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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,...

On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of May 23, 2025

The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. May 16 Noise 6:52...

Mote Marine misses Pippi the otter

The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium family is saddened by the loss of Pippi, one of its beloved North American river otters. Last week, Pippi...

Sarasota hires Longboat’s former Manager to lead City

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The Sarasota City Commission unanimously appointed former Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock as its next interim city manager at a...

Longboat Key tells County ‘Library a go’

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton embedded a memo to Sarasota County Administrator Jonathan Lewis with some major news: The Town...

Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of May 23, 2025

Longboat Key News and Sarasota City News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to PO Box...

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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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