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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,...

Gridlock by Design? Sarasota’s New Traffic Plan Takes Aim at Lido and Sarasota

—Over the past decade, the City of Sarasota has aggressively approved thousands of new residential condominium units, fueling unprecedented congestion. In a twist of irony,...

Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of March 6, 2026

St. Armands traffic To: Longboat Key Commissioner Penny Gold Hello Penny Gold, I noted your comments in the newspaper regarding traffic in the St Armands Circle...

UPDATED STORY: The View from the Bridge: What Sarasota’s New City Manager Means for the Barrier Islands

—The City of Sarasota finally has a new CEO. For residents of Longboat Key and St. Armands, the arrival of a new top executive...

Slow Down, Sarasota: State Advances 10 MPH E-Bike Speed Limit Near Pedestrians

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Who doesn't like to ride fast and silently with the freedom of a motorcycle, yet with the planet-saving feeling of an...

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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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