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A Fabricated Post, A Public Shaming, and One Resident’s Years-Long Fight for the Truth: The Story of Kelly Franklin

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Coast Guard Plucks Injured Captain From the Edge of the Deep

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Sarasota Weighs Takeover of Troubled Lido Key Park

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Mira Mar Residences Breaks Ground on South Palm Avenue

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Longboat Sues Unicorp Over the St. Regis Arch, Asks Circuit Court for an Injunction to Tear It Down

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Grants, Growth, and Grit Define Longboat Key’s FY26 Mid-Year Comeback

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Infrastructure, Beaches, and Stressed Funds Take Center Stage at Budget Workshop

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Longboat Key Gave Up Its Insularity for Beach Money; The Parking Lot Is the Receipt

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Beauty, Neglect, and a Battle for the Soul of St. Armands Circle

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Tax Cut, or Tax Shift? The Property-Tax Amendment That Could Remake Longboat Key

On November 3, Floridians will vote on the largest rewrite of the property-tax system in a generation. Few towns in the state have more riding...
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Are they the silent killers — e-bikes and e-scooters...
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