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On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of July 4, 2025

The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. June 26 Alarm 9:04...

Push to add height, density and hotels to St. Armands back in Sarasota City Hall; pushback is immediate

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com While logic might imply that increasing height, development and adding hotel rooms to St. Armands Circle makes little sense given its...

Whittall wants new parking garage at St. Regis Longboat Key

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key St. Regis Developer and Owner Chuck Whittall was on the Indianapolis 500 racetrack last Friday, ready to enter a...

Longboat’s budgeting director and 30-year town employee Sandi Henley heading to retire in Panama

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Town of Longboat Key Town employee Sandi Henley has lived in a world of Heaven and Hell for the last 30...

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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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