New County Commission district lines approved on basis of map submitted by Siesta resident By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com During a Nov. 19 special meeting, the Sarasota County Commission had three choices, as several of the 36 speakers who addressed the Read More
Saint Boniface celebrating 65
November 14, 1954, Sixty five years ago, on a sunny, fall Sunday morning at 11 am, this congregation of Episcopalians – women dressed in hats and gloves, and men in suits and ties – gathered for worship for the first Read More
Lido Renourishment Project
Majority of county commissioners agree Army Corps of Engineers can use county park to stage work for Lido Renourishment Project, but only with extra contractual protection should damage occur By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Four of the five Sarasota County commissioners Read More
Beth Cotner named President of Sill
By Diana Colson The Landings own Beth Cotner has recently been named president of Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL). This outstanding organization brings internationally renowned experts to the Sarasota area to discuss a vast range of domestic and global Read More
Sheriff’s Office commander talks about staffing on Siesta Key
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com How does the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s staffing on Siesta Key compare to what it was more than a decade ago? During the November Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, island business and property owner Michael Holderness Read More
North Beach Road
Siesta Key resident Michael Holderness removed old asphalt in front of his property on North Beach Road to help alleviate flooding at the corner section of Columbus Blvd. and Beach Road. Beach compliant sand was placed in it’s place. “We all add our fair share of Read More
Pocket park/parking space at Oceane still not restored
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In July, county staff assured SNL that, after the construction of Oceane on Ocean Boulevard was completed, a county pocket park/parking space next to the luxury condominium complex would have to be made available once more Read More
Siesta Key Storage cages donated to help homeless pets
Preparing the transformation of two building sites for the proposed hotel and parking structure As the Siesta Key Storage building, located on Old Stickney Point Road, is emptied and prepared for demolition for the proposed new hotel, Nate’s Honor Animal Read More
Mini reefs proposed for Grand Canal
Proposals for improving water quality in the Grand Canal a focus of the Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum, Siesta Key Association members learn By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum is working on a number of ideas to improve Read More
A Siesta Key Trendsetter
By Debbie Flessner Lorry Eible was a single mother of two young boys when she made a bold decision to move her little family from New Jersey to Sarasota, Florida. She may have been young, but she was not naïve Read More