Longboat Key wants more of its homes lifted out of harm’s way. On June 22, the Town Commission confronted an awkward truth: ...

—If you ask a resident how they feel about their island, they will likely tell you it is one of the safest, most beautiful places in Florida. If you ask them what it takes to drive off that island on ...

There is a difference, rarely discussed in the celebratory language of groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings, between a ...

The two projects could hardly differ more in scale. One is a $14.5 million library for several thousand island residents; the ...

A manatee swims just below the surface in Crystal River, Florida. Just a short drive from Longboat Key, Bradenton’s Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is celebrating a major conservation victory this ...

The morning of Friday, April 17, 2026, brought an unexpected halt to the coastal commute in Longboat Key, Florida, when a sailboat forcefully collided with the aging Longboat Pass Bridge. At ...

—The battle over the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort’s beachfront archway reached a boiling point on March 17, resulting in the town’s Planning and Zoning Board officially recommending a denial of the ...

—The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department responded to fewer emergencies in 2025, but their life-saving metrics—particularly an astonishing 67 percent cardiac survivability rate—continue to far outpace ...

It was a moment of celebration and record-breaking generosity this week as the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club presented the proceeds from their 2025 Lawn Party by the Bay. Pictured here is the official ...

Longboat Key town commissioners voted on June 28 to set the maximum millage for the upcoming fiscal year 2025, which will remain similar to the previous fiscal year. The June 1 estimates showed a ...

All the items were placed in a property and evidence temporary locker at the Police Department to be released upon request.

There is a particular kind of Sarasota story that arrives wearing the costume of good news. A beloved restaurant is coming ...