Sarasota artists consider lawsuit over Avenue of Art erasure

Sarasota removed hundreds of sidewalk paintings this summer, to comply with an FDOT directive.

Original Air Date: December 3, 2025

Host: The arts community in Sarasota is still reeling from the erasure of hundreds of sidewalk paintings at Burns Court. Under the threat of the Florida Department of Transportation withdrawing funding from road maintenance and construction, the City of Sarasota jumped into action in August. Will a lawsuit be filed? Dania Hefley has this report…

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