Catherine Luckner News Today

Sarasota County commissioners repeal comprehensive plan changes that led to county approval of hotels later ruled illegal in court.

A Sarasota County judge sided with a Siesta Key resident who said the county violated its comprehensive plan, allowing for high-density hotels on the barrier island.

Sarasota County has accelerated plans to replenish sand on south Siesta Keys Turtle Beach.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said an argument between a group of teens escalated into a shooting on Siesta Key on Memorial Day.

Siesta Key residents aren't keen on the idea of county's plan for roundabouts in the island community.

Residents hope that stopping a light installation at Stickney Point Road and Avenue B and C will mean the end of Siesta Promenade.

Sarasota County to press ahead with review of hotel proposals on Siesta Key SIESTA KEY – Three developers want to fundamentally change long-held intensity and density requirements on Siesta Key for their future hotel projects. Two want to drastically change height requirements on the barrier island. On Tuesday, Sarasota County Commissioners approved the first phase of the process to potentially make that a reality by approving what’s called an “out of cycle” review of the comprehensive ...