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Siesta Key

Emanuel Lefresne sits on the curb along Ocean Boulevard before the Siesta Key holiday parade.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • November 27, 2017
Siesta Key flips the switch on holiday spirit

Siesta Key Village hosted its annual holiday parade on Nov. 25.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 3550 Bayou Louise Lane recently sold of Sarasota, for $4.65 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 23, 2017
Siesta Key home sells for $4.65 million

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 6-10.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
The county and the property owners have been going back and forth on this small stretch of Beach Road since 1992.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • November 14, 2017
County to purchase one of two disputed Beach Road properties

The County Commission voted to purchase the property at 162 Beach Road, but the county and the owners of the 168 Beach Road property have yet to reach an agreement.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The 2017 Crystal Classic kicks off Nov. 10.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • November 10, 2017
Siesta Key Crystal Classic returns, this time with lights

The event is in its eighth year, and is changing things up by including a colored lights display around

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Paid parking is one of the options the County Commission is looking at to help fix parking problems on the Key.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 31, 2017
Pay to park works for other beaches

County commissioners, weighing the future of parking on Siesta Key, hear how paid systems work and can succeed.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A parking garage may not be the fix-all some Siesta Key residents are looking for to solve the issue.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 24, 2017
Complexity, cost stand in way of one Siesta parking solution

Although the commission isn’t actually considering it, some residents think a parking garage on Siesta Key would solve a lot of problems.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The two properties span less than half an acre on Siesta Key's Beach Road, near Beach Access 4.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 18, 2017
County holds firm in Beach Road property negotiations

Despite concerns about potential litigation, the County Commission hopes to resolve an issue with private property owners.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Commissioners are taking steps to finding a solution to Siesta Key's parking problem.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 12, 2017
Commission taking small steps toward solving Siesta Key's parking problem

Commissioners agreed that a public lot at 6647 Midnight Pass Road would be the easiest option to pursue now.

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  • News
Beach Access 10 could soon be access to a proposed home on Siesta Key, if county staff and the Commission approve a builder's application in the coming months.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 11, 2017
Residents worry a proposed home may limit Siesta Key public beach access

A property owner with land adjacent to Beach Access 10 plans to build a home there for his family, and the driveway will open onto the public access.

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  • News
The series premiered in July, and production is currently under way on eight more episodes.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 2, 2017
'Siesta Key' reality show returning in winter 2018

The new episodes will air in winter 2018, and will include all of the original cast members.

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  • News
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • September 12, 2017
Siesta Key residents relieved, surprised at lack of damage from storm

After the much-anticipated hurricane passed over the island, the only "devastation" was some downed trees, minor flooding and loss of power, much to residents's surprise.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 11, 2017
Sarasota residents breathe relief after Irma

With trees and power down, people in the Sarasota area start cleaning up and counting their blessings.

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Sam Campbell helps prepare a Siesta Key business for the storm.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • September 9, 2017
Irma worries Siesta Key residents, visitors, business owners

Residents have until Saturday at 8 p.m. to evacuate the island ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is projected to cross directly over Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Emergency officials from each municipality and from the county give an update Friday on preparations for Hurricane Irma.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 8, 2017
Sarasota County issues mandatory evacuation orders

Residents in evacuation zone A — including Sarasota’s barrier islands — have to evacuate between 2 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Siesta Key residents wait to see what type of impact Hurricane Irma is going to have on the island they call home.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • September 7, 2017
Update: Siesta Key under mandatory evacuation orders

County officials expect storm surge from Hurricane Irma may lead to evacuations from the Key.

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