By Ryan Callihan Staff Writer for www.tribuneherald.com SIESTA KEY — For the second time in seven years, Siesta Beach earned the equivalent of an environmental Oscar: the No. 1 Beach in America. The beautiful stretch of white sand — known the world over for its glittering white quartz crystals — previously won the award from Stephen “Dr. Beach” Leatherman in 2011, a distinction...
May 2017
By Earle Kimel Staff Writer For http://www.heraldtribune.com/ Posted May 22, 2017 at 6:45 PM NORTH PORT — Facing an anticipated price tag of more than $12 million, if they checked off all the boxes on their wish list for a new aquatic center at Butler Park, North Port city commissioners spent more than 4 ½ hours Monday figuring out how to fit the proposed facility into their...