Sarasota County, Florida - Sarasota County Openly Plans for Excellence (SCOPE) is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the agency in its mission to connect and inspire citizens to create a better community. This candidate needs to be knowledgeable of the dynamics of community engagement and community change.This ...

Sarasota County, FL - Roxanne Joffe, 2012-2013 Chair of the SCOPE Board of Directors penned this guest editorial that was featured in the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

Sarasota, FL - It's true, I will be leaving SCOPE after eleven-plus years. What a pleasure to have been in this position and what an honor to work with you.

Sarasota, FL - In 2003, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley put forth his list of Humanity's Top Ten Problems for the next 50 years. Energy was No.1 and water was No.2. Therein lies the conundrum that we face, both globally and locally.

Sarasota, FL - Clean drinking water. We have to have it, and water- scarce areas of the country are considering some crazy things to get it.

Sarasota, FL - It's been a long haul, and the journey isn't complete. But Manatee and Sarasota counties continue to make smart, steady progress toward an "intelligent" road system.

Sarasota, FL - CREATIVITY ABOUNDS Inside the computer animation and game art and design department at Ringling College of Art and Design, movie posters hang on eggplant walls, highlighting the animation achievements of graduates who worked on the films.