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Sarasota Chosen to Participate in LEED for Cities and Communities Grant Program

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, announced the City of Sarasota is among 20 new cities and counties selected to participate in the 2020 LEED for Cities and Communities Grant Program. The program helps local governments committed to accelerating progress on climate change, resilience and social equity…

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‘Full steam ahead’: Springtime Tallahassee, festival organizers make coronavirus plans

Coordinators behind three of Tallahassee’s largest upcoming festivals are all keeping close watch as cases of the coronavirus increase in Florida and around the nation. The 52nd Annual Springtime Tallahassee is scheduled for March 27 and 28 and has been cancelled only once in its history when the two-day event was rained out two years ago.…

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Sadowski Coalition Statement on the Florida Legislature Fully Funding Affordable Housing

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Sadowski Coalition – a nonpartisan collection of 32 statewide organizations – today issued the following statement attributed to Jaimie Ross, facilitator of the Sadowski Coalition and president and CEO of the Florida Housing Coalition, regarding the announcement that the Florida House agreed to the Florida Senate’s budget position to use all affordable housing trust…

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Local governments in Central Florida introduce 10-year plan to combat affordable housing crisis

In a regional effort, Seminole County, Orange County, Osceola County and the city of Orlando have all implemented a 10-year plan to combat the affordable housing crisis. “We as a regional entity have to attack this together,” said Lee Constantine, Seminole County Commissioner. “We aren’t going to solve Osceola County, without solving Orange County, without…

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