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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,...

Sarasota’s Arts Scene Invests Half a Billion in Future

Sarasota is witnessing a cultural and economic transformation as its premier arts organizations collectively embark on an estimated half-billion dollar construction spree. The simultaneous capital...

Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of October 31, 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...

Historic Bird Key Yacht Club Demolished for $27.5M Resilient Future

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The 65-year-old Bird Key Yacht Club is officially a memory, having been completely demolished over the past week to make way...

Longboat Key Protects a Legacy: “Gulf of Mexico Drive” Retained in Unanimous Vote

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com After weeks of contentious debate sparked by state action, Longboat Key’s Town Commission voted unanimously to retain the historic name Gulf...

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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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