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UPDATED STORY: The View from the Bridge: What Sarasota’s New City Manager Means for the Barrier Islands

—The City of Sarasota finally has a new CEO. For residents of Longboat Key and St. Armands, the arrival of a new top executive...

Gag Order on the Gulf: Longboat Key Prepares for Legal War Over ‘Half Moon House’ Demolition

—Drive down Gulfside Road today, and you will see a barrier island that has fought its way back to life. A year and...

From Washington Post Company President to Longboat Key: How Alan Spoon Helped Shape Our Digital Future

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com We have all witnessed how information technology has evolved in our lifetimes, surpassing perhaps any past achievement in human history. It...

Slow Down, Sarasota: State Advances 10 MPH E-Bike Speed Limit Near Pedestrians

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Who doesn't like to ride fast and silently with the freedom of a motorcycle, yet with the planet-saving feeling of an...

Perfect Match: Mother-Son Duo Serves Up Inspiration at Key Club

STEVE REID & MEL RHINELANDER news@lbknews.com Club championships take many forms. Some players enter for a weekend of fun, while others chase the ghosts of past glories....

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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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