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By Jane Bartnett Have you heard about The Point? It’s a wonderful waterfront restaurant and lounge on Little Sarasota Bay in Osprey that opened its doors in October. If you’re coming from Siesta Key, head south on Tamiami Trail and at Bayview Drive drive a short distance toward the water and be prepared for […]
By Jane Bartnett Key Casuals has a new look, a new owner and a new line of women’s clothing.“Our motto is, dress like you’re on vacation,” said Melissa Grossenkemper, the store’s new owner and buyer. “Vacation clothing designed to appeal to women age 25 to 45 who are visiting or living on or near Siesta […]
By Jane Bartnett Artists are naturally drawn to the shimmering blue-green translucent water that caresses the soft, white quartz sands of Siesta Key. Jeweler Monica Galfre, owner of the Silver City Sarasota jewelry store on Midnight Pass, is one of those artists. When Galfre and her husband George Rysko, a Swiss-trained watch specialist, decided to […]
By Rachel Hackney Brown, SarasotaNewsLeader.com Given the Second District Court of Appeal ruling for Sarasota County this summer in the Siesta Promenade lawsuit, the SNL took the opportunity to ask county staff about the status of the mixed-use development planned for the northwest quadrant of the Stickney Point Road/U.S. 41 intersection. On Aug. 6, county […]
Philip and Thomas Farrell, authors of the highly anticipated “An Illustrated History of Siesta Key” signed their book at a wine tasting at the Crescent Beach Grocery on Wednesday, March 20. The Farrells combined two years of archival research and personal interviews into the definitive work on America’s best beach. The book covers a time […]
Company will spruce up the center built in 1988; is in talks with new tenants to fill the voids. By Roger Drouin The Landing Shopping Center has a new owner, and before next tourism season arrives, the plaza will have a refreshed look and some new tenants. Through a foreclosure auction Jan. 24, Benderson Development […]
Several parcels in the plaza could be sold Jan. 24 Roger Drouin The Landings Shopping Plaza could have a new owner by the end of January. And with that change in ownership, some potential changes could come to the plaza that has been plagued by vacant storefronts. Those changes could include retrofitted retail spaces and […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Property owners at the Sunset Royale condominium complex on Siesta Key voiced frustration and their eagerness for the County Commission to address the matter after the county’s Traffic Advisory Council (TAC) unanimously denied their request to eliminate 12 parking spaces parallel to Siesta Public Beach, limit the spaces to loading […]
Think of all the things you want in a grocery store on Siesta Key: A complete selection of grocery items Friendly, personal service The best cold cuts and sandwiches you can find Unusual and delicious salads made on the premises Top-quality meats Specialty items that you don’t find everywhere Fresh produce A fantastic selection of […]
By Paul Roat The fledgling State Street/Lemon Avenue parking garage/mixed use structure fulfills the true definition of a compromise: something nobody likes but something that everyone can begrudgingly live with. Sarasota officials began the long process of defining what they did/did not want for the property bounded by State Street, Lemon, and Orange Avenues in […]