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Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of October 31, 2025

Longboat Key News and Sarasota City News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to PO Box...

Historic Bird Key Yacht Club Demolished for $27.5M Resilient Future

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The 65-year-old Bird Key Yacht Club is officially a memory, having been completely demolished over the past week to make way...

Longboat Key Protects a Legacy: “Gulf of Mexico Drive” Retained in Unanimous Vote

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com After weeks of contentious debate sparked by state action, Longboat Key’s Town Commission voted unanimously to retain the historic name Gulf...

Community Shines at Longboat Key Chamber Awards

Resilience, community spirit, and a commitment to recovery were the central themes of this year’s Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet. Held...

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End of the “Purple War”? Van Wezel Heirs Back New $300M+ Performing Arts Center as Project Pivots

The ambitious, often contentious effort to build a world-class...

Stick Figure Drummer Kevin Offitzer to host Meet-and-Greet at Cirque St. Armands

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com For fans of American reggae, the...

Why the 2026 Australian Open Belongs to the New Ruling Class

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The air in Melbourne tastes like...

Infrastructure Upgrades Begin on St. Armands Artery Despite Concerns

Commuters and residents traversing the John Ringling Causeway—the primary...
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