By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In preparation for a day-long Circuit Court hearing set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, the Siesta Key Association (SKA) has sent a letter and a legal notice to the City of Sarasota, Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Andrea McHugh has rebuffed an attempt by an attorney for a Siesta Key resident and nonprofit organization to force Sarasota County into dropping efforts to have two Sarasota County Charter amendments Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com An earthmoving permit application involving the site of the proposed Siesta Promenade project remained under county staff review as this issue of Siesta Sand went to press. Formally filed on May 1, the application from Siesta 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
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Given the strong fiscal health of Sarasota County, the majority of the county commissioners expressed a willingness to borrow money to put the county’s water quality programs on equally firm footing. After a comprehensive staff presentation Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In the past, Sarasota County’s emergency management chief told Siesta Key Association (SKA) members on May 2, he used to advise people to be prepared to be on their own for the first 72 hours after Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Members of the Keep Sarasota County Beautiful (KSCB) Advisory Board recently put the spotlight on Siesta’s beaches, reporting to the County Commission about efforts to end littering, especially in regard to cigarette butts. During the April Read More
By Diana Colson Fernando Piney has owned Dutch Valley Restaurant since 1999. He is now celebrating his 20th year as the head of this iconic Sarasota restaurant. Located at 6721 S. Tamiami Trail, Dutch Valley began in 1972 as an Read More
By Debbie Flessner Restaurant owner Phil Solorzano is a born self-promoter. A brash, fast-talking guy who grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey, he is more than happy to tell people about all of the accolades his Solorzano’s Pizzeria pizza has Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Once again, the Sarasota County Commission has approved allocating the funds from the “third penny” of the 5-cent Tourist Development Tax (TDT) for beach maintenance and related expenses. During a presentation to the board on May Read More
