Monthly Archives: August, 2025

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Ending a Bloody Tug-of-War: Mote Scientists Prove Electric ‘Pulse’ Can Save Sharks

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Ask any charter captain on the...

Harbour Square Demo Paves Way for Buccaneer Restaurant

STAFF REPORT news@lbknews.com The final domino is about to fall, clearing...

Concrete or Canopy? Longboat reconsiders development tax strategy

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com For nearly half a century, the...

Historic St. Armands home hits market at $17.5 million

One of Sarasota’s architecturally significant and culturally rich estates is on the market. Listed at $17.5 million, the historic Casa del Carnevale is located at...

News Briefs from Longboat Town Manager Howard Tipton

Welcome Chief Russ Mager – Town’s New Police Chief Chief Mager was officially introduced to the Town Commission on June 27 and was sworn...

FST Receives $150,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota

Florida Studio Theatre has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the naming of the Mainstage Sound and...

Sarasota’s Le Colonne to Reopen as Nōnnō Umbertō Italian Seafood & Steakhouse

Le Colonne is preparing to reopen with Chef Simone Salustri at the helm, under the new name honoring Le Colonne’s founder. Opening in the...

Tourist taxes dip

After two consecutive sets of reports showing month-over-month increases in the Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenue, the latest data released by Sarasota County...

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Harbour Square Demo Paves Way for Buccaneer Restaurant

STAFF REPORT news@lbknews.com The final domino is about to fall, clearing...

Concrete or Canopy? Longboat reconsiders development tax strategy

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com For nearly half a century, the...
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