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By Stan Zimmerman Nourish Lido from Big Pass? Plans are moving as swift as an outgoing tide to take sand from the ebb shoal on the north side of Big Pass and use it to renourish Lido Beach. At a joint city-county commission meeting in late October, several citizens rose to ask the plans get […]
By Stann Zimmerman Shelter plan to be unveiled The consultant hired by the City and County of Sarasota is due to unveil his suggestion for the location of a new homeless shelter in late November. Robert Marbut’s contract calls for him to make at least one suggestion for the location. Two Sarasota City Commissioners are […]
There were 36 crimes reported on the Key from August 26 – September 23, 2013. Below is a highlight covering some of the violations. 9/1/13 Drug Violation; Public Beach A Myakka teenager was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Cannabis. An officer patrolling […]
Siesta Key Association September 2013 Meeting By Diana Colson It’s a great time to clean out the pantry! Kevin Cooper of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce said they would soon be building a site for the upcoming FOOD DRIVE, with COMFORT KEEPERS being the recipient of the collection of non-perishables. A web site is […]
By Stan Zimmerman Condos want to join the DID Up to now the Downtown Improvement District is composed of owners of commercial property within a defined district. But in September five condominiums knocked on their door and asked to be let in too. Ron Rayevich is chairman of the residential portion of the Plaza at […]
Downtown is booming again By Paul Roat The bust has boomed — finally — in Downtown Sarasota. After six stagnant years of faltering or non-existent development in the city’s core, developers are well in the process of bringing the heart of the city back to life again. Scores of new condominiums, restaurants, hotel towers and […]
by Stan Zimmerman Sacred sand at risk The sacred sand of Big Pass is on the altar of beach renourishment. Last month the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed – for the first time in history – the dredging Big Pass. The sand would be used to renourish the beach at Lido Key to the […]
Chefs, flooding, palm trees on islands north, south of us By Paul Roat Anna Maria Island had a distinguished chef stop in for a visit a few weeks ago. Emeril LaGasse, owner of a slew of restaurants pretty much all across the country, stopped in at Sean Murphy’s Beach Bistro place in Holmes Beach. He’s […]
By Stan Zimmerman Sunshine suit settled Last year two members of the Downtown Improvement District – which levies property taxes on downtown land owners for improvements– mentioned they erased emails on their personal computers concerning DID business. A lawsuit was inevitable. Michael Barfield sued the city and DID members Dr. Mark Kaufman and William Pettey. […]
There were a total of 42 crimes reported on the Key during the period from July 25, 2013 through August 23,2013. Below is an overview of some of the violations. 7/25 Theft/ Misdemeanor Siesta Beach A bicycle was stolen from the public beach. The owner stated […]