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11:00 am | Although Longboat was spared any storm surge or structural damage, the majority of residents experienced power outages that for many linger on....
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10:37 am | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Sept. 11 Suspicious circumstance 10:24 p.m. Officer Bergeron responded to...
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10:34 am | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to PO Box 8001, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters sent to Town Hall...
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10:27 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 7, 2017 through September 13, 2017...
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08:31 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 1, 2017 through September 6, 2017...
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07:33 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — August 24, 2017 through August 30, 2017...
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06:35 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — August 17, 2017 through August 23, 2017...
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04:35 am | Should we tear down our home?...
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07:50 am | The Town of Longboat Key prepares for the worst. What should residents do? What should they be watching as the Catagory 5 storm churns our way? When in and if you should leave...
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07:46 am | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Turtle Watch and Mote Marine volunteers are busy removing sea turtle signage in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Longboat Key Turtle Watch Vice President Cyndi Seamon says the group...
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07:44 am | The Longboat Key Town Commission will soon decide who will fill the shoes of longtime Planning and Zoning Board member George Symanski....
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07:37 am | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to PO Box 8001, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters sent to Town Hall...
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07:29 am | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Sept. 1 Suspicious sound 9:27 p.m. Sgt. Smith was dispatched...
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10:07 am | Hurricane Irma tracked ever so slightly eastward Tuesday night, but Longboat Key is still under threat from the category 5 storm...
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09:33 am | “It’s the challenge – the constant challenge that comes whether it’s a burglary case or the Zota homicides – I suppose I like to put bad guys in jail.”...
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09:01 am | “My final question is who will be responsible if someone drowns while using this unattractive nuisance?”...
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08:57 am | One solution to the lighting disorientations are sand dunes, which shield the lighting from the buildings....
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02:02 pm | “Think of it like a sponge that has already absorbed as much water as it possibly can.” ...
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01:34 pm | The local dolphin community has had a record year for calves, according to the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), a Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) program in collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory. During the...
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01:10 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Aug. 25 Public service 4:00 p.m. Sgt. Bidwell was dispatched...
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01:09 pm | Longboat Key News encourages Letters to the Editor on timely issues. Please email to: letters@lbknews.com or mail to PO Box 8001, Longboat Key, FL 34228. We also print letters sent to Town Hall...
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02:19 am | Sarasota City Commission puts brakes on City Manager Tom Barwin’s push for a pedestrian freindly Downtown as additional traffic lanes will soon be installed....
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Major Headlines
Longboat slowly regains power »
11:00 am | Although Longboat was spared any storm surge or structural damage, the majority of residents experienced power outages that for many linger on....
Irma threatens Longboat »
07:50 am | The Town of Longboat Key prepares for the worst. What should residents do? What should they be watching as the Catagory 5 storm churns our way?
When in...
Sea turtle nests prepped for storm »
07:46 am | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com Longboat Key Turtle Watch and Mote Marine volunteers are busy removing sea turtle signage in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Longboat Key Turtle Watch Vice President...
Residents vie to join town boards »
07:44 am | The Longboat Key Town Commission will soon decide who will fill the shoes of longtime Planning and Zoning Board member George Symanski....
Florida facing hit from Hurricane Irma »
10:07 am | Hurricane Irma tracked ever so slightly eastward Tuesday night, but Longboat Key is still under threat from the category 5 storm...
Policing Longboat in the wake of crime »
09:33 am | “It’s the challenge – the constant challenge that comes whether it’s a burglary case or the Zota homicides – I suppose I like to put bad guys in...
Floating Longboat amusement park brings waves of ire »
09:01 am | “My final question is who will be responsible if someone drowns while using this unattractive nuisance?”...
Sea turtle nests survive record rainfall and resort hot tubs »
08:57 am | One solution to the lighting disorientations are sand dunes, which shield the lighting from the buildings....
Storm takes toll on Longboat roadways »
02:02 pm | “Think of it like a sponge that has already absorbed as much water as it possibly can.” ...
Sarasota dolphins busy reproducing in Bay »
01:34 pm | The local dolphin community has had a record year for calves, according to the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), a Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) program in collaboration with...
Traffic, tourism, condos drive Downtown Sarasota’s future »
02:19 am | Sarasota City Commission puts brakes on City Manager Tom Barwin’s push for a pedestrian freindly Downtown as additional traffic lanes will soon be installed....
Cars and pedestrians collide in Sarasota traffic showdown »
01:11 am | Longboat Key Mayor Terry Gans in a letter to Town Manager Dave Bullock said that he was “angry” because “any attempt to have serious discussions with the City...
Anatomy of the Zota murders »
12:51 am | The investigation, the police work, the arrest and the community that suffered through a long week following the double homicide that rocked Longboat Key....
Record year for sea turtle nests means more hatchlings on beaches »
12:47 am | So far this year, a record-breaking number of nests have been counted from the north end of Longboat Key to Venice – 4,385 loggerhead and 77 green...
Twenty Fraser Dolphins stranded; Mote responds following resident alerts »
09:55 am | An 81-inch-long, 158 pound male did not rejoin the rest of the group despite an attempt by responders to send it back. ...
Opinion
The real disaster is Florida Power & Light »
10:56 am | Everything was back to normal with the exception of one huge monolithic entity — FPL and its...
September 16, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Canadian real estate taxes »
10:50 am | President Trump may have a point when he says that ‘people don’t realize Canada’s been very rough...
September 16, 2017 / 2 comments / Read More »The chaotic frenzy of Media, Hurricane Irma and the US Open »
07:41 am | Reporters today seek to fit the situation as if they are method acting for all of us....
September 8, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Notable & quotable: Waffles »
07:31 am | What we both noticed visible from the car windshield was that some structures fared better than others....
September 8, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The Navy — its breaking point? »
01:29 pm | Whether just a money shortage within Navy can be the cause of total fleet-wide problems is not...
September 5, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »What really happened in Charlottsville »
02:13 am | ‘There’s plenty of guilt to be passed around here, but the progressive socialist left will sadly exploit...
September 4, 2017 / 2 comments / Read More »Speak for Venezuela, Pope Francis »
01:04 am | “When Pope Francis wants to make the objects of his disfavor feel his sting, he’s never lacked...
September 4, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Notable and quotable: Comey »
12:40 am | And as long as you maintain some distance from the fallout, and stick to the absolute letter...
September 4, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The city is the battlefield of the future »
09:29 am | “This is a long-term investment: A new training facility would not prevent quagmires like Mosul overnight.”...
August 30, 2017 / No comment / Read More »How a caffeined-up Al Pacino threatened my home — Part III »
09:24 am | I saw my face reflected in the mirror that looms in the foyer by the kitchen. I...
August 30, 2017 / No comment / Read More »How espresso nearly destroyed a family — Part I »
09:07 pm | eBay for me is a miracle of the modern marketplace. Take the frenetic otherworldly energy of the...
August 3, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »How my marriage survives caffeine-fueled mania — Part II »
09:06 pm | The following is part II of the story in which my purchase of a used once-$6,000 espresso...
August 3, 2017 / No comment / Read More »U.S. Offshore wind farms run into headwinds »
08:58 pm | ‘Offshore wind farms require hundreds of millions to billions of dollars to construct, depending on their scale,...
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New York Times Headlines
- Cracks in a Puerto Rican Dam Send Neighbors a Message: Leave Now
- Tom Price Says He’ll Stop Use of Private Jets Until After Review
- Why the Latest Health Bill Is Teetering: It Might Not Work
- Trump Attacks Warriors’ Curry. LeBron James’s Retort: ‘U Bum.’
- Free Speech Week at Berkeley Is Canceled, but Milo Yiannopoulos Still Plans to Talk
- Trump Laces Into McCain Over His Opposition to Health Care Bill
- At Florida Nursing Home, Many Calls for Help, but None That Made a Difference
- The New Washington: ‘The New Washington’: Lobbying in the Trump Era
- Pentagon Tests Lasers and Nets to Combat a Vexing Foe: ISIS Drones
- Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far
- Trump’s Big Gamble: Can He Pull Alabama Senator to Victory?
- As Equifax Amassed Ever More Data, Safety Was a Sales Pitch
- Small Earthquake Rattles North Korea, and the World’s Nerves
- The Storms Moved On. The Caribbean Islands Fear the Tourists Might, Too.
- When Disaster Hits and Landlines Fail, Social Media Is a Lifeline
- Facing Months in the Dark, Ordinary Life in Puerto Rico Is ‘Beyond Reach’
- In a Puerto Rican Town, ‘Water Came Out of Nowhere’
