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Owed $28 Million and Losing Patience, Longboat Key Takes Its FEMA Fight to the State

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Longboat Key Takes Its $1.4 Million Amendment 3 Case Straight to the Homeowners

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City Says No to South Lido’s Problem Park, Citing Jet Skis, Trucks and a Battered Budget

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Longboat Pass Is Being Dredged Again, and This Time the Sand Goes North

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Longboat Approves a Private Dredge as the Mote Land Saga Nears Its End

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Sarasota Commission Reverses Preservation Board and Clears 1891 Wisteria Street for Demolition

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Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of September 25, 2026

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Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of September 18, 2026

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On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of September 18, 2026

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