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.

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 Police Chief Pete Cumming reports that police were initially called to respond to an apparent robbery that occurred at about 2:40 a.m. [...]

Unicorp is back with plan for 102 condos and 166-room hotel. Height dropped to 65 feet. Commission to decide.

“It’s the chicken or egg. If the town turns us down to build this, why would I want to buy Andy’s property?”

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 Jobs wanted us all to do and even the Dalai Lama risks an addiction to hunting and buying

The following is part II of the story in which my purchase of a used once-$6,000 espresso machine off of EBay changed my life in short order. The story continues after I have committed to buying the Espresso machine unbeknownst to my wife and I am driving toward Fort Lauderdale to get it instead of heading to work.

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 Smith responded to a hotel for a report of suspicious persons. Upon arrival, Sgt. Coffman made contact with the complainant who is [...]

Longboat Key latest sales, contracts — July 20, 2017 through July 26, 2017

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‘The same stuff is left out weekly and it is obvious that the law is not being enforced.’