Lido Beach, Sarasota’s crown jewel for an affluent beach city, will undergo a $12 million renovation expected to begin construction at the end of this year. Sarasota officials made clear in a ...

Sarasota County decides to pursue a lighter touch to resolve excessive personal watercraft activity at Ted Sperling Park, but ...

Preliminary reports on the impact of Hurricane Idalia on Sarasota County beaches showed the storm had moderate to significant impacts. Siesta, Casey and Manasota keys all experienced impacts because ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota County leaders are moving forward with new restrictions aimed at curbing reckless behavior on the water near South Lido Beach and Ted Sperling Park — one of the county’s most ...

While the recent hurricanes toppled Siesta Key's colorful lifeguard stations and pushed some of them into the dunes, on a clear Thursday morning with a light beach breeze all four stood tall with ...

After closing for more than a month, Lido Beach is finally ready to welcome back visitors. Lido Beach will reopen to the public on Saturday, Nov. 2, with nearly all its regular amenities. People can ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Later this year, work will begin to renourish a 1.2-mile stretch of Lido Beach. The last renourishment project wrapped up in 2021, but the impacts of hurricanes in the last ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — City commissioners voted to have staff look into regulatory language controlling mooring and operating vessels within a certain distance of beaches citywide. They also directed ...

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is almost here, and in Sarasota, that means sun, sand and fireworks. But it's important to remember that humans aren't the only ones using the beach at this time of ...