By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Fire on Featherbed Lane leaves significant damage A fire reported in the early morning hours of Aug. 7 resulted in an estimated $475,750 in damages to the home at 4839 Featherbed Lane on the northern Read More
Plovers apparently bid ‘adieu’ to Siesta Just before the midpoint of July, it appeared snowy plovers no longer were making efforts to nest on Siesta Key this season, Kylie Wilson, coordinator of the Audubon Florida’s Bird Monitoring & Stewardship in Read More
A sign on the move, so to speak In late April, a reader told the SNL that it appeared that the Siesta Village welcome sign at the north entrance to the Village had been moved further from the entrance Read More
Written by Siesta Sand Staff Local Artist Creates Siesta Key Souvenir Coloring Book Local resident Pam Trapani recently completed a Siesta Key Coloring Book. Pam and her husband Drew, snowbirds for fourteen years, built a home and became permanent residents Read More
Staff Report Breeze ridership remains strong The Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley completed the final quarter of the 2019 calendar year with strong numbers, based on the data Lisa Potts, communications specialist with Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), has provided Read More
Staff report Siesta Key Condominium Council 2019 HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST The holidays are fast approaching. Now is the time to register for this year’s Holiday Condominium Lighting Contest! The contest is open to condominiums who are members in good standing Read More
Staff report Siesta Key Breeze continuing extended morning hours Recently, the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce alerted its members to the fact that the Siesta Key Breeze has maintained an earlier morning start. In mid-August, Lisa Potts, the communications specialist Read More
Staff report Fire Department staff researching safety requirements for Siesta homes that sleep dozens Over the past couple of years, Siesta Key Association (SKA) Director Joe Volpe has been talking with Sarasota County staff about protecting visitors who rent the Read More
Staff report ‘Died’ in committee As this year was getting underway, state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota County was getting a lot of attention for filing a bill to prohibit the smoking of tobacco on public beaches. Years ago, residents Read More
Staff report New master pump station gets ‘shout-out’ The decommissioning of the Siesta Key Wastewater Treatment Plant was one of the highlights the chair of the county’s Water and Sewer Advisory Committee noted on April 24 during the presentation of Read More
