Tag: Longboat Key

Browse our exclusive articles!

A Cat 4 and 5 extravaganza: A look back at the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Special to Longboat Key News by Jeff Masters and Bob...

Pumps Over Pavement: Sarasota County Rejects Barriers, Authorizes $13.5M to Keep St. Armands Dry and Passable

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com In a marathon session that stretched...

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...

Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis

The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year...

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...

Goodbye Woody Wolverton: Lover of Longboat and force in our community

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com What makes someone indelible? Sometimes it is force of personality or charm or charisma. Sometimes it is intellect or accomplishments. But in the...

Popular

Pumps Over Pavement: Sarasota County Rejects Barriers, Authorizes $13.5M to Keep St. Armands Dry and Passable

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com In a marathon session that stretched...

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...

Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis

The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year...

Sleet and Cabbage Return Home: Mote Marine Celebrates Release of Manatee Rehab Patients

In a major milestone for local marine conservation, Mote...
spot_imgspot_img