Invite-only meeting over St. Armands development squashed in City Hall
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
A private closed door meeting between a handful of St. Armands property owners and Sarasota City Planning staff and its Director...
Goodbye Woody Wolverton: Lover of Longboat and force in our community
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
What makes someone indelible?
Sometimes it is force of personality or charm or charisma. Sometimes it is intellect or accomplishments.
But in the...
Historic St. Armands home hits market at $17.5 million
One of Sarasota’s architecturally significant and culturally rich estates is on the market.
Listed at $17.5 million, the historic Casa del Carnevale is located at...
News Briefs from Longboat Town Manager Howard Tipton
Welcome Chief Russ Mager – Town’s New Police Chief
Chief Mager was officially introduced to the Town Commission on June 27 and was sworn...
FST Receives $150,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota
Florida Studio Theatre has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the naming of the Mainstage Sound and...
Cirque on Lido hosts Kidd Kraddick radio show
Summer fun hit the airwaves when VISIT FLORIDA and Visit Sarasota County collaborated to host the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show – a nationally syndicated...
Allegiant Air announces new nonstop route from SRQ
The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport announced a new Allegiant flight Tuesday, connecting Sarasota and Rochester, New York, with one-way fares as low as $59....
Falling Prices Push Volume
Florida reported a year-over-year increase in single-family home sales for the first time since January - a rise of 2.8 percent in June.
This is...
What’s the big deal with seagrass cover levels in Sarasota Bay?
The following is a report on the state of Sarasota Seagrass from outgoing Executive Director of Sarasota Bay Estuary Program David Tomasko.
Hopefully, you’re aware...
COVID Variant Driving Up Cases
The new variant XFG, or “Stratus,” has become the third-most dominant strain of COVID-19 this summer and is driving up case estimates in Florida.
Stratus...