Drink Less But Drink Better
S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN
Staff Writers
wine@lbknews.com
Observers of trends in the alcoholic beverage sector have no illusions about the headwinds their industry is facing. Tariffs are...
On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of January 9, 2026
Jan. 2
Alarm
Officer Van Dyke responded to Bay Isles Parkway in reference to a duress alarm. Upon arrival, Officer Van Dyke and Officer Pescuma approached...
Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of January 9, 2026
E-bikes on our Sidewalk
To: Editor
The town needs to figure out how to keep E-Bikes away from pedestrians and bicyclists that use the ONLY sidewalk...
A Gilded Renaissance… Longboat Key’s 2026 Reinvention Underway
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
By January 2026, the sun rising over Sarasota Bay still paints the water in shades of impossible violet and gold, a...