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Siesta Key

The home’s main living area offers unparalleled views of the Gulf. The space incorporates living, dining and kitchen in an open concept plan.
  • By Robert Plunket
  • November 3, 2023
Architecture meets art in $12M Gulf-front home on Casey Key

This exquisite home on Casey Key, designed by Carl Abbott, takes its inspiration from cutting-edge modernism and ancient Mayan pyramids.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 8250 Sanderling Road stands on 1 acre in Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 2, 2023
Modern Siesta Key estate listed for sale at $21 million

The 7,756-square-foot Guy Peterson design in Sanderling Club features Gulf of Mexico frontage.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The home at 8415 Midnight Pass Road has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,838 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 2, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 16-20 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops the week's sales at $4.78 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A green sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the Gulf.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • November 2, 2023
Sea turtle nesting season persisted despite high heat, hurricane

Overall, it was a good year for sea turtles, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kent Eschenbach and James Denner (right) pose with Larry Frankel (middle) on Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • November 2, 2023
Photobomber conducts daily raids on unsuspecting beachgoers

Larry Frankel, also known as the Siesta Key Photobomber, keeps the smiles coming on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
A home in Avondale tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool and 2,284 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 26, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 9-13 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

An Avondale home on Lincoln Drive tops the week's sales at $2.75 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The map shows parcels owned by Benderson Development entities on both sides of Ocean Boulevard in Siesta Village.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 26, 2023
New 210-room, 85-foot-tall hotel proposed for Siesta Key

Benderson Development seeks an amendment to the comprehensive plan to greenlight high-intensity hotels on the island.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A home in the Oaks I tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $2,325,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,479 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 19, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 2-6 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

An Oaks I home on Webbs Cove tops the week's sales at $2.33 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
Sarasota County Mosquito Management patrols the entire county with a full-time crew of 20 and 11 more seasonal workers, treating for larvae and adult populations.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2023
Mosquito-borne illness warning issued for Sarasota County

A single case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed.

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Help protect imperiled plants like pine lilies, as well as their sensitive ecosystems, by leaving blooms in place, and minimizing our direct and indirect impact on their habitats.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • October 16, 2023
Pine lilies thrive thanks to fire

These imperiled flowers are important indicators of health for Florida habitats.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens decorated its Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey for its annual Lights at Spooky Point event.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 13, 2023
Selby brings Halloween to Little Sarasota Bay with Lights at Spooky Point

Spooky scenes are all around at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A home on Casey Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $8,525,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, five-and-three-half baths, a pool and 9,046 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 12, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 25-29 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Casey Key home tops the week's sales at $8.53 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
Clearer water and more seagrass show the effects of improved water quality in Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • October 11, 2023
Sarasota Bay's water quality is the best it's been in 8 years. Can we keep it that way?

Area scientists are hopeful that the bay’s water quality will continue to improve but warn it’s not time to slow efforts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A home at 1611 Pine Bay Drive tops all transactions for the Sarasota area in this week's real estate. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,764 square feet of living area. It sold for $935,000 in 2021.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 5, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 18-22 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Casey Key home tops the week's sales at $3.43 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
In early 2023, with red tide rampant on area beaches, 92 black skimmers sought refuge at Myakka River State Park. One of them was 5B, a member of the Lido Key nesting colony banded as a chick in 2019.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • September 25, 2023
Local shorebird finds refuge during Hurricane Idalia

Thanks to bird banding, researchers know that black skimmer 5B fledged a chick and survived the storm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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