Addendum to Army Corps of Engineers’ new solicitation for Lido Renourishment Project raises amount of sand for placement on beach By Rachel Brown Hackney, SarasotaNewsLeader.com On Jan. 8, the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers (USACE) issued an amendment to its new Read More
Siesta Key Association president defends efforts of North Shell Road homeowners in wake of neighborhood disturbances related to public use of Beach Access 1 By Rachel Brown Hackney, SarasotaNewsLeader.com In August 2019, the Board of Directors of the Siesta Key Read More
Realtor warns the public to be cautious about buying property for investment purposes without checking on zoning restrictions Illegal short-term home rentals remain a concern to Siesta Key residents, as evidenced by comments and questions directed to a Realtor during Read More
Dear Readers, We are excited to be the new owners of Siesta Sand! In taking over from Bob and Emy Stein, we are keenly aware that we have big shoes to fill. Fortunately, we have gotten to know and work Read More
Staff Report Breeze ridership remains strong The Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley completed the final quarter of the 2019 calendar year with strong numbers, based on the data Lisa Potts, communications specialist with Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), has provided Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney, SarasotaNewsLeader.com Once again, Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota has set his sights on banning smoking on the beaches. For the 2020 session of the Legislature, however, he is taking a different tack from the Read More
Rachel Brown Hackney, SarasotaNewsLeader.com Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal announced on Jan. 8 that it would hear an appeal of a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge’s Dec. 2, 2019 order denying an attempt to block the construction of the Read More
Birds that make Siesta Key home have “landed” on a new line of handmade note cards, Siesta Key Notes, from professional photographer Jan Baumgartner, a visitor to Siesta Key since 2009. Baumgartner’s Siesta Key Notes features images of native birds Read More
Our nightly flag ceremony pays homage to Captain Ralph Styles (a Decorated WWII Submarine Captain in the Pacific Theater) who began this tribute ceremony about 30 years ago. Each sunset, our community comes together with new friends from around the Read More
A motion filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court seeks the formal dismissal of litigation over two Sarasota County Charter amendments that Siesta Key resident Michael Cosentino wrote, which won passage in the November 2018 General Election. A Feb. 18 Read More
