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Area market threshold is passed as Longboat record sale tops $30 million

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com A new market threshold has just been passed and a record set with the $30.3 million sale of a 19,300 square- foot...

Body of drowned woman found on South Longboat beach

Longboat Key Police are investigating a death on the beach Thursday evening near the Longboat Key Club. Police spokeswoman Tina Adams says the body of...

Hart’s Landing opening stalled

Harts Landing, a longtime fishing and waterfront spot in Sarasota, remains heavily damaged nearly a year after being hit by a hurricane. The bait shop...

Leona Helmsley’s Lido Key hotel meets end

The Sandcastle Resort on Lido Beach in Sarasota was built in 1953, and is now being demolished. The hotel was long ago purchased by New...

Mote busy with complex aquarium move, opening

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is moving soon to the Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park. Mote’s long-standing plan in preparation for...

Early Impact of Tariffs on Wine Imports and Exports

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com Donald Trump is playing the role of the Queen of Hearts in the Alice in Wonderland revival now in its...

Market cooling does not stop ultra luxury home sales

The housing market in Sarasota and Manatee counties continued its cooling trend in June, with sale prices dropping, inventory climbing and homes sitting longer...

State and regional coalitions release updated sea level rise projections

Both the State of Florida’s Resilient Florida Program and the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel have released updates this year on what sea...

Mote and Veterans swim together to restore coral

Mote Marine Laboratory recently continued its ongoing partnership with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and SCUBAnauts International to advance coral reef restoration. The groups focused their...

Police arrest gunman accused of 2017 Longboat double homicide

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com A man has been arrested as the shooter in the 2017 double homicide at Longboat Key’s Zota Beach Resort, a case...

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