Herald-Tribune 

Sarasota County makes plans for $202 million in Ian recovery money  

Sarasota County is planning to spend a $201.5 million hurricane recovery grant on rehabilitating homes, building new affordable housing and improving South River Road, among other projects. 

 

Route-Fifty 

How local leaders are getting one hot county to cool down  

From emissions reductions to cool roofs, Miami-Dade County is exploring how building efficiency plays a role in the growing heat crisis. 

 

BROADBAND 

Bradenton Herald 

Federal dollars are coming to Manatee, DeSoto for internet  

Lilly Esaau is a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home. She spends several hours a day at the DeSoto County Library catching up on paperwork and continuing-education classes online, because she has no internet connection at home.