Siesta Key News

A project to make sidewalks safer throughout Siesta Key Village is slated to light up seven crosswalks before the next tourist season arrives.

Siesta Key merchants and property owners learned of a new zoning rule Tuesday, May 21, during an educational zoning-code workshop.

People can't seem to stop being stupid and treating manatees like they're playthings to jump on top of and ride like a horse.

Fishing during the week of May 6 on my boat, the O'Fishall out of CB's Saltwater Outfitter's on Siesta Key, was steady.

Roman and his co-defendant allegedly punched Prater several times and rendered him unconscious.

Property investor Chris Brown purchased a two-story building at 1400 Main Street, at the corner of Main Street and S. Pineapple Avenue.

Feeling like the impending heat of summer is a bit of a drag? Don't worry, because Florida offers the most refreshing way to beat that heat.

Mother's Day is the perfect time to treat the moms, grandmas, sisters and aunts in your life! Celebrate the holiday, which falls on Sunday, May 12 this year, by enjoying a delicious meal at a favorite restaurant in Sarasota.

City settles State Street Sunshine complaint The city has entered a settlement with Citizens for Sunshine that allows the city to move ahead with a State Street public garage project.

The three suspects reportedly frequent the Payne Park area. Anyone with information is asked to call detective Kim McGrath at 861-4928, or Crime Stoppers at 366-8477 The Sarasota Sherriff's Office is seeking help in identifying three white males who were involved in an aggravated battery of a man around 12:45 a.m. this morning, at the Siesta Key ... (more)

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is looking for information on three suspects investigators say beat and seriously injured a teenager early Monday on Siesta Key, according to a news release.

Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, flounder and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and snook and bluefish in the ICW at night near Venice on lures and flies during the past week.

Nine-month-old Billy Herb appeared quite impressed with the "Best of Show Award" given to his parents, Bill and Leslie, during Siesta Fiesta.

In a list of the top six beaches in Florida, published in the Guardian , Stephen Leatherman listed Siesta Key Beach.

Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, reds, trout and flounder in Sarasota Bay, snook, reds and trout in Gasparilla Sound and snook and bluefish in the ICW at night near Venice on lures and flies during the past week.

As co-founder of the Sarasota School of Architecture, Ralph Twitchell was one of the town's most important architects-ever. One of his homes has just come on the market, and with a little tweaking it could be, if not a masterpiece, at least a real cool house.

Could Florida's best beach bar be right here in Sarasota? Several area establishments are in the running for this year's "Best Florida Beach Bar" crown, as chosen by readers of floridabeachbar.com . Voting in the online contest runs through April 30.