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
Anna’s Deli hits it big
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
Speed limit change coming to Siesta Isles
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
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Annual Andrew Monroe Memorial Scholarship 5K Walk/Run In honor of the life of Andrew Monroe, the Annual Andrew Monroe Memorial Scholarship 5K Walk/Run was established for the benefit of senior soccer players at Riverview High School in Sarasota. Senior girls Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Siesta Key Condominium Council 2019 HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST The holidays are fast approaching. Now is the time to register for this year’s Holiday Condominium Lighting Contest! The contest is open to condominiums who are members in good standing Read More
A formal contract for fire station demolition
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com On Nov. 5, as part of its approval of its Consent Agenda of routine business items, the County Commission awarded a Sarasota construction firm a big bump in a contract to cover the next phases of Read More
Pocket park/parking space at Oceane still not restored
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In July, county staff assured SNL that, after the construction of Oceane on Ocean Boulevard was completed, a county pocket park/parking space next to the luxury condominium complex would have to be made available once more Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Siesta Key Breeze continuing extended morning hours Recently, the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce alerted its members to the fact that the Siesta Key Breeze has maintained an earlier morning start. In mid-August, Lisa Potts, the communications specialist Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Siesta Village speed limit issue redux During the August Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, President Catherine Luckner announced that one of the nonprofit’s members had proposed an initiative to lower the Siesta Village speed limit from 20 mph Read More
Hearing still scheduled for Oct. 7
North Beach Road and Cosentino Charter amendment cases consolidated By Rachel Brown Hackney Following a Sept. 9 hearing in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Andrea McHugh consolidated both the cases involving Siesta resident Mike Cosentino. The actions will proceed Read More