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Explore video coverage of our recent town hall event

Explore the different videos from our recent town hall event and learn more about how we are creatively connecting the local community.

Candidates for Sarasota City Commission Play Red Light/Green Light

At our recent town hall event, we surprised the candidates (and the crowd) with a special version of Red Light/Green Light. Enjoy!

Explore photos from our recent town hall

Meet The Candidates for Sarasota City Commission 2017

Meet your candidates for Sarasota City Commission. Click to watch candidate interviews and learn more about the upcoming Sarasota City election in March.

The State of Sarasota – A Town Hall Event

Events

Meet the Candidates: Matt Sperling

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Meet the Candidates: Mikael Sandstrom

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Meet the Candidates: Fredd Atkins

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

Meet the Candidates: Patrick Gannon

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

Meet the Candidates: Hagen Brody

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

Meet the Candidates: Martin Hyde

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

Meet the Candidates: Jennifer Ahearn-Koch

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

Meet the Candidates: Susan Chapman

Join us as we interview the candidates for City Commission.

Live video will be streaming on our Facebook page for the first 15 minutes of the interview. The full interviews will be available on our website next week.

Here is the interview schedule

Monday – 1.9.17 – 2:00pm – Susan Chapman
Tuesday – 1.10.17 – 3:30pm – Jennifer Ahearn-Koch
Wednesday – 1.11.17 – 2:00pm – Martin Hyde
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 10:00am – Hagen Brody
Thursday – 1.12.17 – 1:30pm – Patrick Gannon
Friday – 1.13.17 – 3:00pm – Fredd Atkins
Tuesday – 1.17.17 – 2:00pm – Mikael Sandstrom

Leave your thoughts, questions for the candidates, or topics of concern in the comments and like our Facebook page for more updates as we prepare for our upcoming town hall meeting on the 15th of February.

The State of Sarasota – A Community Town Hall Event

Hello Sarasota,

I wanted to invite you to our upcoming Town Hall event. It’s an opportunity for you to learn more about what is going on in your community, and share your ideas about how best to move Sarasota forward.

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Here is an overview of the Town Hall Event.

Main purpose of event:

  1. Build community and generate excitement about important community issues
  2. Drive awareness for upcoming local elections and the importance of local civic involvement
  3. Create unique exposure opportunities for local civic and business partner organizations

Team:

The event is being hosted by the Sarasota Underground with the support of Clear Idea Labs, and a number of other local businesses and community organizations. A full list of community partners will be posted on this page soon.

Candidate Forum:

All announced candidates have been confirmed and will be in attendance. Leading up to the event you will have an opportunity to submit questions for the candidates, and suggest topics for discussion during our open community forum.

Vendors:

SU is inviting local businesses and organizations to support the town hall event with a sponsorship which would include a table at the event, and the ability to showcase their business or organization to a broad segment of Sarasota residents. There are also long term founding partner sponsorship opportunities that will be announced as we move forward. If you are interested in being a sponsor please fill out the form on this page and click the box for partner information.

Creative involvement:

We will be including a creative component to the town hall, where we involve the SU Creative Partners in an interactive part of the event. To learn more about how you can become a creative partner click here.

Breakout sessions:

In addition to the candidate forum, we will be having community workshops and breakout sessions to tap into the community mind and to solicit input on a number of relevant community initiatives.