It would be my first time spending more than a day in the City of Angels, an overdue visit to see my younger brother who had ...

VENICE— The flood insurance discount Venice property owners will get rises to 25% on April 1, and that's no joke. As of that date, the city will move into Class 5 in the Community Rating System ...

One of the first two cases of COVID-19 reported in Florida came in County. The pandemic had lasting implications for the ...

The “Happiness is greater in natural environments” study by George MacKerron and Susana Mourato found three major aspects of ...

You know you’re in a special place when a state park takes up the entire southern end of a barrier island, and two small ...

The Gulf Coast hamlet in Sarasota County offers a slice of picture-perfect paradise in one superbly family-friendly bite.

From the Manatee River to Sarasota Bay, 177.8 million gallons of wastewater were released last hurricane season.

Access to both North Jetty Park on Casey Key and the South Jetty at Humphris Park in Venice has been closed for roughly five months ...

With season in full swing and Siesta Beach just named the No. 1 beach in the country ... you’ve got two top-notch options: ...

Two beaches in Bay County, St. Andrews Park and Panama City Beach, were ranked 14th and 19th on Tripadvisor's list of best beaches in the U.S. Florida ... on Siesta Key in Sarasota County, ranked ...

Beach goers and sun worshipers enjoy the sand and the water of Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida. Siesta Key has been named top beach in the U.S. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group ...