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By Capt. Rick Grassett You may find reds along with big trout concentrated in potholes, along the edges of bars or tailing on shallow grass flats on negative low tides this month. This is a good month for catch and release snook action around lighted docks in the Intracoastal Waterway. Some lights will also have […]
Tennis guru David McIntosh offers lessons at your residence or vacation condo, right here on Siesta Key By Jane Bartnett Tennis anyone? The answer is always yes from David McIntosh “I fell in love with Siesta Key the first time I got here,” said McIntosh. “It’s such a great tennis town. There are at least […]
100 dump trucks each weekday for 60 days will soon be headed to Turtle Beach By John Morton In the thick of the Siesta Key spring break gridlock, a project is slated to begin in March that will see a convoy of 100 dump trucks each weekday head onto the island along the south bridge […]
Means start of highly anticipated roundabout near public beach is likely pushed back until December of 2023 By John Morton Recently, a Florida Department of Transportation-approved road project for Midnight Pass Road in the middle of tourist season commenced on Siesta Key’s main drag. There was no public notice by the county – which oversees […]
One moves ahead to Jan. 6, other sees new life By John Morton One of the two lawsuits fighting the new county-approved Siesta Key hotels will likely have a ruling Jan. 6. The other received a ruling that pleases the plaintiffs. Both allege that Sarasota County violated its own comprehensive plan when its commissioners approved […]
By Jane Bartnett This is a Norwegian troll alert! Those magical, mischievous Nordic creatures that Disney made famous far beyond the shores of Scandinavia and Siesta Key have found their way to Gulf Gate. Be advised that they are sitting jauntily on the shelves of the Scandinavian Gifts, Baked Goods & Grocery store on Gulf Gate Drive, […]
New delegation member has the swing vote, and all eyes are upon him By John Morton He’s only been a member of the Sarasota County Legislative Delegation for a few months, joining the mix by inheriting a small portion of southern Sarasota County due to redistricting. Nonetheless, Mike Grant suddenly finds himself the most important […]
House being built by public beach will be ‘incredible’ Have you wondered what it is that’s being built immediately adjacent to Siesta Beach’s north end? It’s a private residence for an Ohio family that is at least a year from being completed, according to Dan Gerdes of Gerdes Construction. The work began more than two […]
Nov. 14 theft Subject was caught on video walking up behind a maintenance shed and walked into one of the openings where a golf cart was parked. The subject backed out the golf cart and drove away from the maintenance area. Shortly thereafter the suspect was observed driving off the property and heading northbound on […]
Yellow, five-petaled buttercup-like flowers bloom prolifically on this butterfly bush. Commonly called Cuban Buttercup or yellow alder. Growing buttercup bushes provide continued blossoms.Botanically called Turnera ulmifolisa, this spreading ground cover or small bush brightens up bare spots in the landscape with bright yellow flowers that bloom in the morning and last all day.The rewards of […]