An update on the proposed Siesta Key Resort Siesta Sand spoke with Dr. Gary Kompothecras about his planned Siesta Key Resort on Old Stickney Point Road. He discussed the hotel’s contemporary exterior design and provided Siesta Sand with an exclusive Read More
Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Although 67 people pre-registered to make public comments during a Jan. 28 hearing on a “fish farm” proposed to be situated 45 miles off the Sarasota County coast, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received more than Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneyEditor As of 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, all Sarasota County public beaches will be closed indefinitely, County Administrator Jonathan Lewis announced during a March 19 press conference. County leaders’ concern, he said, has been that Read More
2/23 – Vehicle Burglary The victim reported his 2005 Key West Center Console Boat was boarded by an unknown person(s) and several boating accessories were stolen. A bilge line was cut and caused the boat to partially sink, resulting in Read More
Siesta Key Association Update The SKA Directors met on March 10th recently for the Annual Election of Directors and Officers. The meeting resulted in 12 directors for 2020-21. The 2020-21 SKE Directors and Officers are: Jean Cannon (Secretary), Roland Clark, Read More
Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Florida International University professor Stephen P. Leatherman — known worldwide as “Dr. Beach” for his annual lists of the best U.S. beaches — has reactivated his National Healthy Beaches Campaign, Catherine Luckner, president of the Siesta Key Read More
Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Just four months shy of the fourth anniversary of the initial case filing, a 12th Circuit Court judge has ended all of Siesta Key resident Michael Cosentino’s efforts to reverse the May 11, 2016 County Commission vacation Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Call it a “Code Enforcement sidebar.” A recent Sarasota County Commission public hearing regarding a proposal to allow occupied recreational vehicles (RVs) on residential lots in the Pinecraft community veered off course at one point. As Read More
During the March 5 Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputy Zack Lewis stood in for Sgt. Arik Smith, leader of the substation on the Key, pointing out that he has been working on the island about 18 Read More
From the Publisher As this issue was preparing to go to press, Sarasota County announced the closing of all public beaches effective Saturday, March 21st. That was the latest news in a week full of developments and announcements related to Read More
