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Is there a chance the FDOT gives Longboat the bridge it wants?

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Turning Down the Volume: Sarasota Commissions Noise Study Amidst Corvette Revvers and “Cranky Neighbors”

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What a $3.6 Billion Beach Means for Longboat Key and Sarasota’s Barrier Islands

Siesta Key just topped America’s best-beach list again. For Longboat Key and the Sarasota barrier islands, the real story is what that crown is worth...
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Progress Has a Price in Sarasota with Fruitville Road Development Plan

Sarasota needs housing. A Tennessee developer has a plan....
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As Schools Cut, Longboat Funds

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Sarasota’s Mote Marine Deploys Its Secret Weapon Against Dying Coral Reefs

For Longboat Key residents who love the ocean —...
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Dismasted: Sailboat Collision Halts Traffic on Aging Longboat Pass Bridge

—A Sudden Halt to the Morning Commute The morning of...