Donnarose ~ Higher Living
“You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” For my last Higher Living column, I want to bring up the topic of self-care, which is a form of self-love. I cannot begin to tell you how Read More
If it looks like a boat channel…
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader Soon after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Sarasota announced their plans for the dredging of Big Sarasota Pass to renourish a critically eroded area of South Lido Key Beach, Siesta Read More
Reopen Beach Road proposed Sarasota County Charter amendments to be focus of Aug. 29 public hearing
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Thanks to a unanimous vote, on Aug. 29, the Sarasota County Commission will hold a public hearing on a draft ordinance that could put two proposed Sarasota County Charter amendments on the ballot that relate Read More
Pleas for County Commission action
By Rachel Brown Hackney A Siesta property owner has been imploring the Sarasota County Commission to take a definitive stand against the plans of the City of Sarasota and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to dredge Big Sarasota Read More
Save Our Siesta Sand 2 hires attorney with federal court experience to pursue new legal challenges to proposed dredging of Big Pass
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com As Save Our Siesta Sand 2 (SOSS2) Chair Peter van Roekens had vowed, the nonprofit is heading to federal court in an effort to stop the proposed dredging of Big Sarasota Pass to renourish about Read More
Siesta Promenade formal review process underway
By Rachel Brown Hackney The application for the proposed Siesta Promenade project on the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road has been deemed sufficient, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services staff has announced. The Read More
Sheriff’s Report June 20- July 17, 2018
There were a total of 41 crimes reported on the Key between 6/20-7/17/18 6/20/18 Burglary – Attempt 7000 Block Point of Rocks Cir. A man returned home from out of town and observed a window screen out of one of Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter August 2018
Staff report A bit of better property value news With the release of the July 1 county ad valorem tax values — as required by the state each year — owners of property in the Siesta Key Village Public Improvement Read More
A half-day workshop to be held later this year so County Commission can decide next steps regarding paid parking at Siesta Public Beach
By Rachel Brown Hackney On July 11, 2017, the Sarasota County Commission first expressed an interest in the potential for a paid parking program at Siesta Public Beach. Exactly one year later, Carolyn N. Brown, director of the county’s Parks, Read More
Conclusion of swap of River Road for Siesta roads still expected by end of the year, county staff says
By Rachel Brown Hackney Concern arose recently that the Sarasota County plan to assume authority over Siesta Key roads in exchange for the Florida Department of Transportation’s taking ownership of River Road might take much longer than originally anticipated. However, Read More