Lofty Plans, Deep Divide: Longboat Key Fights State’s Vision for a Towering Bridge
—For the residents of Longboat Key, the nearly 70-year-old drawbridge connecting their island’s northern tip to Bradenton Beach is more than just a piece...
Turning Down the Volume: Sarasota Commissions Noise Study Amidst Corvette Revvers and “Cranky Neighbors”
—Between the thumping bass of downtown nightlife, the roar of modified exhaust pipes, and the hum of massive new pool pumps, residents and business...
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 display at City Hall this week, crystallized in the fate of a modest, 1930s bungalow.
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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, the Sarasota City Commission voted unanimously on Monday, March 23, to extend paid parking hours...
Amid ‘Legal Gymnastics’ and ‘Jersey Beach’ fears, Longboat board rejects St. Regis arch in standoff
—The battle over the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort’s beachfront archway reached a boiling point on March 17, resulting in the town’s Planning and...
As National Parking Programs Profit, Sarasota Proposes Hikes to Plug a $2.8 Million Hole
—In cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Miami, municipal parking is a lucrative, data-driven enterprise that pays for itself and funds local improvements. In...
Paradise with a traffic problem: What the 2026 Citizen Survey reveals about Longboat Key
—If you ask a resident how they feel about their island, they will likely tell you it is one of the safest, most beautiful...
Reaching for the Clouds Again: Inside Plymouth Harbor’s 151-Unit Sarasota Expansion Plan
—Sixty years ago, a young architect and a visionary minister dared to pierce the Sarasota sky, erecting a 25-story tower of unpainted concrete that...
“I No Longer Take The Free Press For Granted”: Legendary Editor Marty Baron Sounds the Alarm in Sarasota
—For decades, Marty Baron stood as the towering figure of American journalism, a quiet but fiercely resolute editor who steered the nation’s most storied...
To Protect, Serve, or Pull over? Longboat’s “High Visibility” Policing Sparks Taxpayer Revolt
—It is something of a policing paradox. For decades, the Town of Longboat Key, its residents, its businesses, and the local real estate industry...