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

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

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 ...

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

To: Sarasota City Commission. I am pleased to share that I have appointed Jennifer Jorgensen as the permanent Deputy City Manager for the City of ...

In the delicate ecosystem of Longboat Key’s post-hurricane recovery, a telling economic indicator might just be a cup of coffee. For nearly a year, the storefront at 3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive sat as a ...

—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 ...