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Bishop Museum Releases Rehabbed Manatees

Just a short drive from Longboat Key, Bradenton’s Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is celebrating a major conservation victory this week. Following months...

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

A tip led to Longboat Key. For Bird Key resident Erik Abrahamson, an ordinary day turned into an ongoing wildlife adventure thanks to a casual...

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

TERRY O'HARA Columnist news@lbknews.com I hear this question over and over from people interested in taking up golf. As a PGA Golf Professional running an extremely busy...

On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of February 27, 2026

Feb. 20 Parking 12:25 p.m. Officer Miklos responded to Palm Drive and Broadway Street in reference to an illegal parking complaint. Upon arrival, Officer Miklos observed seven...

Glassware at Bars and Home

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com We must begin with a correction. In the Spirited Cocktails article a couple of weeks ago, the master bartender in...

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Turning Down the Volume: Sarasota Commissions Noise Study Amidst Corvette Revvers and “Cranky Neighbors”

—Between the thumping bass of downtown nightlife, the roar...

How a 1930s Bungalow is Ground Zero in Sarasota’s Battle Over Preservation

—The ongoing tug-of-war for Sarasota’s soul was on full...

Sarasota Rejects 50% Parking Rate Hike, Opts for Extended Hours, Fines to Offset $2.8M

—Facing a ballooning multimillion-dollar deficit in its parking program,...

Etch-a-Sketch Empire: The True Cost of an Aimless War, from Hormuz to Longboat Key

—Here on the barrier islands, the illusion of insulation...
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