Siesta Key News

Anglers fishing the coastal gulf off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff, the Snook Fin-Addict out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had lots of shots at tarpon with a fly and with live baits on several trips during the week of May 21.

Craig Merrill is the pyrotechnician behind the explosions that will fill the Fourth of July night sky over Siesta Beach.

Siesta Key resident Bev Marsh only took a few tap lessons as a child. So, it may seem a bit odd that the nurse from Ohio would fall head-over-heels for ballroom dancing later on in life.

Marc Grimaud will have to find a balance between new and old as the new owner of Cafe Gabbiano, in Siesta Key Village.

Sheila and Mike Lewis stand under the towering wall of bicycles the couple rents out as owners of Siesta Sports Rentals.

Whether in Sarasota or somewhere in Florida, you'll find precious jewels of Florida heritage and history - even international history - living right here.

Coming in at No. 4 is St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola and at No. 8 is Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne.

Susan Asselstine has been a resident of Siesta Key for 20 years. One of her family's favorite meals is pasta with Bolognese sauce, a recipe she found about 10 years ago in her Real Simple cookbook.

The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved Wednesday, May 23, a coastal variance that would allow the construction of a new water main pipeline interconnection between Siesta Key and Casey Key.

Mark Moore, from Libertyville, Ill., battles a tarpon caught on a live crab while fishing the coastal gulf off Sarasota with Capt.

It wasn't technically a miracle when David Warren spotted people who appeared to be walking on water near a friend's boat last month off the coast of Siesta Key.

Lam Lum, owner of a Taste of Asia, stands behind the bar of the property he and is wife, Selina, will renovate to open their new restaurant.

Randall Reid knows preparedness. The Sarasota County administrator was an Eagle Scout as a youth, a role he channeled while addressing media about the 2012 hurricane season with the mantra: "Always be prepared." Gulf Coast residents have likely heard the phrase every year as hurricane season approaches, but this year some county officials worry ... (more)

A registered sex offender was Tased following a scuffle with sheriff's deputies on Siesta Key on Tuesday when witnesses say he exposed himself to children.

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid led a presentation yesterday aimed at preparing for the 2012 hurricane season using the oath: "Always be prepared." Ed McCrane, the county's emergency management chief, reiterated Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project prediction of 10 storms expected to hit Florida this season.

What a charming, retro place to call home just minutes by bike or car from the 1 beach in the USA on Siesta Key! This charming 2/2 was converted from a 3/2 to make an oversized second bedroom.

1 beach ranking. +Suncoast Charities seeks donor support The Suncoast Charities for Children wants the public to be aware that its organization funds the boat races and fireworks that occur on the bayfront every Fourth of July.

David Warren has seen the business cycles affect Siesta Key for more than 20 years from the perspective of a tourist and landlord at Banana Bay Club.

The half-wrecked condominium on Ocean Boulevard and the skeletal remains of its four-story neighbor look eerie under the glow of two streetlights.

When Chad Maggi decided to propose to his girlfriend of seven years, he wanted to find a way to be romantic - but understated.