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Siesta Key | Neighbors

On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficult for residents to enter and leave their driveways.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 9, 2014
County approves Shell Road parking plan

Renovations to the popular Siesta Key beach access will make the area easier for Sheriff's deputies to enforce.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Katie Norvell has volunteered at Cat Depot since the grand opening of its current facility in 2010. She says she enjoys the organization's mission and high-energy atmosphere.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 8, 2014
The Good News: Katie Norvell

Cat Depot volunteers find rewards in the organization's mission to save lives and provide shelter for homeless cats.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy Sarasota County Emergency Management
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 8, 2014
Storms on the way

A line of storms following a passing cold front will bring heavy rain to the area Tuesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 7, 2014
New shelter site unavailable

The new site option for a downtown homeless shelter at 1502 and 1562 Lime Ave., selected last week in a joint city-county commission meeting, is not for sale, according to the site's buyer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Daisy Troop 304 show off their blue ribbons after the 1-Mile Fun Run.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Turtle Run

Runners ran in Mote Marine Laboratory's Turtle Run Saturday, April 5, on Siesta Key Beach. The event, which included a 1-Mile Run Run and a 5k, benefit's Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Right turns on red are no longer prohibited at the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Midnight Pass Road.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 4, 2014
FDOT nixes Stickney no right on red

A move to prohibit right turns on red at the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Midnight Pass Road sparked traffic complaints from area residents.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
More than two-thirds of Sarasota County's Gulf shoreline is critically eroded, according to Sarasota County Coastal Resources Manager Laird Wreford.
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 4, 2014
Disaster recovery plans top SKA agenda

The Siesta Key Association met Thursday to discuss the island's post-disaster recovery plans, as well as other hot topics.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 2, 2014
Shelter compromise draws mixed reactions

In a bid to resolve an ongoing dispute through a compromise solution, the Sarasota city and commissions added a third site to the list of possible locations for a downtown Sarasota homeless shelter.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nolan Peterson
  • April 2, 2014
Sarasota-Bradenton airport aces FAA inspection

For the ninth year in a row, the airport received zero discrepancies on a key annual FAA inspection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carmen Ramsay, Linda Prenosil, Beth Vandroff and club President Carolyn Kofler.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • April 2, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Kiwanis Club Gala kickoff luncheon

Members of the Siesta Key Kiwanis Club met for its gala fundraising kickoff luncheon Wednesday, April 2, at Cafe Bacci. Members wore tropical themed attire to get in the spirit of the gala's theme 'tropical nights in paradise.' Members also enjoyed 'cheeseburgers in paradise' and margaritas for lunch while listening to Jimmy Buffet songs. The gala will be held at the Sarasota Yacht Club on Saturday, May 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2014
News Briefs

APRIL FOOLS' - BRU adjusts watering rates, schedule; Special piranhas to populate local ponds; SMR to open road at a cost to drivers

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2014
Love letter makes comeback

East County resident Kelly Pleasant was running along Lakewood Ranch Boulevard last week when she came across something special - a love letter dated May 14, 1992.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kelsey Grau Gene Sweeney, Bonnie Chisling and Russ Carthy with Chisling's sculpture, "Tribute to the Everyday Soldier."
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • April 2, 2014
Local artists pay tribute to the everyday soldier

Bonnie Chisling's sculpture 'Tribute to the Everyday Soldier" was featured in the recent Community Juried Exhibition at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art & Design.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Meals on Wheels Executive Director Terry McGannon hopes to see more young volunteers at the nonprofit organization, which serves up more than 500 hot meals each day to Sarasota County residents.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 2, 2014
The Good News: Meals on Wheels' Terry McGannon

When summer comes and snowbird volunteers head back up north, Meals on Wheels Executive Director Terry McGannon hopes to see more young volunteers taking their place.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2014
Longbeach Café opens April 2

Longbeach Café opens April 2 in the old Isabelle’s Eatery location at 6836 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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