By Rachel Brown Hackney Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio of Nokomis continues to outpace all other candidates for County Commission this year — especially his District 4 opponents — in terms of fundraising, the latest reports show. District 4 includes Read More
Mote and state wildlife officers seeking help to determine who drove over marked sea turtle nests near Turtle Beach
By Rachel Brown Hackney The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Mote Marine Laboratory are asking the public for help in determining who drove over eight sea turtle nests near Turtle Beach on Siesta Key on June 22, including a Read More
Siesta Key transportation and parking
By Rachel Brown Hackney New trolley operator to come on board The Siesta Key Breeze will have a new operator as of Aug. 29. On July 10, as part of their Consent Agenda of routine business items, the county commissioners Read More
Seffner man dies after being struck by lightning on Siesta Beach June 24
By Rachel Brown Hackney A 33-year-old Seffner man who had been snorkeling off Siesta Beach on June 24 was struck by lightning and died after he waded out of the Gulf of Mexico, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office reported. James Read More
Siesta Key resident arrested after allegedly shooting multiple rounds inside his home
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader.com Suspect blames medications for inducing hallucinations The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 69-year-old Siesta Key resident after he allegedly fired multiple bullets out of his Siesta Isles home, the office has reported. The Read More
SKA disagrees with Sarasota County attorney’s assertion that county has no jurisdiction over Big Pass
By Rachel Brown Hackney Sarasota County has no jurisdiction over dredging in the Gulf of Mexico in regard to beach nourishment projects, County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh reported to the County Commission on July 10. Commissioner Alan Maio raised the issue Read More
County Commission splits 3-2 on allowing construction of new Sanderling Road home, 111 feet seaward of Gulf Beach Setback Line
By Rachel Brown Hackney On a 3-2 vote, the Sarasota County Commission has approved a Coastal Setback Variance so owners of a home on Heron Lagoon in the Sanderling Club can demolish it and construct a new home on the Read More
Master Chef Celebrates Retirement
Staff report It’s not very often this popular waterfront restaurant, located on the north entrance of Casey Key, closes its doors to the public during its regularly scheduled business hours. For this very special occasion however, owner Jimmy Von Hubertz Read More
North Beach Road News
Cosentino Charter amendments only a few signatures short Siesta Sand took the opportunity to check in with the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Office to find out the status of the Sarasota County Charter petition drive that Siesta resident Read More
Wrestling with Red Tide on Siesta Key Beaches
By Rachel Brown Hackney Once again, red tide has been plaguing beachgoers on Sarasota County’s shoreline, including Siesta Public Beach, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have reported. In its June 15 Read More