through local red tape and give property owners a clear...
by Christine Robinson | May 16, 2026 | News
The county commission held a transportation workshop recently, walking residents through the community’s most pressing transportation infrastructure needs. The agenda covered capital improvement planning, unprogrammed thoroughfare improvements, and an overview...
by Christine Robinson | Apr 24, 2026 | News
Dozens of residents gathered inside a quiet, gated subdivision off Tatum Road last week, many dressed in yellow golf shirts, to protest a plan they fear could transform their rural corner of east Sarasota County. Read More
by Christine Robinson | Apr 18, 2026 | News
Accountability has to start at home. A government that bypasses its own constituents has no standing to lecture the state about public participation. This column is not about whether the County Commission reached the right decision. It is about how they reached it,...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 21, 2026 | News
Sarasota County held its much-anticipated budget workshop on February 26th, and the results were a mixed bag. There was genuine progress to acknowledge budget problems, and the commission deserves credit where it is due. At the same time, several issues surfaced that...
