Tourism

Anna Maria Island Festival Highlights Beaches, Food Trucks

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is holding the Beach 'n Food Truck Festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.

03/21/2017 By staff

Transportation

Free Open-Air Trolley Coming to Siesta Key

Sarasota County Area Transit recently contracted with the private company Ride Right Transit to operate an open-air transit vehicle on Siesta Key.

03/01/2017 By staff

Historic Homes Tour

Indian Beach is the Focus of the 2017 Historic Homes Tour

Five distinct residences will be open for viewing Sunday, March 5.

02/24/2017 By Ilene Denton

Road Warriors

The Battle Over Beach Road

Mike Cosentino and Elizabeth Gomez-Mayo crusade to keep a beachfront stretch of road public.

02/01/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Sunshine Memories

We're Still Living in Paradise

Even 100 years later.

12/28/2016

From the Editor

How to Fall in Love with Sarasota

It starts with the sea.

11/30/2016 By Pam Daniel

Instasarasota

Our Favorite Photos on Instagram This Week - 10/13/16

From serene beaches and vibrant sunsets to a day at the Ringling, here's what we loved on Instagram this week.

10/13/2016 By Lana Allen

Instasarasota

Our Favorite Photos on Instagram This Week - 10/4/16

Stormy skies, lavish sunsets and serene beaches--here's what we loved on Instagram this week.

10/04/2016 By Lana Allen

Instasarasota

Our Favorite Photos on Instagram This Week - 9/7/16

Stormy nights, beaches, birds -- here's what we loved on Instagram this week.

09/07/2016 By Lana Allen

Environment

Jupiter Company Completes Longboat Key Sand Deliveries

Stewart Materials has successfully supplied 307,000 tons of custom beach sand to Longboat Key as part of the town's beach renourishment project, completing its work two months ahead of schedule.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

The Sound and the Fury

Sand Storm

Should the Army Corps take sand from Big Pass to replenish shrinking Lido Key? Environmental reporter Tom Bayles wades into the sound and fury.

06/22/2016 By Tom Bayles

Tourism

County Marks Completion of Siesta Renourishment

Sarasota County celebrated the completion of a $21.5 million South Siesta Key Beach renourishment project on Monday.

06/13/2016 Research by staff

InstaSarasota

Our 14 Favorite #Sarasota Photographs on Instagram This Week

Birds, beaches, bridges, bars--here are our favorite Sarasota photos from Instagram this week.

06/08/2016 By Margo Rometo

Home Tour

For Sale: Beachy Cool on Holmes Beach

Our Real Estate Junkie takes us inside a Holmes Beach home that's on the market for $3.5 million.

04/19/2016 By Robert Plunket

Environment

Longboat Key Beach Nourishment Project Begins

Trucks carrying sand from a mine in Immokalee arrived on Longboat Key Wednesday.

04/06/2016 Research by staff

941CEO Daily

City of Sarasota Moves Ahead with St. Armands Circle Parking Garage

If built, the garage would sit to the north of the circle itself, behind the strip that contains Shore, Cafe L'Europe and Columbia.

03/22/2016 Research by staff

Article

Our 8 Favorite #Sarasota Photographs on Instagram This Week - 1/26/16

This week: A perfect rose, saturated sunsets and clear, cool beach days.

01/26/2016 By Megan McDonald

Article

Our 8 Favorite #Sarasota Photographs on Instagram This Week

This week: The circus tent goes up, lightning strikes on Lido Beach and more.

01/22/2016 By Sarasota Magazine

Article

Our 8 Favorite Sarasota Photographs on Instagram This Week

This week: peacocks on Longboat Key, a fiery Siesta Key sunset, Mable Ringling's roses and more.

01/07/2016 By Sarasota Magazine

Makeover

A 1920s Spanish Revival Home in Indian Beach Gets a Makeover

The historic Taylor-Whitfield home in Indian Beach is gloriously revived.

01/01/2016 By Ilene Denton