Whiter Than Cocaine and Worth More: Lido Gets Its Beach Back
Lido Key just got 300,000 cubic yards of brand-new beach for a relative song. The sand came out of New Pass — which means,...
Mud, Money and a Final Vote: LBK Decides the Fate of Its 88 Canals
The appeal of Longboat Key has always come down to a single, simple promise.
For the snowbird trading a Buffalo winter for a dock...
Red Tide, Killer Cold and Vanishing Grass: The Science Behind Saving Florida’s Signature Catch
You can’t order it off any menu in Florida. That law is exactly why the 22,000 lab-raised snook slipping into local waters this summer...
Laughing Gull Lager soars at Key Club as local brewer crafts support for Save Our Seabirds
The Banyan Bar has served Laughing Gull Lager on tap for a while and club members and Resort guests have responded favorably.
—The...
Tax Cut, or Tax Shift? The Property-Tax Amendment That Could Remake Longboat Key
On November 3, Floridians will vote on the largest rewrite of the property-tax system in a generation. Few towns in the state have more...
13.7 Inches in the Hole: Sarasota’s Driest Stretch in Years, and its Impact
—It is reaching every lawn, every flower bed, and, as a great many residents are now discovering when they open the mail, every water...
From Tension to Pension: After 40 years in public service, the steadiest heart in Town Hall is going home
Trish Shinkle has long hair and deep blue eyes and a steadiness that 20 years of commission meetings could not wear down. She loved...
Behind the Headlines, Longboat’s Tax Base Quietly Climbs 2% — But the Easy Money Is Gone
—Your home on Longboat Key is, for most of the people who own one, the most consequential investment of a lifetime — the final,...
Last Call on the Suncoast: Economic Headwinds and Heavy Debt Sink Sarasota-Bradenton Breweries
—For nearly a decade, the craft beer scene across Sarasota, Longboat Key, and Manatee County was defined by explosive growth, community-funded expansions, and packed...
A Fabricated Post, A Public Shaming, and One Resident’s Years-Long Fight for the Truth: The Story of Kelly Franklin
—Two years have passed, but for Laurel Park resident Kelly Franklin, the internet refuses to forget.
She describes a lingering, blinding sense of vulnerability—a feeling...