Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis
The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year are nothing short of historic. On Longboat Key, researchers documented 1,473 nests in the 2025...
Sleet and Cabbage Return Home: Mote Marine Celebrates Release of Manatee Rehab Patients
In a major milestone for local marine conservation, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has successfully released its first two manatee rehabilitation patients back into...
The “Safe” Sport Fallacy: Why Pickleball is Sending More Seniors to the ER Than Tennis
It was supposed to be the gentle alternative—a lower-impact pastime for those “aging out” of the grueling demands of the baseline. But as millions...
Longboat Kiwanis Welcome Return of Lawn Party
S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN
Staff Writers
wine@lbknews.com
The somber fall of 2024 on Longboat Key and its devastating Hurricanes seemed a distant memory as residents of the...