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11:49 am | The condominium, to be called The Grande, will be comprised of 73 residential units, a 9,500 square foot restaurant, as well as the impetus for a planned roundabout that will alter the traffic...
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11:45 am | Bullock expects the construction to underground all of the utilities on Longboat Key to take no more than three years....
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11:42 am | The planning of the 42-acre City-owned property encircling the Van Wezel moved closer to fruition last week. Planning firm Sasaki was selected by the Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization to proceed with a master...
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11:39 am | Town to consider subsidizing property owners up to $1,500 to remove threatening trees....
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11:21 am | One of the most dramatic changes proposed is to increase elected commission terms from two to three years....
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08:58 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 29, 2017 through October 4, 2017...
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08:55 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Oct. 5 Noise disturbance 1:03 a.m. Officer Martin responded to...
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08:50 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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08:18 pm | Sarasota City 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 City Hall...
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08:01 pm | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Oct. 4 Missing phone charger cable 4:00 p.m. Officer Montegna...
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12:15 pm | Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie made it clear that the City is in no way “beholden” to the SBPO board, and she added that the City had not been consulted approval sought in naming...
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12:07 pm | ‘I’m not dooming this to fail, because I know it’s already decided, but this has happened before downtown.’...
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11:56 am | Resident says that the number of raccoons on the north end of the key has diminished and he suspects foul play....
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11:10 am | The cherished Alaina Ray was not only respectfully admired by her co-workers, but by residents, business owners and commissioners who took notice of her attention to detail and hard work. Former Planning and...
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09:41 am | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 29, 2017 through October 4, 2017...
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09:37 am | The following are actual police reports as written by Longboat Key Police Officers. They are edited for length, punctuation and to protect privacy. Sept. 30 Wedding party cacophony – Longboat 9:21 p.m. Officer...
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09:36 am | 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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11:39 pm | The suspect stated that the hidden cameras belonged to him and he does use them to record sexual activity at his residence....
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11:03 pm | Commissioner Spoll said the town would have to “bite the bullet” and hire more police....
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10:56 pm | The total cost for debris removal could be $500,000, with 75% reimbursed by FEMA and 12.5% by the State....
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08:48 pm | Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — September 22, 2017 through September 28, 2017...
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08:40 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. 23 Dog on beach 11:03 a.m. Officer Nagell responded...
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Major Headlines
Sarasota Quay plan drives Fruitville roundabout »
11:49 am | The condominium, to be called The Grande, will be comprised of 73 residential units, a 9,500 square foot restaurant, as well as the impetus for a planned roundabout...
Neighborhood power line burial effort surges ahead »
11:45 am | Bullock expects the construction to underground all of the utilities on Longboat Key to take no more than three years....
Master Plan on way for City Bayfront »
11:42 am | The planning of the 42-acre City-owned property encircling the Van Wezel moved closer to fruition last week. Planning firm Sasaki was selected by the Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization...
Longboat aims to declare war against Australian pine trees »
11:39 am | Town to consider subsidizing property owners up to $1,500 to remove threatening trees....
Longboat Commission to consider 3-year terms and shifting elections to November »
11:21 am | One of the most dramatic changes proposed is to increase elected commission terms from two to three years....
Sarasota City Commission debates & defends Bayfront planning process »
12:15 pm | Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie made it clear that the City is in no way “beholden” to the SBPO board, and she added that the City had not been...
$17.5 million the cost to remedy St. Armands Circle parking woes; City debates chances of taxpayers footing bill »
12:07 pm | ‘I’m not dooming this to fail, because I know it’s already decided, but this has happened before downtown.’...
Resident says raccoons poisoned on north Key »
11:56 am | Resident says that the number of raccoons on the north end of the key has diminished and he suspects foul play....
Longboat nabs its new Planning & Zoning Director from Sarasota County »
11:10 am | The cherished Alaina Ray was not only respectfully admired by her co-workers, but by residents, business owners and commissioners who took notice of her attention to detail and...
Longboater arrested for hiding video camera in bedroom of rental unit »
11:39 pm | The suspect stated that the hidden cameras belonged to him and he does use them to record sexual activity at his residence....
Town to ticket illegal tourism rentals »
11:03 pm | Commissioner Spoll said the town would have to “bite the bullet” and hire more police....
Irma debris halfway picked up »
10:56 pm | The total cost for debris removal could be $500,000, with 75% reimbursed by FEMA and 12.5% by the State....
Commission decides to ban medical marijuana dispensaries on Longboat Key »
08:24 pm | The Commission decided to ban Medical Marijuana dispensaries on Longboat Key....
Fire Station rebuild plan could cost $5.89 million; town to consider bond vote langauge »
08:14 pm | Town Commission to vote on bond referendum language Monday to pay for new fire station....
Study shows banning shark fins in U.S. won’t help save sharks »
11:13 am | Researchers say instead of ban, sustainable harvest sets more realistic example for other nations....
Opinion
What Bill Clinton, Harvey Weinstein, Trump and all of us have in common »
10:37 pm | It is not just Hollywood actresses; unfortunately we all have a little Harvey Weinstein in us....
October 15, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Don’t be seduced; both Trump and the NFL players can be wrong »
09:32 pm | I hate the way the dynamics of television urge us to become self-righteous and take sides....
October 15, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Missile Defense, Part II »
09:27 pm | “We must ‘rebalance in the right way” — Thomas Karako, A Missile Defense Agenda, The...
October 15, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Sarasota Bayfront Plan: Our best way for culture to offset condos »
11:04 am | Once the plan is delivered in a year and the City Commission gets its hands on it,...
October 9, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Missile defense »
11:00 am | From the Middle East to Europe to the Asia-Pacific, one sees a surge in the global...
October 9, 2017 / No comment / Read More »A Confederacy of Dunces »
09:10 pm | Polls show that most Americans oppose the removal of Confederate memorials, at least by mobs or politicians...
October 1, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Irma, evacuation and the Katz family »
08:34 pm | We did not do much in Atlanta except sleep, eat and read texts from others who either...
October 1, 2017 / No comment / Read More »Democrats find another religious heretic »
08:31 pm | Catholic judges are OK so long as they’re not ‘orthodox’, one senator implies....
October 1, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The real disaster is Florida Power & Light »
10:56 am | Everything was back to normal with the exception of one huge monolithic entity — FPL and its...
September 16, 2017 / 3 comments / Read More »Canadian real estate taxes »
10:50 am | President Trump may have a point when he says that ‘people don’t realize Canada’s been very rough...
September 16, 2017 / 2 comments / Read More »The chaotic frenzy of Media, Hurricane Irma and the US Open »
07:41 am | Reporters today seek to fit the situation as if they are method acting for all of us....
September 8, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »Notable & quotable: Waffles »
07:31 am | What we both noticed visible from the car windshield was that some structures fared better than others....
September 8, 2017 / No comment / Read More »The Navy — its breaking point? »
01:29 pm | Whether just a money shortage within Navy can be the cause of total fleet-wide problems is not...
September 5, 2017 / 1 comment / Read More »
New York Times Headlines
- Obama Attacks Tactics of Republican Candidate for Governor in Virginia
- New Study Casts Doubt on Diagnosis of Adult-Onset A.D.H.D.
- Senate Approves Budget Plan That Smooths Path Toward Tax Cut
- Kelly Delivers Fervent Defense of Trump Call to Soldier’s Widow
- Without Saying ‘Trump,’ Bush and Obama Deliver Implicit Rebukes
- Los Angeles Police Investigate Rape Claim Against Weinstein
- Republicans Ready to Move on a Tax Plan Few Have Seen
- Right and Left React to Trump’s Condolence Call Controversy
- Puerto Ricans Ask: When Will the Lights Come Back On?
- Harsh Words Back Home for Tom Marino, Congressman Tied to Opioid Law
- Senators Demand Online Ad Disclosures as Tech Lobby Mobilizes
- Bomb School Wasn’t for Lulu, but the C.I.A. Wishes Her the Best
- Protesters Drown Out Richard Spencer at University of Florida
- Listen: Actress Says Weinstein Made Her Feel Ashamed and ‘Manipulated’
- Underwear Bomber Sues Over Treatment in Supermax Prison
- Bush Decries ‘Nationalism Distorted Into Nativism’
- John Kelly, George Bush, Quentin Tarantino: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
