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The View from the Bridge: What Sarasota’s New City Manager Means for the Barrier Islands

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The City of Sarasota finally has...

Gag Order on the Gulf: Longboat Key Prepares for Legal War Over ‘Half Moon House’ Demolition

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Drive down Gulfside Road today, and...

From Washington Post Company President to Longboat Key: How Alan Spoon Helped Shape Our Digital Future

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com We have all witnessed how information...

Slow Down, Sarasota: State Advances 10 MPH E-Bike Speed Limit Near Pedestrians

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Who doesn't like to ride fast...

State Pushes Mega-Bridges Forward as Longboat Loses Battle for ‘Modest’ Spans

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The era of the quaint barrier island drawbridge is rapidly coming to an end, and local officials are finding out the...

Trojan Horse on Circle: How a ‘Visioning’ Session Could Pave Way for St. Armands Hotelization

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com A city-run “visioning session” scheduled for next Thursday is being billed as a community discussion on the post-hurricane future of St....

The Baseline Divide: Why the Women’s Game is the Secret to Longevity on Longboat Key

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Fifty-three years ago, the air in the Houston Astrodome was thick with cigar smoke and chauvinism as Billie Jean King was...

On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of February 20, 2026

Civil 8:00 a.m. Officer Pescuma was dispatched to the 4600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in reference to a disturbance involving a guest payment dispute....

Mardi Gras at Fogartyville

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com The Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center has a unique role in the Rosemary District close by downtown Sarasota in...

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Gag Order on the Gulf: Longboat Key Prepares for Legal War Over ‘Half Moon House’ Demolition

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Drive down Gulfside Road today, and...

From Washington Post Company President to Longboat Key: How Alan Spoon Helped Shape Our Digital Future

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com We have all witnessed how information...

Slow Down, Sarasota: State Advances 10 MPH E-Bike Speed Limit Near Pedestrians

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Who doesn't like to ride fast...

Perfect Match: Mother-Son Duo Serves Up Inspiration at Key Club

STEVE REID & MEL RHINELANDER news@lbknews.com Club championships take many forms....
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