By Bob Frederickson From Too Gauche by Half to Too Close to Pass… City to Statue: ‘Kiss-Off!’ As chronicled in this space many times over the years, a small but vocal minority of self-important, self-appointed art ‘experts’ has been horrified Read More
By Mike Holderness PUBLIC NOTICE: Is this “Environmentally Friendly and in Public’s Best Interest” or anENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN THE MAKING? You decide!
Limpkin • Aramus guarauna The limpkin, a tropical wetland bird, is one of Siesta Key’s year-round natives. The bird’s unusual name comes from the European explorers who first noticed its uneven gait as it hurried away. Long legs and a Read More
In Honor of Captain Ralph Styles (a Decorated WWII Submarine Captain in the Pacific Theater), who began this Tribute Ceremony about 30 years ago. Each Sunset, our community comes together with new friends from around the world, on Siesta Key Read More
Platalea ajaja Thanks to its bright pink plumage, the spoonbill might be mistaken for a short, odd-looking flamingo from a distance. However, that’s where the similarity ends. The spoonbill is a full-time resident of South Florida’s coastal areas, like Siesta Read More
Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 There is a little secret here on Siesta Key; the fishing is terrific in August! Many anglers assume that the heat slows down the action, but this is far from true. The reality is that due to Read More
By Rodger Skidmore Sweltering-in-place Going from bad to worse: Sweltering – in one place – with the same people/no people. There must be a solution here in Sarasota to this ongoing, and re-occurring, dilemma – and, thankfully, there is. Read More
by Michael Holderness What is currently happening in Big Sarasota Pass and Lido Beach WITHOUT AUTHORITY the City, like thieves in the night, used a hydraulic cutter to chew through the ebb delta and destroy out county ‘Marine Park’, conservation Read More
By Jane Bartnett Plans for the Hotel Siesta Key, a new boutique hotel in Siesta Key Village are moving ahead. As the Siesta Sand reported in July, a Pre-Application Development Review Request was submitted to the Sarasota County Planning Department Read More
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The recent filings of preliminary applications for two new 80-plus-feet-tall hotels on Siesta Key will encompass more than land development considerations, the SNL has learned. Each proposal calls for major changes to the Sarasota County Read More
