Whittall Fires Back: St. Regis Arch...

—Moments before strapping into his Ferrari 296 GTB at...

Post-Storm Rebuilding or a Trojan Horse?...

The barrier islands of Sarasota are approaching what many...

Blue-Chip Waterways: Longboat Key’s $9M Dredging...

—On Florida’s West Coast, where multimillion-dollar real estate commands...

The Empire in Retreat: Surviving the...

—Last week in the Longboat Key News, we explored...

It’s Wine Time!

—The cover of the program for the April 8,...

On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports...

—April 3 —Civil —11:29 a.m. —Sgt. Smith was dispatched to...

Major Headlines

Whittall Fires Back: St. Regis Arch is ‘Not the Jersey Shore’ as Showdown Looms on Longboat Key

—Moments before strapping into his Ferrari 296 GTB at...

Post-Storm Rebuilding or a Trojan Horse? St. Armands Faces a Zoning Crossroads

The barrier islands of Sarasota are approaching what many...

Blue-Chip Waterways: Longboat Key’s $9M Dredging Plan Secures Elite Real Estate Values

—On Florida’s West Coast, where multimillion-dollar real estate commands...

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

—For the residents of Longboat Key, Florida, the aging...

What Mote’s Latest Red Tide Research Means for Sarasota, Lido, and Longboat

—For residents of Sarasota, Lido Key, and Longboat Key,...

Key Fire Dept. Reports 18% Drop in Calls Following 2024 Storms; 67% Cardiac Survival rate

—The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department responded to fewer...

Lofty Plans, Deep Divide: Longboat Key Fights State’s Vision for a Towering Bridge

—For the residents of Longboat Key, the nearly 70-year-old...

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

—Between the thumping bass of downtown nightlife, the roar...

How a 1930s Bungalow is Ground Zero in Sarasota’s Battle Over Preservation

—The ongoing tug-of-war for Sarasota’s soul was on full...

Sarasota Rejects 50% Parking Rate Hike, Opts for Extended Hours, Fines to Offset $2.8M

—Facing a ballooning multimillion-dollar deficit in its parking program,...

As National Parking Programs Profit, Sarasota Proposes Hikes to Plug a $2.8 Million Hole

—In cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Miami, municipal...

Reaching for the Clouds Again: Inside Plymouth Harbor’s 151-Unit Sarasota Expansion Plan

—Sixty years ago, a young architect and a visionary...

Scaled-Back Sarasota Art Center Praised; Tax Threats Cloud Future

—The vision for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center...

Hurricanes, Tax Wars, and a $33 Million Sewer Crisis Define Longboat’s 2025 Victory Lap

—If you read the Town of Longboat Key’s newly...

From Comedy Stage to Concert Club: Inside Sarasota’s Live Music Renaissance

—Sarasota has long punched above its weight class as...

The Multi-Million Dollar Battle to Save Longboat’s Disappearing Shores

—Stand by the manicured tennis courts at the Longboat...

Gridlock by Design? Sarasota’s New Traffic Plan Takes Aim at Lido and Sarasota

—Over the past decade, the City of Sarasota has...

Opinion

Etch-a-Sketch Empire: The True Cost of an Aimless War, from Hormuz to Longboat Key

—Here on the barrier islands, the illusion of insulation...

Longboat Chief Russ Mager’s Response to Policing Story

—I am authoring this letter in response to an...

Bombs, Billionaires, and Reality TV: The High Cost of Trump’s Iranian Intervention

—It has become painfully obvious that our recent Iranian...

A Bridge Too Far, A Span Too High: FDOT’s Towering Disregard for Longboat Key

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com It was really the classical Greeks...

Pam Bondi: The implosion of Florida’s rising Star

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com Vapid, soulless, deflective. But at least Pam...

Greatest Show on Earth is Sadly a Clown Show in Plan to ‘Vision’ St. Armands Development

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com It was T.S. Eliot who said...

The Case for Funding the Circle Resiliency Plan

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com Economics does not have an...

Outdoor Life

The Empire in Retreat: Surviving the Psychology of a Tennis Losing Streak

—Last week in the Longboat Key News, we explored...

The Second Set Letdown: Why Winning Early Can Cost You the Match (and How to Fix It)

—Picture this: You and your doubles partner are absolutely...

New Equipment vs Old Equipment: When is it time to upgrade?

—This is a question I get asked over and...

Two Generations Wed Love on Longboat Key

—Elizabeth Klett, now Elizabeth Charles, and Patrick Charles...

What’s Happening at the Longboat Key Education Center?

Mid-April marks the end of the season for The...

Mastering Golf’s Most Difficult Shot

—As a Golf Instructor for over 40 years I...

Wine & Dine

How to Survive a Dry Lent

—We heard our most trusted advisor on food and...

Iberian Wines for Quixotic Times

—The Oxford English dictionary traces the use of the...

Glassware at Bars and Home

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com We must begin with a...

Mardi Gras at Fogartyville

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com The Fogartyville Community Media and...

Health

How cell recycling benefits you

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com There’s great power in biological cell recycling. ...

How to rest on vacation

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com When was the last time you took...

‘When’ is as important as ‘what’ you eat

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com When you eat is as important as...

Thinking about sleep changes your sleep

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com Like depression, insomnia used to be treated...

On Patrol Longboat Key Police reports week of April 10, 2026

—April 3 —Civil —11:29 a.m. —Sgt. Smith was dispatched to...

Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of April 10, 2026

—High-span bridge the right choice —To: Editor —My wife has...

It’s Wine Time!

—The cover of the program for the April 8,...

So you want to live a long time?

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Columunist Edlundr@lbknews.com Imagine a magic elixir that’s free and...

The Second Set Letdown: Why Winning Early Can Cost You the Match (and How to Fix It)

—Picture this: You and your doubles partner are absolutely...

On Patrol

In the News

Wine and Dine

It’s Wine Time!

—The cover of the program for the April 8,...

How to Survive a Dry Lent

—We heard our most trusted advisor on food and...

Iberian Wines for Quixotic Times

—The Oxford English dictionary traces the use of the...

Glassware at Bars and Home

S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN Staff Writers wine@lbknews.com We must begin with a...

Health

How cell recycling benefits you

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com There’s great power in biological cell recycling. ...

How to rest on vacation

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com When was the last time you took...

‘When’ is as important as ‘what’ you eat

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com When you eat is as important as...

Thinking about sleep changes your sleep

MATTHEW EDLUND Guest Writer news@lbknews.com Like depression, insomnia used to be treated...

Whittall Fires Back: St. Regis Arch is ‘Not the Jersey Shore’ as Showdown Looms on Longboat Key

—Moments before strapping into his Ferrari 296 GTB at the Sebring International Raceway on Friday morning, Unicorp President and CEO Chuck Whittall had a clear...

Post-Storm Rebuilding or a Trojan Horse? St. Armands Faces a Zoning Crossroads

The barrier islands of Sarasota are approaching what many...

Blue-Chip Waterways: Longboat Key’s $9M Dredging Plan Secures Elite Real Estate Values

—On Florida’s West Coast, where multimillion-dollar real estate commands...

It’s Wine Time!

—The cover of the program for the April 8,...