Siesta Key
Siesta Key Beach is central Sarasota's gateway to the sparkling waters of the Gulf of Mexico, an island that combines luxurious amenities with a relaxed vibe that appeals to both visitors and locals.
Stories
Water Sports: Siesta Key
By Elana Galerman
Adventure-seeking visitors to Siesta Key don't have to look far beyond the beach for an adrenaline rush.
Looking For A New Twist In Your Savor Sarasota Strategy?
By Kristine Nickel
Looking for a new twist in planning your Savor Sarasota dining strategy? Well, look is the operative word. While looking through the list of restaurants participating in the 2013 Savor Sarasota, a new vision struck. Why not choose the restaurants according to their views? Why not indeed. Here's a...
Mother's Day 2013 - Celebrating Superheroes in Sarasota
By Mary Ellen Mancini
Moms are like superheroes. Faster than a runaway toddler. More powerful than the flu virus. Able to leap tall trouble with a single glare. In fact, in most cases, these mere mortals can morph themselves into larger-than-life heroines who conquer a multitude of tasks with a more than remarkable...
An Exceptional Ensemble of Meals and Music
By Mary Ellen Mancini
The art of excellent cuisine is the perfect synthesis of flavors and said to be like music for the mouth. Great music is the art of harmonious sound and considered to be food for the soul. And, when they dance together, it is a magical ensemble that, quite simply, should not be missed. This summer,...
Siesta Beach Sports
With wide stretches of powdery, quartz crystal sand, occasionally cooled by a Gulf sea breeze, Siesta Key Public Beach is prime property for big-time volleyball and soccer tournaments.
Treasures Exist in North Port
Explore North Port, Fla.: Treasures exist inside this Southwest Florida city
Restaurant Week Reappears
By Mary Ellen Mancini
AbracadabraIt's like magic... Well, at least for your mouth (and your money) anyway. From June 1-14, Visit Sarasota County invites you to enjoy the eighth annual summertime sensation known as Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week. This amazing culinary concept originated in 2006 as a weeklong event...
New Eats On The Downtown Sarasota Streets
By Mary Ellen Mancini
Anyone who is familiar with Sarasota knows that the food scene here is ridiculous. Ridiculously good, that is. Our standards for creative cuisine have taken a backseat to no one and include more highly rated, award winning restaurants per square mile than anywhere else in Florida and, there are more...
Smile and Say Cheese
By Mary Ellen Mancini
"Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese -- toasted, mostly." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson There is no denying that cheese is just plain dreamy... Or, sometimes creamy, stinky, flowery, earthy, sharp, buttery, crumbly and even moldy to name a few. It is one of life's finer foods and has a spectrum...
