Staff report Anna’s Deli receiving national acclaim For the past two decades, the Surfer Sandwich at Anna’s Deli has been voted best sandwich by local magazines and newspapers. Anyone that’s ever tasted this sandwich can understand why. But according to Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter July 2019
Staff report ‘Died’ in committee As this year was getting underway, state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota County was getting a lot of attention for filing a bill to prohibit the smoking of tobacco on public beaches. Years ago, residents Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter June 2019
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
Needs and Concerns for 2020 Season
By Bob Stein Needs, Public Restrooms Now that the 2019 Season is in the books, a major need that should be addressed by Sarasota County prior to the 2020 Season is public restrooms in Siesta Key Village. The number one Read More
Island Chatter May 2019
Staff report The traffic laws and the Breeze Since the Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley began operating in March 2016, members of the public have complained about getting stuck behind it in traffic. During the April 4 Siesta Key Association Read More
Siesta homeowners on Tenacity Lane win After-the-Fact Coastal Setback Variance for paver patio constructed without county authorization
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Having learned that a consultant they hired never applied for the necessary Sarasota County authorization before they constructed a paver patio last year, the owners of the 220 Tenacity Lane parcel on Siesta Key had to Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Don’t miss Siesta Fiesta Fine art, food, and live music highlight this lively annual two-day craft festival, Siesta Fiesta in Siesta Key Village, Sat/Sun April 27 and 28. Siesta Chamber Secretary Stephanie Brown, general manager of the Siesta Read More
Siesta Key Village News
Key Corners update, No Bigbelly coming after all to the Village, On the brighter side of Village maintenance, Troubles with the trash and More bicyclists in the Village By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.comO An update on a Village construction project During Read More
Outgoing Siesta Key Association president reviews a year of numerous challenges
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In his final remarks as president of the Siesta Key Association (SKA), Gene Kusekoski offered a deadpan opening as he looked out at the approximately 120 people assembled in the Community Center of St. Boniface Episcopal Read More
Circuit Court judge rules that Reopen Beach Road can intervene in lawsuit related to two Sarasota County Charter amendments
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Siesta Key nonprofit Reopen Beach Road may intervene in a case focused on two Sarasota County Charter amendments. Circuit Judge Maria Ruhl issued her order on Read More