A Cat 4 and 5 extravaganza: A look back at the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Special to Longboat Key News
by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections
December 2025
With the calendar turned to December, we now close the...
Pumps Over Pavement: Sarasota County Rejects Barriers, Authorizes $13.5M to Keep St. Armands Dry and Passable
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
In a marathon session that stretched late into the evening, the Sarasota County Commission aggressively moved to fortify the region against...
The “Flat Rate” Illusion: How Longboat’s Revenue Soared While Your Tax Rate Stayed the Same
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
If you’ve looked at your property tax bill over the last decade, you might have noticed a confusing trend: the tax...
Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis
The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year are nothing short of historic. On Longboat Key, researchers documented 1,473 nests in the 2025...
Sleet and Cabbage Return Home: Mote Marine Celebrates Release of Manatee Rehab Patients
In a major milestone for local marine conservation, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has successfully released its first two manatee rehabilitation patients back into...
Paradise, Marked Down… Why Longboat Key’s Private Boom is the Town’s Public Bust
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
On the third floor of a gleaming condominium complex overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, there is a unit that exists in...
Shore’s Gambit in a Graveyard of Big Ideas
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
If history is any guide, the Shore Restaurant’s new proposal for a three-story, mixed-use complex on St. Armands Circle is sailing...
The Beauty of the Blur: Victoria Hohlt’s Memory on Canvas
In a city known for its blindingly bright light and sharp, tropical contours, Victoria Hohlt is interested in the blur.
On the evening of December...
The bumpy ride around St. Armands Circle is about to get a permanent fix
Starting this month, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will replace the temporary, modular speed humps along John Ringling Boulevard with permanent asphalt “speed...
FAILURE TO ACT: St. Armands Flooding Crisis Threatens Regional Economy, Evacuation
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
The critical failure of aging stormwater infrastructure on St. Armands Key is posing a devastating, region-wide threat to emergency preparedness and...