By Rachel Brown HackneySarasota News Leader A Sarasota County Public Works Department crew was at work on Siesta Key in early April, creating a traffic structure called a “chicane” at the intersection of Avenida Messina and Avenida Veneccia. Read More
Siesta Key Breeze ridership stats Call it a “last hurrah,” for the time being: In February, the Siesta Key Breeze had 49,849 passengers, a 30.03% increase from the 38,336 it carried in February 2019, Sarasota County staff told the Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Sarasota County staff formally has issued Affidavits of Violation to two limited liability companies whose principals have erected fencing on private property on Siesta Beach, The Sarasota News Leader has learned. Both affidavits point out that 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
By Brion Palmer, Siesta Sand Sarasota County property records show that Siesta Key Fitness Center LLC purchased the commercial property 5243 Avenida Navarra, in the Siesta Key Village on January 22, 2020 for $1,000,000 from Robasota Real Estate LTD. Siesta Read More
Written by Siesta Sand Staff Local Artist Creates Siesta Key Souvenir Coloring Book Local resident Pam Trapani recently completed a Siesta Key Coloring Book. Pam and her husband Drew, snowbirds for fourteen years, built a home and became permanent residents Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) has a program underway on the island that involves the burying of power lines, SKA President Catherine Luckner reported to members during their Feb. 6 meeting. She indicated that the Read More
Staff Report Breeze ridership remains strong The Siesta Key Breeze open-air trolley completed the final quarter of the 2019 calendar year with strong numbers, based on the data Lisa Potts, communications specialist with Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), has provided Read More
By Debbie Flessner Almost anyone who has ever visited Siesta Key has either been to or has at least heard of Anna’s Deli. A Siesta Key staple, Anna’s was originally started by Anna James in 1971 and has become the Read More
Siesta Isles Association wins County Commission approval for all but two requests for traffic calming measures sought to improve safety By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Different board, quite a different outcome. On Sept. 9, Tony Romanus appeared before the Sarasota County Read More
