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03:17 pm | What happened and when, the Town’s response, the cost of the clean-up and steps to prevent a repeat......
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03:13 pm | Based on their review, the Chief recommends the fine for parking in time-restricted areas, unlawful parking and parking in handicap spots be increased from $30 to $75....
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03:12 pm | The issue caused significant controversy last spring when property owner Boris Miksic installed a lightning protection system that loomed far above the maximum building height...
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03:10 pm | Fortunately, the disaster I predicted in early spring didn’t develop in LBK. But this is not the time to be complacent....
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02:56 pm | After considering more than 60 applicants including Longboat Key’s own Deputy Chief, Town Manager Tom Harmer has offered the position of Police Chief to Kelli Smith....
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02:53 pm | Selby has cut the parking structure height by 40%; hopes compromise will spell success....
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02:48 pm | the greatest threat is ambient light streaming from condominiums that all but ends their chance to make it to safety....
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02:42 pm | The complaint is that motorists and motorcyclists use the stretch from US 41 to Bird Key as an opportunity for extreme speeding especially at night when traffic is sparse....
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02:25 pm | Longboat Key has long fought the coming roundabout fearing it could impede traffic from the barrier islands that rely on an efficient exit in everyday activity, but especially in emergencies. ...
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02:06 pm | The sand placement portion of the Lido Beach renourishment project is about a third of the way complete....
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02:04 pm | In this comparison we are looking at Average Sales Price and Days On Market according to Stellar MLS in a snapshot over three years....
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02:02 pm | BLAKE FLEETWOOD Guest Columnist opinion@lbknews.com I placed this bet on Predictit, a political betting site, not because I want Biden to win, though I do, but because I believe there is more than a...
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01:58 pm | “I think we should be aware of these issues when they arise. We are the people’s representatives.”...
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01:55 pm | Turner received slightly more votes than Alpert, earning 30.14 percent of the votes cast. Alpert came in second with 29.13 percent,...
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01:44 pm | Simmons in her complaint says Director Strickland made racist comments and racially insensitive remarks....
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01:36 pm | “We immediately investigated the situation and have been monitoring ever since the spill occurred.”...
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12:53 pm | The Sahib Shriners have offered relocate the statue and maintain attraction indefinitely....
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12:49 pm | It will be a mess. Pennsylvania is already being sued by both Republicans and Democrats since the state is considered a critical battleground for both parties. The stakes have never been higher....
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12:41 pm | Closing wet markets and changing cultures will be expensive, but rich countries should pay the price. It will prove a cheap way to prevent future pandemics....
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11:56 am | I realised that he was the ultimate salesman. He was born to be that way. His Tower, the tallest. His plane, the fastest. His yacht, the greatest. His hotel, the most luxurious....
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11:53 am | Candidates do not all agree on roundabouts, speedbumps, Mote, Players and Orchestra’s next home. That’s for starts......
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11:49 am | Corals show first signs they are capable of producing new generations of corals on their own. ...
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Major Headlines
Longboat Key seeks to add perspective to sewage spill »
03:17 pm | What happened and when, the Town’s response, the cost of the clean-up and steps to prevent a repeat......
Town seeks 150% spike in parking fines »
03:13 pm | Based on their review, the Chief recommends the fine for parking in time-restricted areas, unlawful parking and parking in handicap spots be increased from $30 to $75....
New rule a lightning rod issue for island residents »
03:12 pm | The issue caused significant controversy last spring when property owner Boris Miksic installed a lightning protection system that loomed far above the maximum building height...
A False Sense Of Security: Covid Numbers Don’t Add Up »
03:10 pm | Fortunately, the disaster I predicted in early spring didn’t develop in LBK. But this is not the time to be complacent....
Longboat hires new Chief »
02:56 pm | After considering more than 60 applicants including Longboat Key’s own Deputy Chief, Town Manager Tom Harmer has offered the position of Police Chief to Kelli Smith....
Selby Gardens returns with revised master plan »
02:53 pm | Selby has cut the parking structure height by 40%; hopes compromise will spell success....
Despite battering from waves, turtle nesting stays strong »
02:48 pm | the greatest threat is ambient light streaming from condominiums that all but ends their chance to make it to safety....
Racing on Ringling Bridge fuels City Manager reaction »
02:42 pm | The complaint is that motorists and motorcyclists use the stretch from US 41 to Bird Key as an opportunity for extreme speeding especially at night when traffic is...
FDOT says Gulfstream roundabout beats the alternative »
02:25 pm | Longboat Key has long fought the coming roundabout fearing it could impede traffic from the barrier islands that rely on an
efficient exit in everyday activity, but especially...
A beach is born on South Lido »
02:06 pm | The sand placement portion of the Lido Beach renourishment project is about a third of the way complete....
Three Sarasota Condominiums compared: Marina Tower, Plaza at 5 Points and 1350 Main »
02:04 pm | In this comparison we are looking at Average Sales Price and Days On Market according to Stellar MLS in a snapshot over three years....
Barwin attempts to assuage frustrated commissioners »
01:58 pm | “I think we should be aware of these issues when they arise. We are the people’s representatives.”...
Alpert, Turner heading for City election showdown »
01:55 pm | Turner received slightly more votes than Alpert, earning 30.14 percent of the votes cast. Alpert came in second with 29.13 percent,...
Sarasota employee files racial discrimination claim »
01:44 pm | Simmons in her complaint says Director Strickland made racist comments and racially insensitive remarks....
Longboat Manager tackles traffic, Covid, sewage leaks »
01:36 pm | “We immediately investigated the situation and have been monitoring ever since the spill occurred.”...
Unconditional Surrender may retreat to new location »
12:53 pm | The Sahib Shriners have offered relocate the statue and maintain attraction indefinitely....
Sarasota City Election 2020 »
11:53 am | Candidates do not all agree on roundabouts, speedbumps, Mote, Players and Orchestra’s next home. That’s for starts......
Breakthrough at Mote as restored corals ready to become parents »
11:49 am | Corals show first signs they are capable of producing new generations of corals on their own. ...
Sarasota City Election 2020: Candidates talk traffic, vacation rentals, development, Barwin’s fate, Unconditional Surrender & more… »
02:02 am | Longboat Key News and Sarasota City News asked each candidate a series of questions and this week we present Round 1....
Payroll Protection Program: A lifeboat for LBK, but with some questionable holes in it »
10:45 pm | BLAKE FLEETWOOD Guest Writer blake@lbknews.com Many well known Longboat Key businesses were kept alive by the federal Payroll Protection Program, but other LBK businesses, who got up to $2 million,...
Longboat helps steer Sarasota traffic plan »
10:26 pm | Sarasota City Commissioner Hagen Brody said the plan does a great job in improving pedestrian and bicycle access in the City, but it did not address making it...
Mysterious blue hole beckons scientists to Gulf »
10:19 pm | The holes appear to host diverse biological communities full of marine life, including corals, sponges, mollusks, sea turtles and sharks....
The Villages: They thought they were impregnable »
10:15 pm | “It just didn’t seem like anybody really cared. I think it is insane,” — resident about the Covid response....
Sarasota and Manatee Hospital beds report »
10:07 pm | The Sarasota County Heat map is part of the County Flash report and continues to indicate 0 positives in the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key for the...
Longboat flushing out cause of sewer pipe spill »
02:35 pm | Longboat has budgeted for the design and permitting of a replacement pipe. The town would have to borrow for the pipe itself, estimated to cost between $12 and...
Sarasota spends tax dollars to buttress St. Armands parking plan losses »
02:33 pm | With the additional $140,000 transfer this year, it brings a total of $652,190 transferred from the General Fund....
Mote Aquarium groundbreaking slated for 2020; $75 million raised »
02:30 pm | “Mote SEA is a legacy project, not only for Mote, but for this region as well. It will undoubtedly be a defining part of our community now and...
Lido beach building to begin after judge dismisses latest challenge »
02:06 pm | Judge Merryday noted that the permit was issued for the project in March and that the “emergency” cited by Save Our Siesta Sand 2 is of their own...
Longboat leaving sewage cleanup to nature »
02:03 pm | Town consultant says that mangroves will filter the sewage and the spill may have been less than thought....
Longboat Key home sale sets record at $13 million plus $1 »
01:56 pm | Previously, the largest home sale this year was in the Sanderling Club on Siesta Key for $10.5 million in June....
Mote releases two sea turtles after rehab »
01:53 pm | The first released was a juvenile green sea turtle juvenile, nicknamed “Hookee.”...
Opinion
50 Bucks Says Biden Wins Florida »
02:02 pm | BLAKE FLEETWOOD Guest Columnist opinion@lbknews.com I placed this bet on Predictit, a political betting site, not because I...
September 16, 2020 / No comment / Read More »The coming apocalypse: “Vote-by-Mail” »
12:49 pm | It will be a mess. Pennsylvania is already being sued by both Republicans and Democrats since the...
September 16, 2020 / No comment / Read More »How to eradicate Covid-19 »
12:41 pm | Closing wet markets and changing cultures will be expensive, but rich countries should pay the price. It...
September 16, 2020 / No comment / Read More »Trump’s October surprise: A vaccine, but the pandemic will go on for years »
11:56 am | I realised that he was the ultimate salesman. He was born to be that way. His Tower,...
September 16, 2020 / No comment / Read More »Covid-19 and AIDS: Parallels »
09:56 pm | MATTHEW EDLUND, MD, MOH Guest Columnist Edlund@lbknews.com The past is never past. As I wrote two months ago, the bungled political...
August 4, 2020 / No comment / Read More »Our Children are our future — except during a pandemic! »
09:30 pm | Nurses and doctors face the pandemic. And grocery store workers, police, firemen and other essential workers put...
August 4, 2020 / 1 comment / Read More »Covid-19: Normalizing Fear »
02:23 pm | Perhaps Americans just feel a roll of the dice is what’s life’s all about, as when Clint...
August 4, 2020 / No comment / Read More »Medicare is Great: Why Can’t We All Get It? »
02:19 pm | In the midst of the pandemic of the century and the greatest medical crisis this country has...
August 4, 2020 / 2 comments / Read More »Let’s celebrate success! Why don’t we see this on CNN? »
12:44 pm | Do the math. 130,000 deaths divided by 2,773,000 cases equals a 4.6% death rate. 2,643,000 are still...
July 16, 2020 / 7 comments / Read More »Media is damaging our nation with pandemic mania »
05:37 pm | It is not just liberal or conservative media — it is an entire nation stoking each other...
June 27, 2020 / 14 comments / Read More »Longboat home height and size rules under assault »
05:33 pm | The Town Commission and especially the community should be wary of two changes to Longboat Key’s building...
June 27, 2020 / 3 comments / Read More »Death by a thousand cuts: A call to arms — Saving our paradise »
05:23 pm | Will this contribute to the beauty of the town and its eventual prosperity and quality of life?...
June 27, 2020 / 5 comments / Read More »Shoppers and tennis players fight over masks, misplaced coughs during Coranivirus »
11:44 am | There we were — a hobbling collection of knee replacements, back braces and patella straps all clustered...
June 13, 2020 / 6 comments / Read More »Don’t erase our history; our past is what created our today… »
11:41 am | As I see our young people defacing monuments of the Confederacy, I have to ask — do...
June 13, 2020 / 8 comments / Read More »Deja vu 1968: Can Trump now become the law and order candidate he always wanted to be? »
10:41 am | If these underlying conditions persist, protests will flare up again with the slightest provocation....
June 13, 2020 / 1 comment / Read More »As Florida reopens, peddlers of fear continue to fan flames »
08:50 am | It is time to get on the bandwagon and enthusiastically support the governor’s plan and to support...
June 13, 2020 / 4 comments / Read More »Trump can’t be reelected without winning Florida »
08:35 am | BLAKE FLEETWOOD Guest Columnist blake@lbknews.com No Republican in 95 years has won a presidential election without winning Florida. In...
May 23, 2020 / 3 comments / Read More »The mask is the wrong symbol for this pandemic »
07:55 am | The damage done by our projection of fear will do permanent damage to our social connections. We...
May 23, 2020 / 8 comments / Read More »Sweden’s Human Sacrifice of 3,300 Has Not Worked »
07:50 am | Until we have widespread, quick result testing and contact tracing and a vaccine is developed, this pandemic...
May 23, 2020 / 4 comments / Read More »A new beginning at the former Colony Resort on Longboat Key »
03:19 pm | Perhaps I am an optimist, but we have finally traveled through the looking glass and Klauber, Andy...
May 2, 2020 / No comment / Read More »Barwin’s world is paved with good intentions amid Coronavirus »
03:16 pm | Barwin is creating the exact opposite of helping social distancing. He is creating a defacto Covid funneling...
May 2, 2020 / 1 comment / Read More »What will the new Longboat Key look like? »
03:03 pm | What was once strange will be the new normal, like wearing masks on planes and when shopping,...
May 2, 2020 / 4 comments / Read More »Corona as seen from an historical and statistical perspective »
01:58 pm | Promoting fear is a way to motivate their citizens to suspend their lives and surrender their constitutional...
May 2, 2020 / 4 comments / Read More »
New York Times Headlines
- News of Justice Ginsburg’s Death Arrives as Biden and Trump Host Dueling Minnesota Events
- Mourners Fill Supreme Court’s Plaza to Honor Ginsburg
- McConnell vows to vote on Supreme Court nominee four years after blocking one.
- Dissents were Ginsburg’s most memorable work on the Supreme Court.
- Who Will Replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg? McConnell Vows Vote
- C.D.C. Reverses Testing Guidelines for People Without Covid-19 Symptoms
- Democrats shatter the ActBlue site’s donation records in the hours after Ginsburg’s death.
- The winner of the Arizona Senate race could be seated in time for a vote on a Supreme Court pick.
- Seeking to win over Puerto Rican voters in Florida, Trump says he will finally release billions in aid to the territory.
- Kamala Harris urges Black Americans to vote: ‘It’s up to us.’
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87
- For Mitch McConnell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Prompts Stark Turnabout
- As lawmakers react to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, mourners gather outside the Supreme Court.
- Firefighter Dies in Blaze Sparked by Gender-Reveal Celebration
- In the Most Litigated Election Ever, Early Democratic Wins but Few Clear Signals
- Four Louisiana Officers Charged in Death of Black Man With Mental Illness
- Biden and Trump campaign in Minnesota, which narrowly went to Clinton in 2016.
