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Longboat Key relaxes rules on replacing storm-damaged trees

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com One does not have to be remarkably observant to notice that countless towering canopy trees were wiped out by last year’s...

Sarasota votes 4-1 to halt 327-Foot Obsidian Condo Project

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher news@lbknews.com In the end, opponents won when the Sarasota City Commission voted 4-1 last Tuesday to uphold an appeal against the 327...

Former Longboat Key Mayor Joan Webster passes

Joan Marie (Derezinski) Webster, PhD. Passed away on May 8, 2025, in Sarasota, Florida. Joan passed from natural causes and was surrounded by her...

Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates Named Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key

Temple Beth Israel of Longboat Key announced that Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates Named Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel on Longboat...

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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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