The Siesta Key Condominium Council (SKCC) whose membership includes about 90 condos on Siesta Key and some 7000 doors, strives to keep their membership informed and engaged in issues that are important to Siesta Key. To provide Siesta Key voters Read More
As Ramirez seeks rehearing in civil case, Waechter’s attorney points to fact that she could have accepted $500 settlement instead of facing prospect of almost $40,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Siesta Key resident Lourdes Ramirez has filed a motion for a rehearing after a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge in August dismissed the remainder of a civil case Ramirez filed several years ago against Robert Read More
Remembering Frank Kelleher
On July 24 Siesta Key lost one of the pillars of the business community, Frank Kelleher owner of Turtles Restaurant, On little Sarasota Bay. Kelleher was born September 15, 1934 in Brockton, MA. According to his obituary, Kelleher graduated from Read More
Mediation the new focus in North Beach Road lawsuit
By Rachel Brown Hackney The complaint Siesta resident Mike Cosentino filed against Sarasota County in June 2016 regarding the County Commission’s vacation of a 357-foot-long segment of North Beach Road also remains unresolved. Although the complaint was filed only about Read More
Siesta Key’s Island Girl
This month’s Island Girl is Andrea of Fargo, ND. On only her second visit to fabulous Siesta Beach she’s decided she just can’t get enough. Being on or near the water sets her soul free and she absolutely loves going Read More
Notes from the Island Fishmonger
Soft Shell Crab 101 One of the sweetest, most tender and mouthwatering foods in the world is the white succulent meat from a Crab. Sometimes you got to work for it but a mouth full of butter-dipped crab meat can Read More
Paving for part of Turtle Beach parking lot
For years, residents who live near Turtle Beach Park have complained about the dust from the parking lot. During comments to the County Commission on Dec. 14, 2016, a Sunrise Cove resident, Ed Schmidt, represented about 155 owners in Read More
Notes from the Island Fishmonger
Hogfish is the “Filet Mignon of the Sea” Growing up in Michigan I was not as well versed in the knowledge of fish as I am today. I knew about Pike, Whitefish, Walleye and Rockfish as most of my Read More
New Sarasota County evacuation procedures to be implemented this year if a hurricane approaches
By Rachel Brown Hackney Along with significant changes in how Sarasota County will order evacuations in advance of an approaching hurricane, staff also has established a list of 17 “rally points” to aid people who cannot drive themselves to Read More
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 by arrogance… Paul Roat, Siesta Sand, December 2013 [https://siestasand.net/sarasota-history-13/] The primary weapon used to damage nature Read More