People lined up at the doors of the Manatee Performing Arts Center for an hour and a half before they opened. There was an excited buzz in the air, as it was one of the rare town hall meetings that Vern Buchanan, U.S. Congressional Representative…
Hurricanes: great beasts of wind and rain that beat down on unlucky cities in their path. As a community situated so close to the Gulf of Mexico, New College students, staff and faculty wondered if the raging winds of Dorian would cancel classes, break windows…
New College is still standing in one piece at the end of the first couple weeks of classes after Hurricane Dorian threatened the new semester with force gusts, torrential rains and flooding while migrating up the east coast. The storm that devastated the Bahamas skirted…
photo courtesy of Shivani BathijaMembers of the Sarasota community listen to student speakers at the BLM rally. On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 1, community members gathered in Scott Plaza of Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) for a Black Lives Matter rally. Shivani…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsPresidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Progressive Sarasota, a coalition of progressive Sarasotans, has officially announced their endorsement of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign. The organization was founded in July 2015, growing out of the “Sarasota/Manatee for Bernie”…
image courtesy of Sarasota Film Festival Every year, film enthusiasts flock to Sarasota, where over 200 films, including documentaries, features and short films, will be showcased. From Friday, Apr. 5 until Sunday, Apr. 14, the 21st annual Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) will screen cinematic works…
photo courtesy of Sarasota Police Department Sarasota made national news for an incident of vandalism on the Unconditional Surrender statue that stands on the Sarasota Bayfront. According to the Sarasota Police Department’s (SPD) news release, #MeToo was spray painted in red along the leg of…
Sarasota loves cannabidiol (CBD)– at least, one would think so given how more than two dozen stores have begun selling the product. CBD can be found for sale from pharmacies to gas stations, and that wide availability has begun to attract the attention of the…
Katrina Carlin/Catalyst The current regulation leads to many problems in the retention ponds. Rep. Margaret Good filed a bill on Feb. 11 that will alter the Florida landscape: House Bill (HB) 737. Ten months earlier, at the Science and Environment Council Environmental Summit held at…
New College students are not often seen without a book, and now no one will have to be caught bookless again. From Friday, Nov. 30 to Sunday, Dec. 2, Brant’s Used Books will be holding a book sale with over 25,000 books up for grabs.…
