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...
DeSantis signs bills allowing hotel, business property owners to have police eject squatters
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills on Monday that allow hotels and business property owners to have police remove squatters.
Under SB 606, police can...
Fish Farm for 20,000 redfish approved off Sarasota
For the last seven years, Hawaii-based Ocean Era has been working to bring a fish farm demonstration to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Last month, the...