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Local Matters: Sept. 24 - Redeveloping Newtown

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September 25, 2009 02:05 PM PDT

The September 24 episode of Local Matters featured Lorna Alston (General Manager of the North Sarasota Redevelopment Division) and Dru Jones (Economic Development Coordinator) discussing the work being done at the City of Sarasota’s Newtown Redevelopment Office.
Topics of discussion included an overview of the efforts to help redevelop and revitalize Sarasota’s historic black community – efforts that include the creation of an Enterprise Zone and Community Redevelopment Agency; the City of Sarasota’s storefront improvement program; better communications with Newtown residents and local organizations; and job creation and job preservation for the Newtown work force. (www.sarasotagov.com/Newtown)

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Thanks to Bungalow Builders for sponsoring this episode of Local Matters. Learn more about Bungalow Builders’ eco-friendly, green bungalow designs at www.BungalowBuildersLLC.com

Intro and outro music courtesy of Radio Free Carmela & The Transmitters (www.radiofreecarmela.com).

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Hosted by Joe Hendricks and co-host Steve Norris, Local Matters is a weekly public affairs show airing Thursday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m. on WSLR 96.5 LPFM, in Sarasota, Florida. Local Matters and all other WSLR programming is streamed live at www.WLSR.org. Working as a freelance writer and photographer, Joe recently contributed stories to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Farmers' Markets Today magazine. He began his reporting career as an intern at The Sanford Herald and later served as a staff reporter for the Sanford Herald after a short stint as a staff reporter for the Oviedo Voice. After moving to Sarasota in September 2008, Joe spent time freelancing for The Pelican Press. Joe, a musician since his days with the middle school and high school bands, plays drums and percussion with Tanya Radtke & Friends, John Howard, and The Storytellers Concert Series. For more information, visit www.ThatDamnJoe.com.

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