By Roger Drouin In late 1992, Troy Syprett, then a lifeguard freshly out of grad school, hatched a plan. At the time, Syprett spoke with some friends on the beach who said wouldn’t it be cool to have Read More
There were a total of 12 crimes reported between 1/24-2/20/18 1/29/18 Burglary Vehicle Public Beach A man reported that an unknown suspect entered his car while it was parked at the public beach and stole a bucket of approximately 100 Read More
Siesta Key Chamber hosts Annual Children’s Easter Party & Egg Hunt The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the Annual Children’s Easter Party and Egg Hunt on Sat March 31 from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. For the second year, Read More
The Jan. 9 north median incident It took a bit of time, but this reporter finally found the citation for the driver who, on Jan. 9, allegedly ran over the north landscaping median on the approach to Siesta Village. The Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney Another survey about paid parking at the beach On Feb. 8, the Siesta Key Condominium Council (SKCC) launched the survey it had promised members it would undertake in regard to County Commission discussions about charging Read More
By Roger Drouin Back about eight years ago, Helene Hyland brought some photos of the Anna Maria Island trolley to a meeting of the Siesta Key Village Association (SKVA) board of directors. Hyland told members that Siesta needed Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The majority of the Sarasota County commissioners made it clear in late January that they were uncomfortable with the language of a proposed zoning text amendment regarding commercial building setbacks on Siesta Key. As Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Pressed by two people this week opposed to an initiative calling for shorter street setbacks for new commercial buildings on Siesta Key, Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio expanded upon a comment he made during Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com First, they made it clear to staff that they want the process to be easier for the public. Then the Sarasota County commissioners continued until April 10 a public hearing on an amendment to Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com One candidate already has dropped out of the race, but two others — including a Democrat — have filed papers to run against incumbent Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio for the District 4 seat. Read More
