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Siesta Key

After being banned from building on Anna Maria Island, Shawn Kaleta has started generating concerns from Siesta Key property owners.
    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 31, 2016
Top Story — October: Controversial builder draws complaints on Siesta

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 29, 2016
3 words to live by for 2017

Last year at this time, wisdom was our word — that Americans would have wisdom in the voting booth

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 26, 2016
Top Story — May: Siesta Key lures Darwin Santa Maria

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 25, 2016
Top Story — April: Daiquiri Deck to open south Siesta location

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 22, 2016
At the time of Christ's birth

under Herod, the Jews managed to live with what biblical historian James Edward Talmadge called 'some semblance of national autonomy.'

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  • Opinion
Todd Matthes, Benderson’s director of development, led a public workshop Monday regarding the Siesta Promenade project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 20, 2016
Residents remain opposed to Siesta Promenade plans

The county is preparing to study the impact of a 24-acre development proposed for Stickney Point Road that has already triggered significant public concern.

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An old building on the south end of Siesta Key is among blighted properties that could be redeveloped as a hotel.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 15, 2016
Lack of details big hurdle for Siesta hotel

Siesta Key residents decried murky plans for a hotel on the barrier island.

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Planning consultant Bo Medred addresses attendees during a public meeting at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Wednesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 9, 2016
Lack of details big hurdle for Siesta Key hotel

Siesta Key residents decried murky plans for a hotel on the barrier island during the first public meeting on the proposal.

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection engineer Bob Brantly speaks to Siesta Key residents at a workshop Nov. 30.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 8, 2016
State offers feedback on Big Pass dredge

Lido Key residents are anxious to get more sand. Siesta Key residents fear the worst. As the state nears a decision on the proposed Big Pass dredge, what else is new?

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Smoking was banned on the beach until 2013, when a judge determined the county didn't have the authority to regulate tobacco use.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 8, 2016
Siesta strikes up no-smoking conversation

State law prohibits the county from enforcing a smoking ban on Siesta Key Beach, but residents are still working to curb the impacts of tobacco.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 7, 2016
SKVA bids members a final farewell

The Siesta Key Village Association held their final meeting Wednesday night.

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  • News
Siesta Key resident Lourdes Ramirez is opposing plans for a hotel on the barrier island.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 5, 2016
Siesta resident petitions against hotel proposal

Former County Commission candidate Lourdes Ramirez has started a campaign to oppose Comp Plan changes that could allow a large hotel on the island.

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    By
  • Anna Brugmann
  • December 4, 2016
Siesta Key hosts seafood and music festival

The Siesta Key Seafood and Music festival brought local restaurants, musicians and artists together at Siesta Key Public Beach.

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  • Neighbors
SCAT Director Rocky Burke said a route could possibly start as soon as February, but the service could also be delayed until April.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 1, 2016
Siesta Key trolley edges closer to reality

The county is accepting proposals from private vendors to operate a trolley service on Siesta Key, but the route likely won’t start running until March.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Siesta Key resident and 1-800-ASK-GARY founder Gary Kompothecras is pitching plans for a new hotel on the island.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 1, 2016
Is Siesta Key ready for a new hotel?

1-800-ASK-GARY founder Gary Kompothecras is in the initial stages of planning a bonafide hotel on the barrier island.

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