Scientists are tracking unseasonably large sargassum mats in the Atlantic. Where it will land, if at all, depends on winds and currents.

Sarasota County will remove Breeze bus routes that connect Siesta Key and SRQ airport to downtown Sarasota, amid concerns ...

Florida is always the go-to when it comes to booking a sunny vacation this time of year. Don't get us wrong - the “Sunshine State” is a phenomenal place to vacation and certainly makes the cut. But ...

Sarasota County commissioners unanimously rejected a proposed change to development rules on Siesta Key this week.

Ocean access is immediate, with both secluded frontage and a private dock. Not everyone can sell paradise. Harry Higel became a master at it. He saw dollar signs in a backwater hunting ground on a ...

As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region's earliest human history. For University ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — A 65-year-old Michigan man is dead after after being hit by a car while riding his bike in Sarasota County, officials said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened before ...

Last year, Sarasota County recorded the most expensive residential home sale in its history: $30.3 million. Which means that when a Gulf-front estate on Siesta Key pops up with a $26 million asking ...

Take a few steps on Siesta Key’s powder-soft shores, and you’ll instantly realize why it is considered one of Florida’s best beaches. The white quartz sand on this 8-mile barrier island is so smooth ...

Some of the Sarasota stars of the hit MTV reality show “Siesta Key,” which aired from 2017 to 2023, recently reunited for the holidays. "Merry Christmas from your Siesta Key fam," Kelsey Owens said in ...

A Florida man is reportedly recovering from being bitten by a shark while snorkeling with friends last weekend. The incident occurred off Boca Chita Key in the Florida Keys’ Biscayne Bay in the late ...

Siesta Key alum Kelsey Owens is opening up about her recent pregnancy loss. “This past week was a really bad one,” Owens, 28, tearfully said in a Friday, September 19, Instagram video. “Max [Strong, ...