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The fifth-annual Seafood & Music Festival is Dec. 1-3 on Siesta Beach. Admission is free.Friday hours are noon to 9 p.m., Saturday is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Enjoy fresh seafood and outstanding live musical performances. Also experience shopping in a marketplace of fine arts and crafts.Visit paragonfestivals.com.
Snowbirds returning to the area will enjoy a boat outing hosted by Siesta Key Chapel. A Welcome Back Sunday Cruise luncheon will be held Oct. 29 on the Marina Jack ll Sightseeing Lunch Cruise. The narrated cruise features an enjoyable voyage around Lido Key and Bird Key, along with areas past the Ringling Bridge into […]
Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, 5253 Ocean Blvd. in the Siesta Key Village, will celebrate the annual Marine Corps birthday from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10 with a special event. Your $30 ticket will provide dinner, two drinks, a commemorative event glass or T-shirt, and birthday cake. Raffles, auctions and music will be part […]
The Sun Deck, operated by Siesta Beach Eats, now has a new menu serving Siesta Beach. Check it out below. Reminder: Your food and beverage purchases can be delivered to you on the beach. Just point your iPhone at the QR code on one of the flags planted near the lifeguard stations and place your […]
Gulf Gate’s West End Pub, located at 6500 Gateway Ave., is celebrating its 15th anniversary and the retirement of business creator and owner Phil Torrence. The event begins at noon Oct. 21 and features live music and food trucks. Torrence built the bar 15 years ago and will now pass along the operations to trusted […]
Eileen Carrigan now owns and operates the Shebeen Irish Pub & Kitchen in Crescent Plaza By Jane Bartnett Chef Eileen Carrigan, new owner of the Shebeen Irish Pub & Kitchen, is living her dream and was in perfect position to do so.Carrigan, a culinary school graduate and former IT executive with a love for all […]
The relentless Clayton Thompson and his family members celebrate 20 years in business, look forward to a strong future By Hannah Wallace Before he was a Siesta Key restaurateur, Clayton Thompson was a Sarasota cow.“I’ve been like that all my life,” the owner of Clayton’s Siesta Grille said this fall, just shy of the restaurant’s […]
By Jane Bartnett Kolucan, the new Mexican bar and grill in Gulf Gate, brings diners a new upscale approach to Mexican fare. In fact, chef and co-owner Gino Calleja describes Kolucan as “elevated Mexican cuisine.”Following the restaurant’s early September opening, complete with a Mariachi band, diners have been excited to discover the many enticing dishes, […]
Plant-based bowls and smoothies are among the offerings at Nutritious You Cafe in Siesta Key’s Southbridge Mall By Jane Bartnett “The plant-based movement is growing,” said Marina Palmer, a certified personal trainer who manages her family’s Nutritious You Cafe.This small-but-mighty casual dining spot, located in Southbridge Mall on Siesta Key, is a place to drop […]
By John Morton Another season begins Oct. 4 for the Phillippi Estates Farmhouse Market, which is is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through April. The grounds are located at 5500 S. Tamiami Trail.This fall, the market will feature 55 vendors along with live music.New vendors include:Zefirable: Edible confection similar to marshmallow […]
