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Private vs Public: Not All Streets Equal When it Comes to Debris

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Some Longboat Key residents who live on private roads want more representation for their taxation when it comes to debris removal....

Beer Can Island: where swimming, boating, drinking and relaxation collide

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Some ingredients simply don’t mix into a successful cocktail. Nowhere is this truer than on the very northern tip of Longboat...

Longboat attorney attempts to keep Town Commission and turtles on the right path

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Town Attorney Maggie Mooney did her best to keep commissioners from becoming as disoriented as misguided sea turtles when...

Longboat Key Honors 9-11

As part of the observance of the 23rd Anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, the Town of Longboat Key installed 2,977 American flags in the...

Father Dave Marshall: The meaning in playing many roles

TRYLA LARSON Guest Writer tryla@lbknews.com The Longboat Key community members are just as wonderful as the island itself. So many residents of our piece of paradise volunteer...

$28.35 million Italian villa sets new bar for Sarasota

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The soul of Sarasota architecture has long followed two traditions: ornate replicas representing the greatest hits of Italian villas and its...

Sarasota Bay water unsafe for swimming recreating following impact from Debby

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Mote Marine and most recently the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program have found dangerously high levels of bacteria and low levels of...

Family joins love, prayer and community to beat odds for Mighty Robot Tiger Lucas

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com What is a lifetime and how long is far too short? And what length will a mother and father go to...

Longboat Manager faces floods, erosion, boat noise and funding

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Forget the cliché: in today’s accelerated world, the new idiom is “What a difference a week makes.” That certainly held true for...

St. Regis opening ushers in new era on Longboat Key

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The opening of the St. Regis Longboat Key last Friday marks the beginning of a new era on the...

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