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Lofty Plans, Deep Divide: Longboat Key Fights State’s Vision for a Towering Bridge

—For the residents of Longboat Key, the nearly 70-year-old...

Turning Down the Volume: Sarasota Commissions Noise Study Amidst Corvette Revvers and “Cranky Neighbors”

—Between the thumping bass of downtown nightlife, the roar...

How a 1930s Bungalow is Ground Zero in Sarasota’s Battle Over Preservation

—The ongoing tug-of-war for Sarasota’s soul was on full...

Sarasota Rejects 50% Parking Rate Hike, Opts for Extended Hours, Fines to Offset $2.8M

—Facing a ballooning multimillion-dollar deficit in its parking program,...

Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of March 27, 2026

Congratulations To: Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Mates Thank you so much for your kind words and invitation to speak.  I would be honored to meet and speak...

Mimosas, Tiebreaks, and Type-A Triumphs: The 2026 Longboat Key Club Doubles Championship

—We have all heard Aryna Sabalenka groan as she hits the ball, and we've witnessed Carlitos Alcaraz with a coy smile after hitting a...

Amid ‘Legal Gymnastics’ and ‘Jersey Beach’ fears, Longboat board rejects St. Regis arch in standoff

—The battle over the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort’s beachfront archway reached a boiling point on March 17, resulting in the town’s Planning and...

Paradise with a traffic problem: What the 2026 Citizen Survey reveals about Longboat Key

—If you ask a resident how they feel about their island, they will likely tell you it is one of the safest, most beautiful...

Longboat Chief Russ Mager’s Response to Policing Story

—I am authoring this letter in response to an article written by Steve Reid who unfairly misrepresented how the Longboat Key Police Department methodically...

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Turning Down the Volume: Sarasota Commissions Noise Study Amidst Corvette Revvers and “Cranky Neighbors”

—Between the thumping bass of downtown nightlife, the roar...

How a 1930s Bungalow is Ground Zero in Sarasota’s Battle Over Preservation

—The ongoing tug-of-war for Sarasota’s soul was on full...

Sarasota Rejects 50% Parking Rate Hike, Opts for Extended Hours, Fines to Offset $2.8M

—Facing a ballooning multimillion-dollar deficit in its parking program,...

Etch-a-Sketch Empire: The True Cost of an Aimless War, from Hormuz to Longboat Key

—Here on the barrier islands, the illusion of insulation...
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