Bud Collins, famed tennis commentator, passes Friday
11:53 am
Bud Collins, who wrote his way into the
05:46 pm | “The town developing rules that would preclude the redevelopment of the property using a mixed residential and tourism use would deprive both me and the owners of their rights and would lower the...
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05:42 pm | Of 1,700 nests in the region that had yet to hatch, 686 nests were washouts....
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05:38 pm | Mote Marine Laboratory’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign has attained and is surpassing its $50-million goal for advancing the Lab’s critical mission and vision. The campaign continues and will officially end at Mote’s Oceanic...
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04:13 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 15, 2016 through September 21, 2016...
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04:11 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Sept. 2 Property damage 4:16 p.m. Officer McGinnis responded to...
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04:09 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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03:55 pm | Commission decides to use up to $5 million non-ad valorem fees and revenue to help defray the cost for some residents....
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03:52 pm | Saturday night came to life on Longboat Key when actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston arrived by boat at Portifino at the Longboat Key Club for dinner. Travolta and Preston were joined...
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03:48 pm | The goals of the initiative are to restore more than one million corals across the region’s reefs....
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03:43 pm | West*Group developed and constructed, under Mr. Ewing’s direction, over six million square feet....
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03:39 pm | Joe Berkely of Longboat Key and Dodge City, KS died Sept. 9 in Florida. Berkely had moved to Longboat Key with his wife, Nancy, to enjoy his retirement years where they enjoyed the...
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03:32 pm | Not since 9/11 has the clinical population I and others so complained of the inability to turn off and rest....
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03:26 pm | Town to consider options including pledging franchise and utility fees to help pay down the $23 million cost of the project. Cost could drop by almost $4,000 for some property owners....
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03:23 pm | An obvious determinant of the value of the Colony is the number of units that will be allowed to be rebuilt....
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03:19 pm | This weekend the town of Longboat Key is commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks with its annual placement of the flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive. Fire Chief Paul Dezzi wrote the following letter...
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01:07 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Sept. 2 Property damage 4:16 p.m. Officer McGinnis responded to...
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01:02 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 1, 2016 through September 7, 2016...
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12:57 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...
September 19, 2016 / No comment / Read More »
12:40 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...
September 15, 2016 / No comment / Read More »
12:37 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 1, 2016 through September 7, 2016...
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12:27 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. 30 Trespassing 9:42 a.m. Officer Schoepfer responded to 5800...
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01:30 pm | “We are lucky once again. We really missed the bullet in a big way on this one.” — Mayor Jack Duncan...
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Major Headlines
P&Z seeks rules that could preclude Unicorp’s Colony plan »
05:46 pm | “The town developing rules that would preclude the redevelopment of the property using a mixed residential and tourism use would deprive both me and the owners of their...
Hurricane Hermine took toll on island turtle nests »
05:42 pm | Of 1,700 nests in the region that had yet to hatch, 686 nests were washouts....
Mote passes $50 million fundraising goal to expand »
05:38 pm | Mote Marine Laboratory’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign has attained and is surpassing its $50-million goal for advancing the Lab’s critical mission and vision. The campaign continues and will...
Town approves franchise fees to soften undergrounding impact »
03:55 pm | Commission decides to use up to $5 million non-ad valorem fees and revenue to help defray the cost for some residents....
Coral key to Mote’s efforts »
03:48 pm | The goals of the initiative are to restore more than one million corals across the region’s reefs....
Longboater and Tyson’s Corner developer Charles B. Ewing passes »
03:43 pm | West*Group developed and constructed, under Mr. Ewing’s direction, over six million square feet....
High Plains Journal founder Joe Berkely passes »
03:39 pm | Joe Berkely of Longboat Key and Dodge City, KS died Sept. 9 in Florida. Berkely had moved to Longboat Key with his wife, Nancy, to enjoy his retirement...
Commission to retackle, rethink neighborhood underground plan »
03:26 pm | Town to consider options including pledging franchise and utility fees to help pay down the $23 million cost of the project. Cost could drop by almost $4,000 for...
Colony seeks to keep 237 units »
03:23 pm | An obvious determinant of the value of the Colony is the number of units that will be allowed to be rebuilt....
Longboat honors 9/11 victims with flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive »
03:19 pm | This weekend the town of Longboat Key is commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks with its annual placement of the flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive. Fire Chief Paul...
Storm blasts Longboat »
01:30 pm | “We are lucky once again. We really missed the bullet in a big way on this one.” — Mayor Jack Duncan...
Voters say ‘No’ to LBK hotel plan. What’s next? »
01:28 pm | “I voted against it because it was an overreaching plan that was way too big and Floridays was despicable in its mailings to the residents.”...
Turtle nests wiped out »
01:27 pm | A preliminary survey shows that more than 50% of sea turtle nests were washed out by the storm....
Tyler’s Gourmet Ice Cream opens at Centre Shops »
01:24 pm | A third Tyler’s Gourmet Ice Cream Shop just opened on Longboat Key at the Centre Shops next to the Lazy Lobster. Tyler’s brings the best quality ingredients made...
Coldwell snags Saunders’ agents »
01:21 pm | Stephanie Church and Courtney Church have now affiliated with the Longboat Key office of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. The sisters were previously affiliated with Michael Saunders &...
Opinion
Town close to falling into litigious Colony quagmire »
04:44 pm | Our community leaders are once again playing chicken with lawsuits, development rights and how to go about...
September 25, 2016 / No comment / Read More »Ad misleads on Patrick Murphy’s resume »
04:39 pm | Murphy may be overselling his resume, but the ad also exaggerates when it says ‘never.’...
September 25, 2016 / No comment / Read More »Mexico — again »
03:35 pm | One visit didn’t erase the earlier mistakes. The slander might still be there – in the...
September 25, 2016 / No comment / Read More »China’s naval footprint grows »
01:13 pm | A 90–acre plot is where Beijing is building its first overseas military outpost – a historic step...
September 15, 2016 / No comment / Read More »Silence on war, the candidates »
01:14 pm | “War is terrible. It abuses the innocent and takes their lives, it wastes all kinds of treasure,...
September 5, 2016 / No comment / Read More »The Song of Hiyasuckas »
11:04 am | Take a deep breath, my fellow citizens, before you choke on exhaust fumes and what the heck!...
September 1, 2016 / No comment / Read More »Win this one for the Gipper »
11:01 am | PETER O’CONNOR Staff Columnist oconnor@lbknews.com Win this one for the Gipper definition Do this in memory of...
September 1, 2016 / No comment / Read More »The Trump referendum »
09:17 am | Maybe Donald is thrilled that The Democrats are trying to make a race of it by making...
August 24, 2016 / 1 comment / Read More »North end hotel plan needs better solution »
09:09 pm | As you consider your vote on August 30, ask yourself these questions - is this the right...
August 23, 2016 / 1 comment / Read More »Primaries, questions »
09:01 pm | There are primaries to be run, and won, and in our town one referendum question to be...
August 23, 2016 / No comment / Read More »North end hotel plan bad for property values, traffic »
01:46 pm | For so many reasons this hotel and this method of getting units crow-barred onto the tiny parcel...
July 30, 2016 / 15 comments / Read More »Next phase – Part II »
01:44 pm | The Not Trump crowd had their shot. It looks like all show from here on. ...
July 30, 2016 / No comment / Read More »The next phase of Trump’s candidacy »
11:25 am | During the primary, Mr. Trump frequently criticized the war in Iraq; Mr. Pence voted to support it....
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New York Times Headlines
- Keith Scott Threatened Family, Wife Said in Court Papers
- Americas Region Declared Free of Endemic Measles
- On Washington: Senate’s Vote on Simple Bill to Fund the Government Is Anything But
- Old Mills Remade in Pawtucket, R.I., With Art as Their Product
- Trump and Clinton Discuss Alicia Machado
- Trump and Clinton Clash Over Trade
- Trump Sniffles at the Debate, and the Internet Plays Doctor
- American University Students Protest Racism
- Letter From America: With Vote Approaching, Third-Party Candidates Face Uphill Climb
- Houston Gunman With Nazi Emblem Injures 9 Before Being Killed by Police
- Does Donald Trump Pay Taxes? Here’s What We Know
- Shamed and Angry: Alicia Machado, a Miss Universe Mocked by Donald Trump
- Reporter's Notebook: Hillary Clinton, at Ease Onstage, Seems Utterly Herself
- Reporter's Notebook: A Subdued Donald Trump Showed a Side We Rarely See
- The Morning After the Debate, Donald Trump Goes on the Attack
- ‘Braggadocious?’ In Trump and Clinton Debate, Words That Sent Viewers to the Dictionary
- California Today: California Today: ‘Sticker Shock’ in Los Angeles Housing
