By Sarasota Photography / Jaye Clements ~ This month so many families and friends gathered together to make some amazing memories at Siesta Key Beach! Glad to have our northern friends join us. Many are savoring the warmer temperatures and Read More
By Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD When a 19-year-old multi-millionaire Spring visitor to Siesta Key progresses a few years later to negotiate $300 million contract, it can only be a major league baseball (MLB) player cashing in on the incredibly Read More
By Debbie Flessner Publishers Note: The parish is seeking help from all residents, businesses and visitors as it takes on this monumental endeavor. No monetary donation is too small with all funds raised staying with the parish for the building Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com It was only the fifth time in Sarasota County history that staff had brought to the County Commission a petition for a Coastal Setback Class II Emergency Variance, Environmental Permitting Manager Howard Berna told the commissioners Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A new timeline has emerged as Sarasota County staff and representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) work to finalize a swap involving River Road and roads on Siesta Key. On Feb. 5, County Engineer Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com On Feb. 7, the assistant Sarasota County traffic engineer reaffirmed to Siesta Key Association (SKA) members that the county’s swap of Siesta roads for River Road, involving the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), is expected to Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Last spring, a group of residents at the Bay Tree Club on the southern end of Siesta Key achieved success after about two-and-a-half years of persistent effort on a project: Sarasota County staff installed a crosswalk Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Siesta Key nonprofit Reopen Beach Road may intervene in a case focused on two Sarasota County Charter amendments. Circuit Judge Maria Ruhl issued her order on Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com For the Siesta Key Association (SKA), the third time — as the saying goes — was the charm. After ruling twice in recent months against the nonprofit, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Andrea McHugh issued an Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Officers with the Sarasota Police Department are continuing their investigation into a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 16 at the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue, Genevieve Judge, Read More
