St. Armands and City parking garages to remove gates, scan car plates
The gates will be removed from all three Sarasota City parking garages, which include the ones on Palm Avenue, State Street and St. Armands....
Is the housing market finding some stability?
There could be early signs of a leveling off of the housing market in Manatee and Sarasota counties.
According to the latest Realtor Association of...
The massive impact a warming ocean has on sea turtle numbers
Sea turtles have journeyed through the oceans for over 100 million years. They’ve outlived the dinosaurs, adapted to changing seas, and remain a symbol...
Sarasota Orchestra gifted $10 million toward future performing arts center
Jack and Priscilla Schlegel hope their gift of $10 million toward Sarasota Orchestra’s new performing arts center will soon be eclipsed as the organization...
Push to preserve Sarasota Mira Mar and develop site earns unanimous approval
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
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A plan to preserve the historic façade of the Mira Mar Plaza in Downtown Sarasota cleared a hurdle last week in...
Sarasota hires Longboat’s former Manager to lead City
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
The Sarasota City Commission unanimously appointed former Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock as its next interim city manager at a...
Longboat Key tells County ‘Library a go’
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
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Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton embedded a memo to Sarasota County Administrator Jonathan Lewis with some major news: The Town...
Longboat Key relaxes rules on replacing storm-damaged trees
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
One does not have to be remarkably observant to notice that countless towering canopy trees were wiped out by last year’s...
Sarasota votes 4-1 to halt 327-Foot Obsidian Condo Project
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
news@lbknews.com
In the end, opponents won when the Sarasota City Commission voted 4-1 last Tuesday to uphold an appeal against the 327...
Former Longboat Key Mayor Joan Webster passes
Joan Marie (Derezinski) Webster, PhD. Passed away on May 8, 2025, in Sarasota, Florida. Joan passed from natural causes and was surrounded by her...