Christine Robinson

2 months ago | srqmagazine.com | Christine Robinson |Richard Corcoran |Phillip Lanham |Jacob Ogles

We live in a wonderful place. The evidence is how many people have moved here from other places and how traffic has increased in the area. It’s one of the biggest complaints here, and when traffic is one of our biggest problems and not crime, or economic deterioration, or education, like you see in the cities where people are fleeing from, it really highlights how lucky we are, and it also means people will be passionate about our community.

Jan 25, 2025 | srqmagazine.com | Jacob Ogles |Michael Moulton |Larry Thompson |Christine Robinson

Florida for decades served as America’s most important swing state. The last two election cycles proved that era to be over, but the consequence for Republicans in state and local politics may not always taste sweet. We now live in a period where the great political battles in Florida will be waged not between the left and right but among those seeking control of the Republican Party and its message.

Jan 25, 2025 | srqmagazine.com | Michael Moulton |Jacob Ogles |Larry Thompson |Christine Robinson

The Sarasota real estate market has slowed a bit since 2023, but luxury home sales above $1 million have continued to exceed the past six years. Compared to pre-pandemic sales in 2019, high-end home and condo sales in 2024 nearly tripled, with only 2021 coming close during the peak of the COVID buying frenzy. Year-to-date, home and condo sales in the Sarasota Real Estate Market in all price categories are 5% behind last year.

Jan 25, 2025 | srqmagazine.com | Larry Thompson |Jacob Ogles |Michael Moulton |Christine Robinson

For many people—especially artists—the rise of AI technology was initially a cause for existential dread. And while we are learning how best to embrace AI, we should never lose sight of the powers we possess as thinking, feeling humans. Those are the qualities that will continue to set us apart from AI’s electronically aggregated outcomes. And those are among the qualities that we have always strived and will continue to nurture at Ringling College of Art and Design.

Jan 18, 2025 | srqmagazine.com | Christine Robinson |Phillip Lanham |Jacob Ogles |Richard Corcoran

I recently had the opportunity to go on a benchmarking trip to Charleston organized by the Sarasota Chamber. These trips are organized to learn both best practices and what to avoid in public policy and processes. It is good to get out of the community and learn about the challenges and successes of other areas and how they are dealing with them. It was during this trip, that I discovered there was a recent sales tax vote in Charleston County this past November.