Siesta Key's #1 Information Source
More than 100 citizens attend workshop to inquire about project By Phil Colpas More than 100 concerned citizens packed St. Boniface Church on June 14 to attend a neighborhood workshop on a proposed hotel on Siesta Key — the third of four hotels proposed for Siesta Key in less than a year. Property owner Dave […]
2 years later, Siesta Key lightning-strike victim Jacob Brewer keeps on with the tough journey toward recovery By Jane Bartnett Jacob Brewer, a 16-year-old Texas teenager, is preparing to start his junior year in high school. But instead of taking classes at his school, he’ll be fighting to regain his ability to walk. The future, […]
By John Morton The result of most travel restrictions abroad being lifted in November, Sarasota County’s international tourist numbers are slowly beginning to rebound. “Our international numbers have crept up each month since than ban was lifted, but not back on pace by any means,” said Virginia Haley, president of the Visit Sarasota County organization […]
By John Morton Less than five weeks after halting the permit process for a proposed fish farm in the Gulf of Mexico 45 miles off the Siesta Key coast, the Environmental Protection Agency on June 10 reissued a required National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to the farm’s creators. This, according to Fish Site — […]
Non-profit group now has the ear of state politicians in attempt to reverse controversial measure taken in the early 1980s By Phil Colpas The Facebook group Open Midnight Pass, representing the 401(c)3 corporation Midnight Pass Society 2 Inc., reports that it is making strides toward reopening Midnight Pass, the naturally occurring waterway channel that separated […]
A neighborhood workshop to address a request for a special exemption to Siesta Key’s 10 p.m. cutoff time for live music is being held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Out-of-Door Academy’s Multi-Purpose Room, 444 Reid Street. Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill, located at 5353 Ocean Blvd. in the Siesta Key Village, has made […]
Come get creative at Mellow Mushroom. Beat the heat this Saturday, June 25, from 3 to 5 p.m., with a family-friendly arts and crafts glassware party. Paint your beer stein, beer mug, wine glass, or coffee cup with dishwasher-safe paint. Use our large collection of stencils that ranges from pop-culture faves, sunsets, scenery, classic-rock-band logos, […]
Things You Like, a longtime occupant of Southbridge Mall on Siesta Key, has closed its doors at 6529 Midnight Pass Rd. but still offers its women’s resort wear online. Go to thingsyoulike.biz to place your orders. Owner Diane Suczewski made the transition to an online-only business in May. Her website has offered an online purchasing […]
As reported by Sarasota County: The Ocean Boulevard/Higel Avenue drainage improvements on the northern end of Siesta Key are progressing with installation of pipe and structures in the ditches along Ocean Boulevard. Construction along Higel Avenue is anticipated to start the week of June 27. Overall construction completion is anticipated for later this fall. This […]
The weekly farmers market in Siesta Key’s Village in Davidson Plaza is in need of a produce vendor. The former vendor had to shut down operations due to health concerns, according to Lloyd Dobson, manager of the market. Dobson can be reached at lloyddobsonartist@gmail.com. The market is held Sundays from 8 a.m. to noon.