Coast Guard Plucks Injured Captain From the Edge of the Deep
Out where the water turns from green to a bottomless blue-black, where the West Florida Shelf finally surrenders and plunges toward the deep Gulf,...
Sarasota Weighs Takeover of Troubled Lido Key Park
City leaders see local control as a fix for years of weekend chaos at South Lido Beach — but the mayor warns the county...
Mira Mar Residences Breaks Ground on South Palm Avenue
Construction is officially underway on one of downtown Sarasota’s most historically significant blocks.
—Mira Mar Residences, an ultra-luxury condominium project on South Palm Avenue, held...
Longboat Sues Unicorp Over the St. Regis Arch, Asks Circuit Court for an Injunction to Tear It Down
The case has a number now. At 2:19 p.m. on Friday, May 15, special counsel Martin Garcia electronically filed the Town of Longboat Key’s...
Grants, Growth, and Grit Define Longboat Key’s FY26 Mid-Year Comeback
The true character of a town isn’t measured when the skies are clear and the waters are calm. It is measured in the aftermath...
Infrastructure, Beaches, and Stressed Funds Take Center Stage at Budget Workshop
Longboat's workshop will set the tone for how the island balances its ambitious resiliency goals with fiscal responsibility.
—On Monday, May 18, the Longboat Key...
Holding Back the Gulf: Longboat Key to Debate Regulations on ‘Aqua Dams’ as Threats Mount
Two years after Hurricanes Helene and Milton ravaged the island, Longboat Key officials are preparing to tackle a growing trend: homeowners deploying massive freestanding...
Arch-enemies head to court as St. Regis and Longboat reach impasse over beachside structure
Friday at 5:00 PM was supposed to be the deadline. Instead, it became a phone call. Chuck Whittall picked up the phone and told...
Longboat Key Gave Up Its Insularity for Beach Money; The Parking Lot Is the Receipt
For most of its history, Longboat Key paid its own way to the water. Residents taxed themselves to truck in sand, groomed their own...
Beauty, Neglect, and a Battle for the Soul of St. Armands Circle
—While Developers Circle and the City Dithers, Merchants Association President Rachel Burns Walks Every Cracked Inch — and Has a Plan. Does Anyone...