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...
FDEP secretary grants permit for dredging of Big Sarasota Pass
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Two days after U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida toured severely eroded areas of South Lido Key Beach,...
Liberation began on the beach–women’s swimwear evolved despite regulations
By Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD As beach vacations became routine, the women’s apparel industry capitalized on the demand for innovative, attractive swimwear....
Streetlights on Siesta Key to make transition to LED starting in late July
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) plans to begin switching out high pressure sodium lights for LED fixtures...
Fighting the sand on Siesta Key
SNL/Siesta Sand heard a complaint the first week of June about the sand piled up on the vacated segment of North Beach Road....
FDOT says it would not perform traffic signal re-timing to accommodate Siesta Promenade project
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is seeking a number of clarifications from the consulting firm Kimley-Horn and...
Sarasota County Commission agrees to road swap
By Rachel Brown Hackney Before the end of September, Sarasota County is expected to take ownership of Midnight Pass Road from the intersection...
History: The Dangers of Dredging
By Philip M. Farrell, MD, PhD Sarasotans have had a long-term love affair of damaging nature… most of our historical environmental disregard is spurred...
Call for elimination of two potential dredging areas in Big Pass
By Rachel Brown Hackney The Siesta Key Association (SKA) and Save Our Siesta Sand 2 (SOSS2) are using the recommendation of a state...
Big Pass challenge legal expenses exceed $1.1 million
By Rachel Brown Hackney The City of Sarasota had paid a grand total of $685,953.16 as of May 1 in its fight to...
Paid parking at Siesta Public Beach to be key part of future County Commission discussion
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com No date was set, but the Sarasota County commissioners agreed on April 10 to hold a formal discussion...
Siesta Key’s Bay Tree Club residents not giving up on effort to see crosswalk installed on South Midnight Pass Road
By Rachel Brown Hackney Sometimes rules need to be broken for the greater good. That is the view Bay Tree Club residents have...