An artist’s rendering of the proposed hotel near the Village on Calle Miramar. This is the view from Beach Road. (Submitted image) By Rachel Brown Hackney, SarasotaNewsLeader.com Sarasota County staff has found numerous deficiencies in the application for an eight-story, 170-room Read More
This map indicates the location of the 22 new angled parking spots that may reside on Ocean Boulevard in Siesta Key’s Village. By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com With no one having signed up to address the issues, the Sarasota County Read More
Pete Barnhart (left) of Siesta Key Chapel was named Community Partner winner. He’s joined by Mike Gatz of Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, the award sponsor. During the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner, held Jan. 28 at the Lido Beach Read More
James Wallace voices his opposition of a traffic signal along Stickney Point Road. By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Siesta Key resident James Wallace readily concedes that he was late in joining the fight against the Siesta Promenade project. Nonetheless, since Read More
The sand recently delivered to Lido Key for beach renourishment is too riddled with shells, an expert says. (photo by Robert Young) By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Read More
A pair of bicyclists walk their bikes due to narrow space and heavy traffic as they approach from the south the intersection of Midnight Pass and Stickney Point roads during a recent sunset. (Photo by John Morton) By John Morton Read More
Federal order requires face coverings on the trolley All passengers on the Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley must wear face coverings, in accord with a federal order that pertains to all public transit systems, Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) has announced. The order says every public Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Before the end of February, leaders of the Siesta Key Association’s Grand Canal Regeneration Project hoped to have a total of 80 mini reefs installed in four specific areas of the island, association director Margaret Jean Cannon told Read More
The new Beach Pass feature on Visit Sarasota County’s free app profiles three Siesta Key beaches and 17 others in Sarasota County. (Photo courtesy of Visit Sarasota.com) By Jane Bartnett Siesta Key is home to three of the 20 beaches Read More
Siesta Key Pack and Ship in Southbridge Mall reports that it is enjoying some strong demand. (Photo by Jane Bartnett). By Jane Bartnett The busy 2020 holiday shipping season was about to kick off when ownership of the Siesta Key Read More
