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Southwest Airlines to offer flights into Sarasota Bradenton International Airport Southwest Airlines announced plans to add service to the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in the first quarter of 2021, in a recent regulatory filing. The addition of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport to its network map is the latest in a growing trend of destination […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Fire on Featherbed Lane leaves significant damage A fire reported in the early morning hours of Aug. 7 resulted in an estimated $475,750 in damages to the home at 4839 Featherbed Lane on the northern part of Siesta Key, the SNL has learned. No injuries were reported; however, Sarasota County […]
Plovers apparently bid ‘adieu’ to Siesta Just before the midpoint of July, it appeared snowy plovers no longer were making efforts to nest on Siesta Key this season, Kylie Wilson, coordinator of the Audubon Florida’s Bird Monitoring & Stewardship in the county, reported. In a July 12 email blast to volunteers and the news media, […]
A sign on the move, so to speak In late April, a reader told the SNL that it appeared that the Siesta Village welcome sign at the north entrance to the Village had been moved further from the entrance to the Whispering Sands condominium complex. When the SNL inquired about that, Lisa Cece, […]
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 SNL. County Administrator Jonathan Lewis halted the trolley’s operations as a means of reducing […]
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, Tim Cookerly (Treasurer), Natalie Gutwein, Joyce Kouba, Erin Kreis, Catehrine Lucknner (President), Robert Luckner, Daniel […]
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 of Siesta Key three years ago. Her love of Siesta Key inspired her to create […]
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 to The Sarasota News Leader. The figures follow for those three months: · October — […]
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 and boys, soccer players, Track athletes and JROTC cadets have the opportunity to receive scholarships […]
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 (including dues paid current to date) of the Siesta Key Condominium Council. The deadline for […]