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A drop of hope in solving St. Armands chronic flooding

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com There is good news for the storm battered and flood prone St. Armands Circle merchants and surrounding residents. Last week, following...

Poly sculpture installed at 14th Street roundabout

Poly, a 20-foot-tall sculpture created by New York-based art studio Hou de Sousa, was installed last week. Delivered in two pieces, the 2.7-ton piece...

Private vs Public: Not All Streets Equal When it Comes to Debris

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Some Longboat Key residents who live on private roads want more representation for their taxation when it comes to debris removal....

Beer Can Island: where swimming, boating, drinking and relaxation collide

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Some ingredients simply don’t mix into a successful cocktail. Nowhere is this truer than on the very northern tip of Longboat...

Longboat attorney attempts to keep Town Commission and turtles on the right path

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Town Attorney Maggie Mooney did her best to keep commissioners from becoming as disoriented as misguided sea turtles when...

Longboat Key Honors 9-11

As part of the observance of the 23rd Anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, the Town of Longboat Key installed 2,977 American flags in the...

Father Dave Marshall: The meaning in playing many roles

TRYLA LARSON Guest Writer tryla@lbknews.com The Longboat Key community members are just as wonderful as the island itself. So many residents of our piece of paradise volunteer...

$28.35 million Italian villa sets new bar for Sarasota

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The soul of Sarasota architecture has long followed two traditions: ornate replicas representing the greatest hits of Italian villas and its...

Sarasota Bay water unsafe for swimming recreating following impact from Debby

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Mote Marine and most recently the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program have found dangerously high levels of bacteria and low levels of...

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