Longboat Key News

Published Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. Last updated Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. At least on the surface, political experts say there is nothing surprising about the District 13 race turning ...

Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 2:38 a.m. A letter to the editor awhile back has been bugging me: By driving 35 mph in the city and 65 mph on highways, the ...

The Robinsons were just walking along the beach one day when there, in the sand, was the strangest-looking skeleton they ever did see.

Published Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 5:06 a.m. The mystery is still unsolved.

Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key officials have joined forces with local cops and the West Manatee Fire District to put out one simple message: Don't use illegal fireworks in Manatee County.

A set of bones found on the beach by Tiffany Robinson and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family.

Regarding "Longboat Key worries about Sarasota project": After reading the concerns about the proposed Proscenium "Hospitality Regional Activity Center" project in downtown Sarasota, at U.S. 41 and Boulevard of ...

Published Monday, June 23, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 23, 2008 at 3:37 a.m. Gregg A. Binford's 10 years of experience in the Sarasota real estate industry appear to be paying off: his ...

Published Friday, June 20, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Friday, June 20, 2008 at 6:19 a.m. Don't tell anyone, but snook are in the surf.

Heliport owner says deputies nearly caused two accidents. Auto industry urged to save energy Longboat Key Rep.

Published Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 9 a.m. Last updated Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. The new adoption van from the Humane Society of Sarasota County is coming to your neck of the woods.

This Saturday, Sarasota County Area Transit will offer new services, including a new Route 40, Sunday service on Routes 6 and 12, and 30-minute trolley service connecting with Manatee County Area Transit on ...

Published Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:09 a.m. Funny how things that go around come around.

A piano plays slowly in the background on a DVD showing a family on a boat heading out to the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 3:18 a.m. Gilbert Castelo drowned in the Gulf of Mexico on May 24.

Published Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 2:01 a.m. 'Design With a Conscience" is the theme of this year's Sarasota Design Conference, a meeting of architects going on ...

Published Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:12 a.m. One thing I learned during 60 years in the newspaper business is the value of counting.

More than $10 billion bled from the county's tax base last year, a decline that translates into a tax cut for many, but more layoffs and a $40 million budget shortfall for the county.

Recent Cincinnati transplants Phil and Sally Greytak were drawn to the sight of crowds strolling along historic Bridge Street on Sunday during the first Bridge Street Memorial Day Celebration.

Published Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 5:26 a.m. BEACH BACCHANAL The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's Beach Bacchanal will be held June 5 at 7 p.m. on the ...