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
Siesta Key Island Chatter
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter July 2019
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter June 2019
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
Island Chatter March 2019
Staff Report Beach University Every Wednesday in March, a free community presentation about our beaches and marine habitat will be held at Siesta Beach Main Pavilion from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Sarasota County at 941-861-5000. Condo Council February Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter February 2019
Staff report Siesta Key jewelry store launches product to benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and red tide research Silver City jewelry store on Siesta Key has created a line of jewelry to assist with red tide research efforts at Mote Marine Read More