Siesta Key

Tomasko says seagrass in Little Sarasota Bay declined by about 40% with the pass closed, but didn't disappear. About 600 acres of seagrass remains, covering as much as one third of the area.

Governmental officials and activists have been gridlocked for years over whether and how to reopen Midnight Pass, south of Siesta Key.

The Sarasota County educational event launches in March in Siesta Key, with volunteers and participants still needed.

A vacation-rental organization recently examined hashtags for 400 cities and towns in the state. Tourism figures are not far off 2022’s record year.

Residents in favor of forming their own government won the support of a majority of state legislators Thursday during a public hearing in Sarasota.

The incorporation bill first needed support from the local delegation to advance to the full Legislature where Governor Ron DeSantis would have to authorize a vote.

Hundreds of Siesta Key residents attended a recent town hall meeting, hosted by the local delegation, to discuss the incorporation of the island.

A toxic algae bloom is killing fish, turtles and dolphins and discouraging tourists from visiting Florida's Gulf Coast. It's not the first such event, but it is especially intense.

Authorities say lightning struck and killed someone on a Florida beach.Sarasota County Sheriff's officials say the person was struck on Siesta Key beach…