After much contentious debate sparked by state action, Longboat Key’s Town Commission voted unanimously last October to keep the historic name Gulf of Mexico...
On June 4 of 2025, a long-anticipated vote by Sarasota County went the way the Longboat Key Commission hoped.
The Sarasota County Commission agreed that...
On Dec. 16, the Sarasota County Commission moved forward to fortify areas in the region against future storms by approving approximately $57 million in...
The 65-year-old Bird Key Yacht Club is officially a memory, having been completely demolished this year to make way for a $27.5 million replacement.
The...
Special to Longboat Key News
by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections
December 2025
With the calendar turned to December, we now close the...