Ocean Properties, Key Club and Town putt together for new Cultural Arts Center
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Ocean Properties and the Longboat Key Club held
11:35 pm | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com On Monday, Longboat Key Commissioners approved the new Village parking ordinance. The ordinance includes a speed limit reduction on Broadway of 20 mph, a 15-foot parking setback requirement...
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11:28 pm | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com Resident satisfaction is something the Town of Longboat Key will be evaluating in the upcoming months. On Jan. 13, residents will be mailed a postcard that gives them...
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11:17 pm | With perfect weather and gorgeous beachfront living, Florida is definitely one of the best states to live in the U.S. Florida also has diverse attractions for nature enthusiasts and city dwellers, and is...
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10:43 pm | The daughter of Longboat Key residents has raised both community support and excitement about her planned mission trip to Zambia. So far, an online yard sale and a separate fundraiser brought another $1,117...
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10:38 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Ryan Flanzer was arrested in Sarasota after he fired three rounds from his semi-automatic pistol into a condominium unit at 1350 Main in Downtown Sarasota on May...
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10:01 pm | The plan to renourish the highly eroded Lido Key shoreline with sand dredged from Big Pass has faced years of court challenges primarily from opponents on Siesta Key. Now that the plan is...
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09:59 pm | Longboat Key leaders have long voiced concerns that the roundabout planned at US 41 and Gulfstream Avenue will slow traffic, create back-ups along the bridge and possibly impede evacuation attempts. The champions of...
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09:57 pm | The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens began its request to amend the City Comprehensive Plan and Code to allow the redevelopment of its Bayfront property. The City has heard hours of debate and community...
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09:55 pm | In July of 2019, the Town of Longboat Key began its $49.1 million underground utilities project along Gulf of Mexico Drive. The project consists of undergrounding the town’s electrical conduit and fiber optics...
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09:54 pm | The Longboat Key Town Commission this year heard Village residents tell tales of parking woes associated with the Mar Vista Restaurant and The Shore Restaurant. In addition, residents complained that not only...
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09:50 pm | The Sarasota City Parking Division began paid parking this year. The City voted 3-2 in favor of spending $352,000 to implement the paid parking downtown. Commissioners Hagen Brody and Shelli Freeland Eddie were...
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09:47 pm | This year, the plan by the owners of the Daiquiri Deck to develop the Lido Pool and Pavilion into a 250-seat restaurant, tiki bar and private cabanas came to an end on Feb....
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09:45 pm | Ringling College of Art & Design President Larry Thompson announced this year that the Ringling was no longer was going to join forces with the Town of Longboat Key in developing an Arts,...
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07:58 pm | One community battle in 2019 was far more operatic than orchestral. Within a span of six months, the Sarasota Orchestra announced it planned to move from its Bayfront home, expressed a desire...
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02:29 pm | The City Manager made some critical errors this past year, but he did do one thing right. He would do well in baseball — hitting the ball successfully one out of three times...
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02:11 pm | A Longboat police vehicle struck the Barancik’s Tesla as the couple exited their en Provence residence and turned onto Gulf of Mexico Drive. The couple donated millions in local philanthropy....
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02:08 pm | Former Longboat Town Manager named interim CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County. ...
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02:04 pm | Longboat Key Police officers voted 8-6 against a three year contract proposal offered by the Town Commission....
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01:44 pm | Amid dissent, the Sarasota County Commission votes 4-1 to allow beach building equipment to be staged at Ted Sperling Park on South Lido Key. The decision saves taxpayers $1 million....
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01:40 pm | Thanks to the collaboration between the Sarasota School District, Dr. Larry Thompson and the Ringling College of Art and Design and a group led by Linda Dickinson and Wendy Surkis, the former Sarasota...
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01:35 pm | Multiple divers and agencies searched the Gulf, Bay and Pass....
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01:08 pm | Before it allows staging of equipment at its park, Sarasota County wants additional recourse if Lido Beach building erodes shoreline. Both City Attorney and Manager argue the permit to dredge is replete with...
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Major Headlines
Commission approves new Village parking ordinance »
11:35 pm | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com On Monday, Longboat Key Commissioners approved the new Village parking ordinance. The ordinance includes a speed limit reduction on Broadway of 20 mph,...
Longboat to gauge satisfaction level of residents via a survey »
11:28 pm | MELISSA REID Associate Publisher mreid@lbknews.com Resident satisfaction is something the Town of Longboat Key will be evaluating in the upcoming months. On Jan. 13, residents will be mailed...
Longboat ranked among the best places to live in Florida »
11:17 pm | With perfect weather and gorgeous beachfront living, Florida is definitely one of the best states to live in the U.S. Florida also has diverse attractions for nature enthusiasts...
Longboater’s daughter raises funds, awareness for trip to Africa »
10:43 pm | The daughter of Longboat Key residents has raised both community support and excitement about her planned mission trip to Zambia. So far, an online yard sale and a...
Man who donated $200K to Longboat and shot up a condo, avoids jail time »
10:38 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Ryan Flanzer was arrested in Sarasota after he fired three rounds from his semi-automatic pistol into a condominium unit at 1350 Main...
Year in Review – Renourishing Lido Beach »
10:01 pm | The plan to renourish the highly eroded Lido Key shoreline with sand dredged from Big Pass has faced years of court challenges primarily from opponents on Siesta Key....
Year in Review – City of Sarasota places roundabouts »
09:59 pm | Longboat Key leaders have long voiced concerns that the roundabout planned at US 41 and Gulfstream Avenue will slow traffic, create back-ups along the bridge and possibly impede...
Year in Review – Selby Gardens development plan moves back to City »
09:57 pm | The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens began its request to amend the City Comprehensive Plan and Code to allow the redevelopment of its Bayfront property. The City has heard...
Year in Review – Undergrounding Longboat’s utilities »
09:55 pm | In July of 2019, the Town of Longboat Key began its $49.1 million underground utilities project along Gulf of Mexico Drive. The project consists of undergrounding the town’s...
Year in Review – Longboat Village parking and traffic controls »
09:54 pm | The Longboat Key Town Commission this year heard Village residents tell tales of parking woes associated with the Mar Vista Restaurant and The Shore Restaurant. In addition,...
Year in Review – Paid parking begins for Downtown Sarasota and St. Armands visitors »
09:50 pm | The Sarasota City Parking Division began paid parking this year. The City voted 3-2 in favor of spending $352,000 to implement the paid parking downtown. Commissioners Hagen Brody...
Year in Review – Lido Pavilion restaurant plan cancelled »
09:47 pm | This year, the plan by the owners of the Daiquiri Deck to develop the Lido Pool and Pavilion into a 250-seat restaurant, tiki bar and private cabanas came...
Year in Review – Ringling College cancels Town Center cooperative »
09:45 pm | Ringling College of Art & Design President Larry Thompson announced this year that the Ringling was no longer was going to join forces with the Town of Longboat...
Year in Review – Sarasota Orchestra still looking for site to build anew »
07:58 pm | One community battle in 2019 was far more operatic than orchestral. Within a span of six months, the Sarasota Orchestra announced it planned to move from its...
Crash claims lives of Longboaters Charles and Margery Barancik »
02:11 pm | A Longboat police vehicle struck the Barancik’s Tesla as the couple exited their en Provence residence and turned onto
Gulf of Mexico Drive. The couple donated millions in...
Bullock back in business as Interim CEO »
02:08 pm | Former Longboat Town Manager named interim CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County. ...
LBK police refuse town contract offer »
02:04 pm | Longboat Key Police officers voted 8-6 against a three year contract proposal offered by the Town Commission....
County cooperates with City in Lido Beach building plan »
01:44 pm | Amid dissent, the Sarasota County Commission votes 4-1 to allow beach building equipment to be staged at Ted Sperling Park on South Lido Key. The decision saves taxpayers...
Sarasota Unveils New Canvas »
01:40 pm | Thanks to the collaboration between the Sarasota School District, Dr. Larry Thompson and the Ringling College of Art and Design and a group led by Linda Dickinson and...
Stone crab diver found dead near New Pass »
01:35 pm | Multiple divers and agencies searched the Gulf, Bay and Pass....
Sarasota County, City battle over Lido Beach building plan »
01:08 pm | Before it allows staging of equipment at its park, Sarasota County wants additional recourse if Lido Beach building erodes shoreline. Both City Attorney
and Manager argue the permit...
As Longboat dislikes roundabout, Sarasota furthers partnership with FDOT »
01:05 pm | FDOT says the roundabout will slow traffic and create a more pedestrian friendly environment....
Town talks Village parking »
01:01 pm | Longboat commissioner suggests speed bumps as possible last resort salvo for Longboat Village issue with speeding motorists....
Where cars and community collide on north Longboat Key »
12:57 pm | The conflict arrives in the form of hundreds, if not thousands, of diners who descend on two of the island’s most popular eateries – The Mar Vista and...
Town to tap taxpayers $34.5 million for beach »
12:52 pm | Erosion and sea level rise are omnipresent concerns and the cost of sand has never been higher....
Town to consider pickleball noise levels in communities »
12:49 pm | Dozens of tennis courts have been re-striped and configured to accommodate the denizens of pickleball aficionados. But in zoning, not all things are equal.
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A friend of Longboat Key and former Nova Scotia Premier Gerry Regan passes at 91 »
12:45 pm | Former Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan, a one-time sportscaster, eight-year Canadian Premier and avid tennis player on Longboat Key, died last week at the age of 91. Regan...
Longboat commission refuses police desire to join State pension »
10:31 pm | The Town’s negotiator explained that in 2013, when the Fire Department entered the state retirement system, the town agreed to pay 10% of the cost annually and the...
City spends another $230K to bolster Bobby Jones »
10:27 pm | Commissioner Freeland Eddie asked how the City could not have anticipated the costs....
Fifth-graders learn sustainable fishing from reel pros at Mote »
10:16 pm | A group of 97 fifth-graders from Brentwood Elementary School in Sarasota County discovered the fun of sustainable fishing during Mote Marine Laboratory’s Teach-A-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinic on...
Sarasota’s Fruitville roundabout to usher in road closures, detours »
08:07 pm | Motorists can expect road closures, detours and a reduction in speed limit during construction. The westernmost block of Fruitville Road will be closed for all westbound traffic and...
Opinion
The indignity of traffic on St. Armands Circle and Ringling Bridge »
11:09 pm | It is clear the FDOT and the City of Sarasota have no grasp on what traffic does...
January 13, 2020 / 1 comment / Read More »Tragic car accident, clear-cutting and a new beach bring light and dark to our holidays in Sarasota and Longboat Key »
02:29 pm | The City Manager made some critical errors this past year, but he did do one thing right....
December 25, 2019 / No comment / Read More »Conflict on the menu at Selby Gardens »
11:11 am | To allow a restaurant to be leased and open late into the evening is simply cramming a...
November 4, 2019 / 3 comments / Read More »Another take on immigration? »
10:49 am | America has been granted an extraordinary stroke of luck: a big dose of youth and energy just...
November 4, 2019 / No comment / Read More »Pelosi’s permanent impeachment »
09:52 am | It helps to compare what’s being done to Donald Trump to how it’s been done before. ...
November 4, 2019 / No comment / Read More »The frozen cat I betrayed and then buried »
11:40 am | Thoughts raced through my head: Is there a rabid raccoon nearby? What’s wrong with Popsicle? Should we...
September 22, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »The BMW that changed my life — Part III »
10:06 am | I worried that we would drive off with the money and I would end up slit throat...
September 22, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »My Highway to Hell through the Midwest in a BMW — Part II »
09:24 am | It seems celebrities and criminals go by single names — Sting, Oprah, Eminem, Jeter, and then of...
September 22, 2019 / No comment / Read More »How a SCAT bus destroyed my Mercedes and fueled an eBay and BMW addiction — Part I »
09:07 am | SCAT drivers are the most aggressive New York cab school of driving jockeys I have ever witnessed....
September 21, 2019 / No comment / Read More »East primary season gives Trump an edge »
07:25 pm | The president may enjoy another tactical advantage. There’s a good chance that a significant independent or...
September 20, 2019 / No comment / Read More »51 Ways to Leave Your Lover »
09:00 am | Some years ago Paul Simon popularized a song entitled, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” The 51st...
September 7, 2019 / No comment / Read More »Call Iran’s bluff with an offer of nuclear power »
08:56 am | “No enrichment, but other countries could supply the fuel rods for peaceful production of energy.”...
September 7, 2019 / No comment / Read More »American needs to rediscover tact »
09:14 am | “I want to kick away from the daily and get to something larger....
September 6, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »Longboat should partner with Ringling Circus next time around »
05:20 am | We should fault the Mayor and Vice Mayor for their late-game torpedoing of our community and arts...
July 20, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »Does Longboat really have to deport baby peacocks? »
05:12 am | Some residents agree with the internment and deportation of the females. They cite late night shrieking and...
July 20, 2019 / 2 comments / Read More »How to contain Iran »
05:06 am | A deal would put Iran’s nuclear program back in a box, making it easier to tackle all...
July 20, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »Longboat Key undergrounding issue »
05:30 am | If the town goes ahead with its fiber project, neighborhoods will see taller metal poles replace the...
July 18, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »A Kosher Fourth of July »
08:13 am | “Two hundred forty-three years ago, a new nation was inspired by the Old Testament.”...
July 17, 2019 / No comment / Read More »Trump militarizes Mexico »
05:23 am | Blowing up the North American economy to solve the migration crisis never made sense....
July 17, 2019 / No comment / Read More »How Democrats can avoid losing »
10:16 am | ‘Trump is beatable in 2020, but only if his opponent appeals beyond the base.’...
June 20, 2019 / 1 comment / Read More »Socialism vs. ‘the Person’ »
02:48 pm | ‘We are more than simply individuals, because it is in relation with one another ‘as persons’ that...
June 17, 2019 / No comment / Read More »Longboat heading down wrong path with light poles, technology »
12:29 pm | Do Longboat leaders really believe they and Waterleaf and the build-out of a defensive telecommunication network will...
April 21, 2019 / 3 comments / Read More »A Happy Easter in wake of Notre Dame »
12:25 pm | In a sense, Notre Dame was sadly victim to a general state of disrepair. It is the...
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New York Times Headlines
- Hank Azaria Will No Longer Voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
- Democrats Release More Material From Lev Parnas on Ukraine Campaign
- How Trump Is Spreading a Conspiracy Theory About Pelosi, Biden and Sanders
- Ken Starr Returns to the Impeachment Fray, This Time for the Defense
- Trump Legal Team Adds Starr and Dershowitz for Senate Trial
- In Oval Office Meeting, Trump Expresses Regret on Vaping Policy
- What to Know About the Virginia Gun Rally
- Trump Targets Michelle Obama's School Lunch Program on Her Birthday
- Impeachment Briefing: Team Trump
- Supreme Court to Hear Timely Case on Electoral College Voters
- Robert Ray Wanted to Indict Clinton. He Thinks Trump Will Be Vindicated
- Trump Campaign Plans Greater Focus on ‘Bundlers’
- Eminem Faces Backlash Over Lyrics About Deadly Attack at Ariana Grande Concert
- Supreme Court to Consider Limits on Contraception Coverage
- Jane Raskin, Who Helped Trump in Mueller Inquiry, Joins President’s Defense Team
- Report Says Secret Service Return to Treasury Could Harm Homeland Security
- Dust Off the Impeachment Tables, a Senate Trial Is Underway
