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Longboat Key Protects a Legacy: “Gulf of Mexico Drive” Retained in Unanimous Vote
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
After weeks of contentious debate sparked by state action, Longboat Key’s Town Commission voted unanimously to retain the historic name Gulf...
Politics and cost to rename main roadway leaves Longboat at crossroads
The Longboat Key Town Commission to discuss renaming Gulf of Mexico Drive at a workshop at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20.
Nearly seven decades after...
Hundreds of sidewalk paintings in Sarasota erased by the city following mandate from State
The City of Sarasota erased hundreds of sidewalk paintings as part of the State’s crackdown on roadway art.
The City says it had no choice but...
Renaming Gulf of Mexico Drive a bad idea
Longboat Key resident Barbara C. Woods wrote the following to the Town.
As a full-time and 11-year resident of the Town of Longboat Key, I...
Gulf of Mexico road signs stripped from Longboat Key
The Florida Department of Transportation started removing Gulf of Mexico Drive signs in Longboat Key last week, signaling what could lead to a name...