STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com By January 2026, the sun rising over Sarasota Bay still paints the water in shades of impossible violet and gold, a...

The Liquidity Gap: Longboat Key Market Velocity (Q1 2026)

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lbknews - January 4, 2026

The most ruthless metric in real estate is not price; it is Days on Market (DOM). In early 2026, the data reveals a fractured...

Longboat Key News January 2, 2026 edition flipbook

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lbknews - January 4, 2026

Longboat Key News December 26, 2025 edition flipbook

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lbknews - December 28, 2025

Bird Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key sales week ending December 5, 2025

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lbknews - December 6, 2025

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

lbknews - March 29, 2026

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

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

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

Major Headlines March 29, 2026 0

—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

Major Headlines March 29, 2026 0

—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

Opinion March 28, 2026 0

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