Part of Big Pass Sand borrow area between northernmost Siesta Key and Lido Key eliminated from proposed dredging plans By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Close to a third of one area of Big Sarasota Pass has been eliminated as a sand Read More
There were 22 crimes reported on the Key between 5/21-6/17/19 5/21/19 Burglary ResidenceLocation Withheld A vacant home on the market to be sold was burglarized. The home has a lockbox with a key inside on the front door to allow Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com During an extensive staff presentation about transportation on May 21, the County Commission learned a bit more about the plans for safety improvements at the intersection of Higel Avenue and Siesta Drive. Paula Wiggins, county transportation Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com During the May 22 membership meeting of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, the new leader of the Sheriff’s Office substation on the Key introduced himself. His first official day on the Key was May 2, Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com After a batch of bad news in early May, subsequent reports on the Key’s snowy plovers have achieved highs and more lows. On May 17, Kylie Wilson, program coordinator of Audubon Florida’s Bird Monitoring & Stewardship Read More
By Debbie Flessner The desire of consumers to purchase farm fresh and locally-grown food is more than just a trend—it’s the new norm. As more and more Americans are coming to grips with the health risks associated with various additives, Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The severity of the red tide bloom that ended early this year significantly hampered the work of a Deerfield Beach consulting firm Sarasota County hired to monitor the impacts of the last South Siesta Renourishment Project. Read More
By Bob Stein Your “Breakfast of Champions” can begin right here on the Key. Health gurus are in agreement when it comes to breakfast and how it is the most important meal of the day providing the body and brain Read More
By Matt Fueyo/Owner at Reel Tight Fishing Charters With the prickly heat of summer upon us, captains and guests typically like to start fishing early in the morning as the tarpon bite continues into July. Once on the beach they Read More
Siesta South Seafood Growing up in Michigan I was not as well versed in the knowledge of saltwater fish. I knew about Pike, Whitefish, Walleye and Catfish as most of my fishing career was spent on a lake in Upstate Read More
