By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has ruled in favor of the Sarasota Commission on several arguments in a lawsuit filed in January in an effort to prevent the construction of the Siesta Promenade mixed-use development Read More
SIesta Key’s North Beach Road vacation lawsuit
At Cosentino’s request, Court of Appeal dismisses his appeal of Circuit Court’s September 2018 ruling in favor of Sarasota County in North Beach Road case By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com At the request of Siesta Key resident Michael Cosentino, the Second Read More
Army Corps of Engineers can allow contractor staging in Ted Sperling Park
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Four of the five Sarasota County commissioners agreed on Dec. 10 to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to plan on contractor staging in the county’s Ted Sperling Park on South Lido Key. USACE Read More
Siesta Key Sheriff’s Report November 18 – December 18, 2019
There were 17 crimes reported on the Key between 11/18-12/18/19 11/24/19-TheftLocation Withheld A man parked his vehicle outside his residence. His bike was unlocked on a bike stand on the rear of his car. The unlocked bike was gone the Read More
Initiatives to clean up waterways, including use of ‘mini reefs’
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A nonprofit organization called Solutions To Avoid Red Tide (START) is working on a variety of measures to remove from waterways the nutrients that feed harmful algae such as the one that produces red tide, Chair Read More
Crime stats on Siesta Key remain low for November
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeade.com After stepping to the front of the room on Dec. 5, Sgt. Arik Smith, leader of the Sheriff’s Office substation on the Key, told Siesta Key Association (SKA) members, “As you can imagine, this past month Read More
Boatyard Waterfront Bar & Grill hosts their annual fundraiser
The Boatyard Waterfront Bar & Grill hosted their annual “Light A Tree – Brighten A Future” fundraiser last month and raised much needed funds for The Sarasota Youth Shelter located at 1106 S. Briggs Ave, in Sarasota. “Each year, our Read More
Bartender of the Month
My Village Pub (MVP)5200 Ocean Blvd, in the Village / 941-777-6787 What better way to ring in the New Year than with a congratulatory clink of your drink to our January bartender of the month – Kelly. Buffalo, NY is Kelly’s Read More
Captain Jim Klopfer’s Siesta Key Fishing Report
January fishing in Sarasota is all about the weather, pure and simple. Angling success is determined by the ability to adapt to the existing weather conditions. Tides will often times be very low in the morning. Couple that with a Read More
Steps made in bringing a proposed parking structure and hotel to Siesta Key
By Bob Stein The November demolition of the Bank of America building located next to CB’s Saltwater Outfitters is the next step in creating the vision of Siesta Key’s resident, Dr. Gary Kompothecras of “1-800-Ask Gary,” in transforming what he Read More