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08:04 pm | Darryl Hanna Jr. of East Bradenton was arrested for the robbery and double homicide that occurred at the Zota Beach Resort on Friday, August 4....
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10:26 am | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Police are hunting for suspects who have fled the scene after shooting and killing two male employees at Longboat Key’s Zota Beach Resort at 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat...
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09:14 pm | Unicorp is back with plan for 102 condos and 166-room hotel. Height dropped to 65 feet. Commission to decide....
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09:11 pm | "It’s the chicken or egg. If the town turns us down to build this, why would I want to buy Andy’s property?"...
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09:09 pm | The filmmakers focus on coral bleaching and death caused by increased water temperatures, which are driven in large part by human activities adding carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere....
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09:07 pm | eBay for me is a miracle of the modern marketplace. Take the frenetic otherworldly energy of the Medina in Fez Morocco and combine it with the ability to switch between worlds like Steve...
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09:02 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. July 21 Suspicious person 2:10 a.m. Sgt. Coffman and Officer...
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09:01 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — July 20, 2017 through July 26, 2017...
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09:00 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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08:55 pm | ‘The same stuff is left out weekly and it is obvious that the law is not being enforced.’...
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08:53 pm | The Town Commission voted 6-1 to hire the current Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer to serve as next Town Manager. ...
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08:51 pm | Not everyone is attracted to the so-called ‘attraction.’...
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08:50 pm | Longboat Key, 34228, is the 11th most expensive zip code in Florida, with a median sale price of $672,500. ...
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08:47 pm | A trio has been charged with grand theft with police saying they stole a deck boat and sold parts out of their Cortez Village home. It started early last week when a 2015...
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08:38 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — July 13, 2017 through July 19, 2017...
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08:34 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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08:29 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. July 14 Suspicious vehicle 9:21 p.m. Officer Ascencio responded to...
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07:27 pm | LBK Commission will vote Monday on a five-year contract paying $187,000 annually. Harmer now makes more than $208,000 as County Administrator....
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07:23 pm | ‘This saddens and angers me that people are uneducated and/or don’t care about our marine life.’...
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07:20 pm | Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner recently compiled election statistics for Longboat Key and compared them to the overall Sarasota County. The data shows that Longboat has fewer minorities, is more predominantly...
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06:24 pm | And then there is Guns N Roses, Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. They bring out the wild teenager angsty rebellious gene. If I listen to more than an hour, I become this mock...
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11:28 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — July 5, 2017 through July 12, 2017...
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Major Headlines
Arrest made in Zota double murder case »
08:04 pm | Darryl Hanna Jr. of East Bradenton was arrested for the robbery and double homicide that occurred at the Zota Beach Resort on Friday, August 4....
UPDATED: Police hunt for suspect in double murder of employees at Longboat’s Zota Beach Resort »
10:26 am | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Police are hunting for suspects who have fled the scene after shooting and killing two male employees at Longboat Key’s Zota Beach Resort at 4711...
Fate of revamped Colony plan in hands of Town Commission »
09:14 pm | Unicorp is back with plan for 102 condos and 166-room hotel. Height dropped to 65 feet. Commission to decide....
Whittall on Colony: ‘We have listened to Longboat’ »
09:11 pm | "It’s the chicken or egg. If the town turns us down to build this, why would I want to buy Andy’s property?"...
Mote, Netflix focus on coral health »
09:09 pm | The filmmakers focus on coral bleaching and death caused by increased water temperatures, which are driven in large part by human activities adding carbon dioxide to Earth’s atmosphere....
Turtles careen into furniture left on Longboat Key beaches »
08:55 pm | ‘The same stuff is left out weekly and it is obvious that the law is not being enforced.’...
Town completes contract with next manager »
08:53 pm | The Town Commission voted 6-1 to hire the current Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer to serve as next Town Manager. ...
North end jungle gym copacetic says Police Chief Pete Cumming »
08:51 pm | Not everyone is attracted to the so-called ‘attraction.’...
Longboat ranks 11 in priciest zip codes »
08:50 pm | Longboat Key, 34228, is the 11th most expensive zip code in Florida, with a median sale price of $672,500. ...
Trio charged with Grand Theft of boat »
08:47 pm | A trio has been charged with grand theft with police saying they stole a deck boat and sold parts out of their Cortez Village home. It started early...
Sarasota County Administrator accepts Longboat Manager job »
07:27 pm | LBK Commission will vote Monday on a five-year contract paying $187,000 annually. Harmer now makes more than $208,000 as County Administrator....
Beach furniture ensnares nesting turtles »
07:23 pm | ‘This saddens and angers me that people are uneducated and/or don’t care about our marine life.’...
Longboat whiter, more Republican than overall Sarasota County »
07:20 pm | Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner recently compiled election statistics for Longboat Key and compared them to the overall Sarasota County. The data shows that Longboat has...
Town Attorney seeks pay hike »
05:25 pm | Increasing legal demands lead to request for billing at $235 per hour instead of monthly retainer....
Longboat police on lookout for jewelry thief on the run »
02:23 pm | Following his confession over the phone, the suspect fled. Police are searching with warrant for Grand Theft of several jewerely items valued at more than $20,000....
Opinion
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,...
August 3, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »A Pope and a President in Poland »
08:41 pm | ‘Poland is the faith and the faith is Poland, and there is nothing communism can ever do...
August 3, 2017 / No comment / Read More »How a SCAT bus destroyed my Mercedes and fueled an eBay and BMW addiction — Part I »
06:26 pm | It all happened after a long and harrowing day trying to sell ads and wrangling with Longboaters...
August 3, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »My Highway to Hell through the Midwest in a BMW — Part II »
06:25 pm | I was worried that Hussein might roll me and take my money or the car would be...
August 3, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The BMW that changed my life — Part III »
06:24 pm | And then there is Guns N Roses, Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. They bring out the wild...
August 3, 2017 / No comment / Read More »More on Hue’ Continued »
11:30 am | The Vietnam I (Bowden) visited in 2015 and 2016 is an exciting, thriving nation, full of industry...
August 3, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Congress and Obama depleted the Military »
05:20 pm | ‘America today faces a variety of threats more serious and complex than at any time in the...
August 2, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The case for Universal Medicare »
05:17 pm | You might ask why neither Democrat or Republican Congressmen appear the least interested in a universal single-payer...
August 2, 2017 / No comment / Read More »A Tale of Two Neighborhoods »
02:05 pm | Why is the town allowing any commercial tourism exploitation of town/taxpayer/resident land and facilities? Why is the...
August 1, 2017 / No comment / Read More »A white rose… again »
02:03 pm | Sometimes it is wise to look beyond the headlines to the history, maybe even the poetry of...
August 1, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Too tall buildings on Longboat Key… »
01:05 pm | I am opposed to passing town ordinances that may open the gates to developers, who will buy...
August 1, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »
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