Longboat's Planning, Zoning and Building director dismissed three citations for short term rentals on the grounds that not enough evidence was provided.
Marine animals and shorebirds are feeling the effects of the recent bloom of Karenia brevis.
Mote's Stranding Investigations program has been receiving 17-20 calls a day in the last couple weeks regarding distressed or dead animals.
The owner of the abandoned gas station at the north end of Longboat Key dumped a developer who's been working with town officials and residents for months.
The Longboat Key Police Department showed it was capable in the past year of crime and tragedy on the island.
