Mote urges boaters to report whale shark sightings
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Mote Marine Laboratory received a report of five
01:27 pm | The demolition is to make way for a new waterfront restaurant by the owners, the Columbia Restaurant Group. ...
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01:19 pm | He texted a photo of a brutal pedestrian fatality that occurred on LBK say police....
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01:13 pm | The Master Plan to redevelop 53 Bay front acres in downtown Sarasota to reach Commission in the fall....
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01:02 pm | The gavel was ceremonially and literally passed by Longboat Key Rotary Club’s outgoing President, Jay Sparr, to successor Susan McGuire at a lively and laughter-filled dinner event at Cedars Café & Tiki Bar...
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12:59 pm | A plea from a sick friend entices a lifelong friend living in Brazil to come back home and take over Key Cleaners of Longboat Key. Dana, the previous owner of Key Cleaners &...
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12:57 pm | Eight sea turtle nests were run over by a small vehicle – and seven had their marking stakes dislodged....
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10:03 pm | “Let me say what is really on my mind. Manatee County has had little interest in maintaining this portion of the island. It seems to be an annoyance to them.”...
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09:54 pm | Commissioner Pastor urges board to fast-track rules on redevelopment. Strong disagreement ensues....
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09:50 pm | Whale sharks were found offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass, feeding at the surface possibly on fish eggs as well as other forms of plankton. ...
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09:45 pm | “I’m one of those little colored folks that all you white folks done spoke for that don’t understand none of this,” Commissioner Willie Shaw said....
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01:28 pm | Are you prepared? Do you have a Plan? Living on an island brings additional challenges and reasons more so on why you need to be prepared and have a plan before a storm...
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12:32 pm | Fire Marshal Lou Gagliardi provided testimony of termite and water damaged walls and support beams, delaminating roofs, collapsing structures and mold so prevalent that firefighters have a standing order to not enter Colony...
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12:25 pm | Bobby Jones Golf Course and the new hospital discussed at special Longboat Key meeting....
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12:21 pm | The team successfully completed the transfer of a 700-plus pound manta with an 11.4-foot wingspan....
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11:58 am | Conservationists are ramping up clam-restoration efforts now in Sarasota Bay, Florida — locally the first of their kind — in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who study how to fine-tune shellfish restoration...
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04:40 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Yet another hurdle has been cleared by Unicorp President Chuck Whittall on Longboat Key. Whittall plans to build a 166 room St. Regis Hotel and 78 condominiums on the...
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04:38 pm | Rowland had carjacked a 1998 silver Corvette from Coquina Beach and sped off southbound. Next, he collided with a RAV4 on Longboat Pass. ...
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04:36 pm | Mote Marine Laboratory received a report of five whale sharks — Earth’s largest fish species — about 40 miles off Anna Maria Island last weekend. ...
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04:29 pm | In 1987, the island as we know it today was about one-half built out, with several signature buildings including Sanctuary and L’Ambiance still to come....
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03:59 pm | Commissioner Daly was assured by the FDOT that the roundabout will outperform the triple left turn lane....
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03:53 pm | Final two arrested of the trio that followed a couple home from Bradenton....
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03:51 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Sarasota City Commission meetings were packed numerous times over the last year with residents fighting lease agreements that they say are not in the public interest and neglect the very...
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Major Headlines
PattiGeorge’s demolished; Colony clearing comes next »
01:27 pm | The demolition is to make way for a new waterfront restaurant by the owners, the Columbia Restaurant Group. ...
Longboat officer who shared gruesome pics resigns »
01:19 pm | He texted a photo of a brutal pedestrian fatality that occurred on LBK say police....
Latest Bayfront developments: Sarasota Orchestra to exit stage as Van Wezel plans new hall »
01:13 pm | The Master Plan to redevelop 53 Bay front acres in downtown Sarasota to reach Commission in the fall....
LBK Rotary passes the gavel »
01:02 pm | The gavel was ceremonially and literally passed by Longboat Key Rotary Club’s outgoing President, Jay Sparr, to successor Susan McGuire at a lively and laughter-filled dinner event at...
Lifelong family friend buys Longboat Cleaners & Linen Services »
12:59 pm | A plea from a sick friend entices a lifelong friend living in Brazil to come back home and take over Key Cleaners of Longboat Key. Dana, the previous...
Eight turtle nests run over on Siesta Key »
12:57 pm | Eight sea turtle nests were run over by a small vehicle – and seven had their marking stakes dislodged....
Town fashions beach plan to combat erosion »
10:03 pm | “Let me say what is really on my mind. Manatee County has had little interest in maintaining this portion of the island. It seems to be an annoyance...
Code talk leads to Town Hall kerfuffle »
09:54 pm | Commissioner Pastor urges board to fast-track rules on redevelopment. Strong disagreement ensues....
Mote scientists tag two whale sharks off Longboat Key and New Pass »
09:50 pm | Whale sharks were found offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass, feeding at the surface possibly on fish eggs as well as other forms of plankton.
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Sarasota Commissioner Hagen Brody demands apology from Commissioner Willie Shaw »
09:45 pm | “I’m one of those little colored folks that all you white folks done spoke for that don’t understand none of this,” Commissioner Willie Shaw said....
Longboat Fire Department: How to prepare for storm season »
01:28 pm | Are you prepared? Do you have a Plan? Living on an island brings additional challenges and reasons more so on why you need to be prepared and have...
Judge agrees: Colony must be demolished »
12:32 pm | Fire Marshal Lou Gagliardi provided testimony of termite and water damaged walls and support beams, delaminating roofs, collapsing structures and mold so prevalent that firefighters have a standing...
Local leaders talk future of beach building »
12:25 pm | Bobby Jones Golf Course and the new hospital discussed at special Longboat Key meeting....
Massive Manta Ray helps Mote study ocean condition, behavior »
12:21 pm | The team successfully completed the transfer of a 700-plus pound manta with an 11.4-foot wingspan....
Clam restoration under way in Sarasota Bay »
11:58 am | Conservationists are ramping up clam-restoration efforts now in Sarasota Bay, Florida — locally the first of their kind — in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who study...
Holdout sells interest as Colony demolition, new resort inch closer »
04:40 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Yet another hurdle has been cleared by Unicorp President Chuck Whittall on Longboat Key. Whittall plans to build a 166 room St. Regis Hotel...
Stolen vehicle causes car crash »
04:38 pm | Rowland had carjacked a 1998 silver Corvette from Coquina Beach and sped off southbound. Next, he collided with a RAV4 on Longboat Pass. ...
Mote urges boaters to report whale shark sightings »
04:36 pm | Mote Marine Laboratory received a report of five whale sharks — Earth’s largest fish species — about 40 miles off Anna Maria Island last weekend. ...
The best closing gift is loyalty »
04:29 pm | In 1987, the island as we know it today was about one-half built out, with several signature buildings including Sanctuary and L’Ambiance still to come....
Ringling Bridge roundabout prods Commission concern »
03:59 pm | Commissioner Daly was assured by the FDOT that the roundabout will outperform the triple left turn lane....
Longboat Key armed robbery suspects arrested in Manatee »
03:53 pm | Final two arrested of the trio that followed a couple home from Bradenton....
City land leasing overhaul needed says group »
03:51 pm | STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Sarasota City Commission meetings were packed numerous times over the last year with residents fighting lease agreements that they say are not in the public...
Funding key for future pickleball expansion »
03:48 pm | Longboat Key pickleball players question fundraising plan....
Rapid erosion troubles Lido Shores residents »
03:38 pm | Private property and pubic beach threatened by severe erosion along Lido Shores....
Judge strikes appeal of St. Regis Hotel project »
03:36 pm | One unit owner filed a Writ or Certiorari saying that Unicorp did not have standing and Town did not follow its own rules. Judge is allowing Writ to...
Judge says Lido sand project should proceed »
03:28 pm | The plan to dredge Big Sarasota Pass and renourish a 1.6-mile stretch of south Lido Key Beach moves forward.
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Pedestrian struck in roadway had passion for writing, teaching »
03:24 pm | Roberts was hit at 6 a.m., say Longboat police, by two vehicles on Gulf of Mexico Drive....
Sarasota shooting suspect same man who donated $200K to LBK Police »
03:22 pm | Ryan Flanzer allegedly fired three rounds from his semi-automatic pistol into a condominium unit....
Electric shuttles could soon link Lido and downtown »
03:18 pm | In relative terms, fixing area traffic snarls is predicated on one thing and that is funding. That is why when the Town of Longboat Key, the City of...
Seawall policy direction grows murky on LBK »
03:04 pm | Should taller and more extensive seawalls be allowed and encouraged or should coastal armoring be discouraged?...
Longboat cultural & arts center gets boost »
03:03 pm | The financial as well as the literal site work for a new Longboat Key Community Center are both moving forward....
Opinion
Don’t binge on bridge-building »
12:51 pm | Predictable spending on infrastructure would vastly improve its quality....
July 5, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Andrew Coumo’s wind farm won’t fly without fracking »
01:23 pm | “The irony here is colossal. Mr. Cuomo, who banned hydraulic fracturing despite the economic boon it...
July 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Trump’s Mexico problem »
01:20 pm | ‘Donald Trump has cultivated a contentious relationship with the government of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nie.’...
July 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Standing up to ‘The Donald’ »
01:18 pm | Europe is rich and capable. Perhaps it is time to acknowledge that America can be an...
July 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Turks and Caicos Islands »
01:14 pm | PETER O’CONNOR Staff Columnist oconnor@lbknews.com Recent front page news brings these islands to the attention of...
July 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Why is Russian gas in Boston Harbor? »
02:01 pm | Blocking natural-gas pipelines needlessly inflates consumers’ energy bills and destabilizes the electrical grid....
June 18, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Will Longboat step-up turtle light enforcement? »
11:08 pm | In 2016 the town of Longboat Key finally adopted a series of measures to protect endangered sea...
April 19, 2018 / 2 comments / Read More »VFW is committed to ending hunger and sequestration »
11:04 pm | I’ve written on the subject of sequestration in these pages. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the...
April 19, 2018 / No comment / Read More »The Democrats abandon Catholics »
10:42 pm | “If you value religious education or life’s sanctity, you’re not welcome in the party.”...
April 19, 2018 / 1 comment / Read More »Can Andy Adams be shamed into selling his Colony units or will the courts decide? »
01:29 pm | From the mid-rise Klauber ran the operation like a benevolent dictator with his Sperry Topsiders, snug white...
April 1, 2018 / 3 comments / Read More »Government spending discourages work »
01:23 pm | European countries trail the U.S. in working hard and controlling taxes, and their economies....
April 1, 2018 / 1 comment / Read More »Time for sensible gun regulation »
01:20 pm | Rational gun regulation is not, as the NRA would have us believe, the first step down a...
April 1, 2018 / 1 comment / Read More »America – Putin’s oligarchy in the making? »
10:14 am | Russia’s key oligarch has gone beyond enriching himself. As commander in chief President Putin has ordered the...
April 1, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Lessons from the rise of America’s Irish »
10:09 am | Whether this kind of upward mobility is still possible today given the changes to our economy and...
April 1, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Longboat Key and the Colony are the greatest shows on Earth »
03:24 am | We are right now the land of two divine spectacles: The Town Commission election and the approval...
March 17, 2018 / 1 comment / Read More »Biofuel mandates are a bad idea whose time may be up »
03:18 am | A 2008 study in Science found that converting natural environments for biofuel production can produce hundreds of...
March 17, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Vote for Pastor, Schneier, Langley and against the 2018 Charter »
08:43 pm | We never seem to replace the little Commission nametags in Town Hall — we just store them...
March 11, 2018 / 4 comments / Read More »Thoughts on elections… »
08:38 pm | In our Democracy the collection of the will of the citizenry is essential....
March 11, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Longboaters should vote ‘No’ on replacing our Town Charter »
03:31 pm | Why should residents today want to approve a Charter change that effectively votes the voter out of...
March 4, 2018 / 1 comment / Read More »Saving American capitalism »
02:27 pm | The default party to benefit from a revival of American competitive capitalism is the Democrats....
March 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Time out – waiting for election »
02:01 pm | Politicians have learned , at their peril, that they must protect every citizen’s right to vote....
March 4, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Town, Unicorp give life to St. Regis plan »
01:28 pm | Without an epidural and with numerous suitors claiming ownership rights to the offspring, Unicorp President Chuck Whittall,...
February 28, 2018 / No comment / Read More »Cape Town May Dry Up Because of an Aversion to Israel »
01:20 pm | The Palestinian Authority accepts the Jewish State’s help on water projects. South Africa refuses it....
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- David McReynolds, Socialist Activist Who Ran for President, Dies at 88
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- ICE Detained Man Who Was Driving His Pregnant Wife to a Hospital
- Lincoln’s Stovepipe Hat and Letters Could Be Sold to Ease Nonprofit’s Debt
- On Washington: How the Senate Got Its Groove Back With the Power of the Purse
- Aretha Franklin Was the Personification of Black Woman Magic
- Trump Won Pennsylvania. Democrats Want the State (and His Voters) Back.
- Stop Saying ‘Mormon,’ Church Leader Says. But Is the Real Name Too Long?
- White House Counsel, Don McGahn, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry
- White Doctor Arrested at Orlando Airport Complains of Being Treated Like a ‘Black Person’
- Sex Abuse Report Lists a Beloved Pastor, and a Pennsylvania Church Reels
- Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz
- Artists Explore a New Canvas: Tennis Courts
- Truth-Testing Trump’s 250-Plus Attacks on the Russia Inquiry
- Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of Discrimination Against Conservatives
- States Rush to Rein In Prescription Costs, and Drug Companies Fight Back
- The Treatment Gap: This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare.
