Siesta Key News

Summer starts officially June 21, which means school is out and it time for new adventures.

No one ever imagines parenthood through the prism of having half-custody of their child.

RE/MAX Alliance Group presented a check for $111,643 on behalf of RE/MAX agents in the Tampa area during the 30th Annual All Children's Telethon on Sunday, June 2, on WFLA, Channel 8. The check was presented by RE/MAX Alliance Group President Peter Crowley, with his sister Cara Crowley, nephew Max LaForge and niece Phoebe LaForge.

Dave Reinhart, from Virginia, battles a tarpon in the coastal gulf off Sarasota.

Seor Siesta Latin Cuisine will have its grand opening at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13. The new restaurant is located at 5110 Ocean Blvd., in Siesta Key Village.

Sarasota County commissioners spent Wednesday discussing the ins and outs of the preliminary fiscal year 2013-14 budget of just over $1 billion - about $103 million higher than the adopted FY 12-13 budget.

Manasota Track Club's weekly summer beach runs return at 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, June 11 at the Siesta Key Beach pavilion.

The lifeguard on duty removed the man from the water and administered CPR, according to lifeguard chief Scott Montgomery.

Tourists and locals joined in while a blessing was read and a conch shell blown to symbolize the unity and preservation of the ocean.

Where does the week go anyway? If you have not had a chance to browse the news, here are five top headlines of the week in the Sarasota Patch.

The Pine View Key Club and Pine View Interact will team up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Gocio Elementary to distribute 42,000 pounds of fresh produce and juices.

Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, Ill., battles a couple of tarpon, the largest of which was a 125-pounder, caught and released in the coastal gulf off Sarasota while fishing with Capt.

Peter "Petey" Keyworth-Fahey, of Longboat Key, died May 28. Born in 1998, the Chihuahua moved in 2003 to the Longbeach Village from Siesta Key.

Longboat Key Longboat Key received some flooding in low-lying areas at high tide today from Tropical Storm Andrea.

Commissioners considers re-lease of Burns Square lot During its Monday, June 3 regular meeting, city commissioners directed the city's parking manager to continue to negotiate with Saunders Family Limited Partnership on the lease of land to use for a public parking lot in Burns Square, and to talk to merchants about contributing to the cost of ... (more)

Pounding waves and wind gusts make it clear that Tropical Storm Andrea is on her way to Siesa Key, Florida, and she intends to make her presence known.

Tropical Storm Andrea continues to track northeast in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing high wind and at least two inches of new rainfall to Sarasota County, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

Martha Smith, owner of Le Grand Bisou Caribbean Boutique, is one of several business owners hoping for changes to the Siesta Key Overlay District.

Bradenton Herald employee William Winter, 45, was arrested Friday, June 1, on three charges of Battery.

Bradenton Herald employee William Winter, 45, was arrested Friday, June 1, on three charges of Battery.