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School grades for the 2022-23 school year were released by the Florida Department of Education on Monday with Collier and Sarasota counties posting the only 'A' grades among Southwest Florida districts.As a part of Florida’s first-in-the-nation transition to using progress monitoring instead of traditional high stakes testing, grades for the 2022-2023 school year serve as a baseline and carry no negative consequences.

Just ahead of Florida’s annual legislative session, which begins March 4, our panel of political scientists weighs in on key legislative proposals lawmakers will consider over the next two months including firearm regulations, relief for condo owners, property taxes, tax holidays, state election policy, and much more.

From Sarasota to Marco Island and Venice and Sanibel to Arcadia and LaBelle, Southwest Florida is home to more than a dozen art centers. Most host visual art exhibitions showcasing member, regional and nationally renowned artists that change every month. In October, there are 32 shows at these venues, underscoring the importance of the arts in our part of the country.

Art Deco was known as the Golden Age of Illustration. To celebrate its centenary, the Sarasota Art Museum opens an exhibition at the end of the month that features 100 rare fine art advertisement posters created during the 1920s and ‘30s by some of the world’s earliest, master graphic designers. Executive Director Virginia Shearer explains why these posters are so rare.

This week, seven shows open, three close, ten continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

A Sarasota man is among nine people from Florida and Ohio charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled, and to obtain controlled substances through fraud. The charges filed in the Middle District of Florida are part of the Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action.

It was a rollercoaster of a ride for the Florida economy in 2025. Governor Ron DeSantis looked to alleviate homeowners’ pocketbooks by proposing to eliminate property taxes for primary residences.

Multiple opera performances take place this week at the Sarasota Opera House, Artis-Naples and the Wang Opera Center in Naples.

This moon phase is nicknamed the Wolf Moon, which is rooted in Native American culture.

Anora won five Academy Awards, including best picture. Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin won best supporting actress and actor. Flow and No Other Land won best animated feature film and best documentary.