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New College neighbors head to mediation over disputed campus master plan
Nestled amid aged oaks draped in Spanish moss and native palms, the 110-home Uplands subdivision sits along Sarasota Bay between New College of Florida and the campus that, until recently, belonged to the University [...]
New College Foundation votes to dissolve alumni association despite objections
The New College Foundation Board voted Wednesday morning to dissolve the school's nearly 50-year-old alumni association, approving a controversial restructuring over the objections of alumni leaders. Critics and other community members argued the move [...]
New College Foundation seeks to dissolve school’s alumni association
New College of Florida officials are seeking to dissolve the college's nearly 50-year-old alumni association, a group that has criticized the school's conservative overhaul, and replace it with a new committee overseen by its [...]
Florida’s new tax plan will help some but not all
Florida voters will decide in November whether to expand homestead exemptions, cutting county and city property taxes under a plan that’s raised questions over who exactly benefits. As it currently stands, the proposed amendment [...]
Sarasota, Manatee vacation-home frenzy fades, signaling economic shift
The Sarasota-Bradenton real estate market has seen a dramatic pullback in vacation and second-home sales, suggesting the pandemic-era buying spree is over and consumers are holding off on big-ticket discretionary purchases. What was once [...]
