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The ecology stewardship team of St. Boniface Episcopal Church on Siesta Key has arranged a visit to the international headquarters of Echo Global Farms in North Fort Myers on Saturday, March 18. Participants in the walking tour of the sustainable farm will learn how it impacts impoverished communities worldwide as they teach sustainable farming in developing […]
The Dueling Bagpipers act will perform twice at the Crescent Club, 6519 Midnight Pass Rd., on Friday, March 17, to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The performances will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. The tavern’s St. Patrick’s Day party will take place between 6 and 10 p.m.
The annual Run for the Turtles event, organized by Mote Marine, is set for 7 a.m. April 1 on Siesta Beach. The 5K or 1-mile races support the area’s sea turtles. If you can’t join the races in person, you can participate virtually. To register, visit http://ow.ly/qYtM50MUHc3
Registration is now open for the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce’s Easter egg hunt. This year it will be held at Siesta Key Chapel, 4615 Gleason Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 8. Preregistration is required. The event, for children ages 1 to 6, is limited to 200 participants. To register, visit:my.siestakeychamber.com/events/details/easter-egg-hunt-1713The […]
By Rodger Skidmore Is ‘13’ an unlucky number? Not if you’re the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. That great show, about back-up girl singing groups, opened on New York’s Great White Way to great acclaim (13 Tony nominations) back in 1981. The original production ran for 1,500 performances, went on tour, and has been revived and been […]
Memory Lane, give us space, because here we come By John Morton My intent today was to go down Memory Lane, where for me on Siesta Key it might as well be called the Autobahn. When you consider that my whirlwind visits were that of a hard-charging tourist between 1972 and a couple years ago, […]
Beach Access 8 has new look Earlier this year, the public pathway at Siesta Beach Access 8 was realigned to fall within the boundaries of public right-of-way and to stabilize and protect the vegetative dune habitat. With funding from the Tourist Development Tax, the beach access was surveyed, and the path was rerouted and lined […]
Dec. 17 burglary A vehicle burglary was reported in a carport in a condo complex parking lot. Victim’s vehicle was parked in the carport and a neighbor observed the passenger side door and window ajar on the morning of the 17th. The neighbor recalled passing the car the prior evening and did not notice the […]
By Natalie Gutwein You just couldn’t take one more dreary, cold, icy-rain, wet-snow winter so you packed up your life and moved to Florida. After putting in offers on 10 properties with multiple bids and not getting a single one, you threw caution to the wind, offered 30% over the asking price plus one of […]
By Capt. Rick Grassett Trout and redfish should be good shallow-water options this month. You may also find trout along with blues, Spanish mackerel, pompano and flounder on deep grass flats. Look for sheepshead, flounder, reds and more around docks. Catch and release night snook fishing around lighted docks in the Intracoastal Waterway may be […]