News
It takes a family to raise a village
The popular Captain Curt’s compound is a salute to the Stewart family’s commitment to the Key and to each other By Hannah Wallace “We’re not professional restaurateurs,” said Brad Stewart, who’s operated the famed Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar with his brother Brett since 1994. “We’re just a family who’s got a good thing […]
Another monster listing strikes the Siesta Key luxury market
By Jane Bartnett Siesta Key has joined the luxury real estate marketplace.Joel Schemmel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has witnessed the rapid evolution firsthand. He is the listing broker for a $22 million single-family Siesta Key home at 3799 Flamingo Ave. — the highest-priced resale property currently on the market in all of Sarasota County.Found […]
County takes case-by-case stance on protected trees
New ordinance, in some ways, comes too late for future Siesta hotelier By John Morton If only this went down, so to speak, last year when it mattered greatly for Dave Balot.But it didn’t, and now the future Siesta Key hotelier finds himself in yet another wait-and-see scenario.The Sarasota Board of County of Commissioners on […]
Not just another pretty face on the wall
Monica Condon’s portrait is still hanging in there at the ol’ Crescent Club By John Morton When servers at the Crescent Club ask Monica Condon “How can I get my portrait on the wall?” her answer is a simple one.“I guess you just need to hang in there long enough,” she says with a smile.Indeed, […]
Living
Community Spotlight: March
There’s so much more to Jann Webster than the extra ‘n’ in her first name; known for Save Siesta Key, the making of key decisions, and fake mac n’ cheese, she’s an undisputed local dynamo By John Morton Q: Jann, let’s address the two “n” letters at the end of your first name before I […]
From the top of the Key to the top of Africa
Siesta Village businessman Mike Granthon makes a mid-life pledge that he finally keeps by scaling Mount Kilimanjaro By Hannah Wallace For his 50th birthday in 2020, Mike Granthon wanted to do something spectacular. He was already a successful hospitality entrepreneur — he’d co-owned the Beach Club in Siesta Village for more than a decade — […]
For art lovers, this is one fine day in the park
By Jane Bartnett The free Sarasota Fine Art Show, scheduled for March 11 and 12 and again on the weekend of April 1 and 2, will be held on the grounds of the historic Phillippi Estate Park on South Tamiami Trail.Named as one of the Top 100 Art Fairs in America, the open-air juried show […]
Catching that vibe with just one sweet ride
Our author’s debut on a state-of-the-art golf cart leaves him stylin’ and smilin’ By Ned Steele The road ahead was open, sunny, and smiling at me. How often can you say that while navigating Beach Road traffic and construction in peak tourist season?I was a rookie driver in a new type of vehicle and, if […]