Boisterous Boaters Erode Patience of North Longboat Homeowners
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
The very northern tip of Longboat Key has long been a residential oasis. But over the past decade, the convergence of...
Anxiety Arrives Ahead of Storm
Longboat and Sarasota residents were battered with a deluge of storm modeling, unfavorable tracking predictions and worst-case scenarios throughout the day on Friday as...
Latest on the Longboat Library: Fundraising, timelines and who pays the bills if costs run over…
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
Longboat Key News asked Town Manager Howard Tipton critical questions about the state of fundraising for the planned Longboat Key Library...
Swing into Summer golf options
TRYLA LARSON
Guest Writer
Tryla@lbknews.com
Longboat Key is known for its gorgeous beaches, jaw-dropping sunsets and big, beautiful golf courses.Many visitors and residents like to take in...
Doors to soon swing open at The St. Regis Longboat Key
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
Three years after breaking ground, the long-anticipated, 18-acre St. Regis Longboat Key Resort is opening on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Longboat Key...
As oceans heat and acidify, MOTE works to find solutions to save coral and marine life
Mote Marine Laboratory, in a project funded by the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), successfully deployed a SeapHOx sensor, an instrument that...
Mote, Vets join to Combat Coral Decline
Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International divers to advance coral reef restoration in the Florida Keys....
Payne Park under threat from expanding development plan
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
The 29-acre Payne Park located in the heart of Downtown Sarasota is under the threat, yet again, of development. This time...
Debate is on: Drawbridge or fixed span at Longboat Pass?
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is weighing three options: either a low or mid-level bascule type of drawbridge, or what is referred to...
Florida Man Who Stole More Than $141,000 From Longboat Woman Found In GA says FDLE
A man faces charges after stealing more than $141,000 from an elderly woman in Longboat Key, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement...