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Longboat hires Police Chief from Delray Beach to lead force

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com It’s not all hurricanes, library fundraising and road construction on Longboat Key, there is also important police activity that happens on...

Signs of success, progress on St. Armands

St. Armands Residents Association President Chris Goglia released an update this week in which he enumerates “a few reasons to be hopeful about St....

Baltimore Orioles minor league player dies in Jet Ski crash off Lido Key

The Baltimore Orioles are mourning the loss of one of their minor league players after he died in a Jet Ski accident Sunday off...

Mote Aquarium preparing for a big move to its new facility

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium says it is getting closer to the move from its current location to the new Mote Science Education Aquarium...

Mote seagrass restoration plan makes critical impact

Seagrasses play a crucial role in the health and resilience of Florida’s coastal ecosystems. They provide nursery habitats for keystone species and stabilize shorelines...

Drinking & dining on St. Armands & Lido Key: What’s open, What’s gone…

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com Last week’s Wine Times column surveyed the St. Armand’s – Lido Key food and beverage sector beginning on City Island...

Longboat Key’s $35 million listing sets regional record

One of the most expensive and opulent estates on Longboat Key, which straddles more than one acre of Gulf-front on the island’s south end,...

St. Armands flood project heads to County for funding

Homeowners from St. Armands Circle to Lido and Longboat Key should all be excited with last week’s news that the federal government has approved...

A study in resiliency: The St. Armands Food & Beverage Sector

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com For those who have heard of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in shore points around Sarasota Florida...

Longboat Library reaches milestone approval; final design next

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton is breathing as if the weight of an entire public library was lifted from his...

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