A True Story…
As told by Sandy Kelley, Landings residentSubmitted by Dee Ricapito It was 1967 and those were the days when it was very likely you would be drafted as the U.S. became more involved in the Vietnam War. John Read More
Circuit Court judge denies City of Sarasota motion to dismiss Siesta Key Association petition in Big Pass case
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Once again, a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has ruled in favor of the Siesta Key Association as the nonprofit endeavors to prevent the dredging of sand from Big Sarasota Pass. In an April 18 order, Read More
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program unveils preliminary concept for improving habitat on Jim Neville Preserve
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is working on a concept to restore native habitat to two connected islands off Siesta Key on which spoil material was dumped during the creation of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). On Read More
Island Chatter May 2019
Staff report The traffic laws and the Breeze Since the Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley began operating in March 2016, members of the public have complained about getting stuck behind it in traffic. During the April 4 Siesta Key Association Read More
Siesta Sounds
By Charmaine Engelsman-Robins Tropical Avenue BandWhen did all this start? Was it when the hugely successful Miami Vice TV show spent a decade making everyone who got hooked on it wish they lived in south Florida? Or was it just Read More
Arts on the Horizon
By Rodger Skidmore I don’t know the answer, what’s the question? The song behind the credits of the Netflix show Grace and Frankie is Stuck In The Middle With You. As of this writing, the Baltimore Orioles are stuck Read More
Off Key
By Bob Frederickson From Girls on the Run to a Final ‘Well-Done’ Girls Just Wanna have Sun? That explanation is probably as good as any for the three young women who were the subject of a 9-1-1 call from a Read More
Siesta Key’s Island Girl
This month’s Island Girl is Sydney. Sydney participated in Gilligan’s Island Bar Spring Break Bikini contest. “I love lifting weights and spending time with those I love.”
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Events
March Business Card Exchange at Siesta Healing Everyone had a great time at the March BCE hosted by Siesta Healing! Guests learned about all of the awesome treatments this holistic spa and wellness center offers such as massages, facials, salt Read More
Guillermo Vidal
By Diana Colson Guillermo Vidal fled Cuba as a boy. Born in 1951, he was to rise through the ranks of the Colorado Department of Transportation and become executive director and part of Governor Roy Romer’s cabinet. Following his stint Read More