News Around Siesta Key

Reading emails sent between county officials is a favorite pastime for some residents.

SARASOTA, Fla. - There are, roughly, three kinds of elderly people in America. There are the people who already have run out of money; they live on their Social Security checks.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the driver of an Acura MDX blacked out from an unknown medical complication before striking a bicylist on Siesta Key Thursday.

Right home in the right place. Gorgeous location and views on Siesta Key. Completely remodeled 3569 sf 3-4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths in main house with a separate 1450 sf guest cottage.

A manager at the Beach Club in Siesta Key told investigators that Jordan Letschert flashed a badge, indicating he was a U.S. Marshal.

There are the people who have already run out of money; they live on their Social Security checks.

Booker Middle School teacher honored as Teacher of the Year 01/27/12 Booker Middle School teacher and orchestra director, Victor Fernandez, was honored as Sarasota County's Teacher of the Year on Thursday, Jan.

Call it two degrees of separation, and add it to the Lego Man'sA Truth is Out There aura.

A famed NBA announcer and Suncoast resident visited with fans Thursday, all for a good cause.

A former playmate of doomed teenager Anne Frank, the man who claims he created the Cadillac tail fin, writer Jack Kerouac's final days in Florida and the story behind a famous World War II victory photo are all part of a new TV series debuting on WEDU, Channel 3, tonight.

It wouldn't be Florida without a Lost storyline A thrown into the story behind the Lego Man on Siesta Key .

Shoveling your way through another winter is definitely no day at the beach, especially when compared with a visit to Siesta beach, America's top-rated beach on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta received consensus from the commission at its regular meeting Tuesday to consider giving the Longboat Library $10,000 to $15,000. Barbetta suggested the county consider the offer but stressed the county hopes the town of Longboat Key will consider matching the amount but won't make the contribution ... (more)

Sloan has lived in France for 41 years and started one of the first cooking schools outside of Paris in Lyon in 1979, Les Gastronomes de Paris.

Siesta Key residents have plenty of ideas to make Midnight Pass Road safer, but they're not sure lowering the speed limit will do the job.

The president's plans to boost tourism didn't go unnoticed. Local tourism officials and business owners say the president's plan will have a huge impact not only on the state, but also here on the Suncoast.

Donna Chen was just the sort of person who would have been so touched by the story of a dog lost in tragic circumstances, rescued by a kayaker, that she readily would have forwarded it on to friends.

Sarasota County officials plan to unveil the No. 1 beach sign for Siesta Key during a Jan.

Sarasota County Commissioners formally asked the Florida Department of Transportation to look at increasing safety on a stretch of Midnight Pass Road where resident Donna Chen was hit and killed by a drunk driver Saturday .

SIESTA KEY, Fla. - Our rental cottage here is part of an experiment. Found on Home Away, the global vacation home rental site, it is a lovely one-bedroom cottage with tall ceilings.