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Heather Bushman

Gainesville, Sarasota

Education Reporter at Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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  • 6 days ago | heraldtribune.com | Heather Bushman

    Protesters gathered at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport to oppose Avelo Airlines' contract with ICE for deportation flights. Avelo Airlines defends the contract as a financial necessity for the company's stability and growth. Protesters are demanding more transparency from ICE and calling for a boycott of Avelo Airlines. Local protesters against national immigration policy turned their attention to a budget airline carrying out deportation flights Saturday.

  • 1 week ago | heraldtribune.com | Heather Bushman

    Another round of hurricane recovery funding is on the table for local homeowners. Sarasota County announced its Resilient SRQ Housing Recovery Program — open to homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Debby, Helene and/or Milton — is now accepting applications. The program will distribute a total of $88.3 million in federal grant money to reimburse homeowners for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Heather Bushman

    Buc-ee the Beaver is one step closer to building his newest dam in Southwest Florida. The Charlotte County Commission approved three zoning changes this week, clearing the way for a new Buc-ee’s mega gas station and convenience store in Port Charlotte. The famous interstate travel stop will be a commercial component of Benderson Development’s Harborview project: a 653-acre village community at the I-75 and Harborview Road interchange.

  • 1 week ago | heraldtribune.com | Heather Bushman

    The Mira Mar Plaza, a historic downtown icon that once seemed destined for demolition, is on its way toward a dramatic makeover with a preliminary greenlight from the Sarasota City Commission. The commission unanimously gave the first of two required approvals to a growth plan change allowing for redevelopment of the Mira Mar site with two 18-story mixed-use condo towers behind the remaining two historic structures.

  • 1 week ago | heraldtribune.com | Heather Bushman

    The cooling trend in the Sarasota-Bradenton area real estate market accelerated in April, according to a new report, with median sale prices dropping and inventory continuing to grow. The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s April findings noted some of the steepest drops in median sale prices that the region has seen in years. The association attributed those declines, as well as a cooled pace as measured by rising inventory, to a lingering post-pandemic market stabilization.

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heather bushman @hmb_1013
26 Mar 25

An oft-ignored aspect of girl dinner is not the “what” but the “when” of it. Could be a five star meal, but whipped up at 11:30 p.m. in near-total darkness? Only a microwave light to guide you? That’s girl dinner.

heather bushman
heather bushman @hmb_1013
22 Mar 25

Green Bean Casserole (Cassie) hard launch. Libra/Scorpio cusper. Big fan of the kitchen table, anything with strings and marathon naps. Showed up on our porch and stuck around <3 https://t.co/Ck0jjtogYO

heather bushman
heather bushman @hmb_1013
22 Mar 25

You get a lot of hate mail in this job but sometimes a message is so next-level vitriolic that you have to respect it. Mr. “sent from my iPad” is in it purely for the love of the game. Can’t be mad at that.