In addition to beautiful white-sand beaches, you'll also find the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the Ringling Museum, ...

A recent study found that this beach town near Sarasota is the most affordable place in the U.S. for "snowbirds" to escape to ...

Tripadvisor has named Siesta Beach in Sarasota County, Florida, the No. 1 beach in the U.S. for 2025. The ranking was based on an analysis of global beach reviews over the past year, rated by real ...

Ever since Siesta Beach achieved the designation as the No. 1 beach in the country from a Florida International University professor appropriately called "Dr. Beach" in 2011 and then again in 2017, ...

Florida's West Coast is dotted with beach communities, but waves can be hard to find. For good surf, try this cool, laid back ...

Red tide is in bloom near the Florida Gulf coast, and over the past week it has slowly crept closer to south Sarasota County. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Dead fish covered many beaches in Sarasota and Manatee County beaches over the long Valentine's Day weekend, and the impacts of red tide rolled into Presidents Day on Monday. Morning visitors walking ...