A Herald-Tribune investigation into close contacts between Sarasota County officials and prominent local developers stemmed from the County Commission's handling of citizens' legal challenges to the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sarasota County Commission is expected to discuss three developers' proposals that could pave the way for major Siesta Key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This rendering was presented during a 2021 Sarasota County planning department review of a Siesta Key hotel project. The project ...

Despite a majority of public speakers who opposed the move, Sarasota County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 in favor of another hotel on Siesta Key—this one from Gary Kompothecras, founder of the 1-800-ASK ...

A major decision in the battle against high-density hotels on Siesta Key came down yesterday. Local circuit court judge Hunter Carroll ruled that a hotel approved by Sarasota County commissioners on ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County commissioners have voted to approve plans for a high-density hotel on Siesta Key. Currently, Siesta Key hotels are limited to a height of 35 feet. However, ...

Red-lettered signs sprout all along Higel Avenue, just after crossing Siesta Key’s north bridge, exclaiming “Stop High Density Hotels.” The signs dotting Sarasota’s premier tourist attraction are a ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from when the plan was approved during the Oct. 27 meeting. A resident of Siesta Key and environmental activist has filed a civil ...

Siesta Key is now another step closer to becoming Fort Lauderdale, as a harebrained hotel proposal remains alive and kicking. Might as well build a giant Ferris wheel and a miniature golf course while ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Does Siesta Key need saving from the larger county government that is Sarasota? Some residents say yes. Siesta Key is an unincorporated town in Sarasota County with about 6,000 ...