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The Multi-Million Dollar Battle to Save Longboat’s Disappearing Shores

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Residents Push Back on “Hotelization” at St. Armands Visioning Workshop

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

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

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

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Bishop Museum Releases Rehabbed Manatees

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The Eagles of the Keys: A Photographer’s Local Safari

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

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

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Massive Bridge and Roundabout Projects Set to Transform Longboat

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From Red Carpets to Real Lives: The Soulful Evolution of Longboat’s Marty Hurwitz

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STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Shamans often speak of a transformative...
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Race Against the Freeze: Mote Marine Battles Cold to Rescue Florida Icons

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As a brutal winter cold front seized Florida in...
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RECORD BREAKER: Kiwanis Lawn Party Delivers $123,900 for Children’s Guardian Fund

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

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Harbour Square Demo Paves Way for Buccaneer Restaurant

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Concrete or Canopy? Longboat reconsiders development tax strategy

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The Sun-Bleached Mecca: How Nick Bollettieri and IMG created the Center of the Tennis Universe

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Homegrown ‘Sips’ Expands as Corporate Giant Retreats

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A Life of Service and Stewardship: Remembering Randy Clair (1939–2026)

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LBKNews Special Report news@lbknews.com Longboater Randy Clair was known as the...

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A Bridge Too Far, A Span Too High: FDOT’s Towering Disregard for Longboat Key

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Pam Bondi: The implosion of Florida’s rising Star

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Greatest Show on Earth is Sadly a Clown Show in Plan to ‘Vision’ St. Armands Development

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The Case for Funding the Circle Resiliency Plan

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New Europe Travel Rules You Can’t Afford to Ignore

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Oracle’s TikTok Acquisition: A Bright Future for Security, Innovation and Streaming?

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So You Want to Take Up Golf? Longboat Key’s Terry O’Hara Tells You What to Expect!

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

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Death from Above: How to Handle the Most Hated Shot in Tennis

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Game, Set, Sunshine: Tennis and its Love for Florida

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Two Simple Tennis Tips That Go Hand in Hand

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The Multi-Million Dollar Battle to Save Longboat’s Disappearing Shores

—Stand by the manicured tennis courts at the Longboat Key Club, and you’ll hear the same conversation echoing between serves: the south end beaches are...