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Politics and cost to rename main roadway leaves Longboat at crossroads

The Longboat Key Town Commission to discuss renaming Gulf of Mexico Drive at a workshop at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. Nearly seven decades after...

Starbucks project on Longboat stalls amid incomplete permits

Eight months after a new Starbucks location was announced for Longboat Key, the project has been put “on hold,” with no interior work started...

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Partners with Youthful Aging to Launch ‘Longboat Link’

Longboat Key Fire Rescue is expanding its CARE Program (Community, Assistance, Research, Education) with a new resource designed to help residents live independently while...

Living Seawall Ribbon Cutting

The Town of Longboat Key is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for our newest environmental project — the Living Seawall, created in partnership with...

Residents road name opinions pour into Longboat Town Hall

The volume of emails and letters – the majority against renaming Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gulf of America Drive, continue to pour into...

Mote: The Anatomy of a Grand Opening

It all began in a steady caravan of climate-controlled vehicles, a migration 45 years in the making. The familiar, aging aquariums on City Island had...

Conservative leaders to flock to Sarasota for Kirk memorial

A memorial for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk will attract conservative leaders to the Florida county where he owned a home. The Republican Party of...

Mote Marine cuts red ribbon on future

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday ahead of the official grand opening of the new Mote Science Education Aquarium...

St. Armands Scene Fills in Missing Pieces

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com To the day one year after Hurricane Helen slammed its tidal surge into the heart of St. Armand’s Circle, we...

Restoration work complete at St. Armands

Significant restoration and improvement efforts were recently completed at St. Armands Circle. Following devastation caused by Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, City of Sarasota Parks...

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