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The “Flat Rate” Illusion: How Longboat’s Revenue Soared While Your Tax Rate Stayed the Same
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
If you’ve looked at your property tax bill over the last decade, you might have noticed a confusing trend: the tax...
Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis
The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year are nothing short of historic. On Longboat Key, researchers documented 1,473 nests in the 2025...
On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of December 19, 2025
Dec. 12
Disturbance
7:06 p.m.
Officer Miklos, Officer Tillman and Officer Martinson were dispatched to the 3600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in reference to a...
Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of December 19, 2025
Sarasota street maintenance
To: Sarasota City Commission
When was the last time you walked around downtown? I don’t mean just Main Street or the popular shopping...