As director of the county’s parks and recreation department, John McCarthy knows a lot about Sarasota’s beaches. In fact, just last year, he walked all 35 miles of them, for an article for our 2009 ...

SIESTA KEY — The weather didn’t stop residents and tourists alike who flocked to Turtle and Siesta Key beaches Monday morning. With sheets of white sand blowing across Siesta Public Beach, Jim and ...

As a native Southern Californian, I’ve enjoyed many California beaches from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border, and I’ve been to many beaches in Hawaii too. For some unexplained reason, though, it ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — The battle continues over a rope fence, rocks and "no trespassing" signs put up on Shell Road in Siesta Key by a homeowner. Beach-goers say it's blocking off beach access. “It’s ...

Lifeguard Scot Ruberg was on duty at the north jetty on Casey Key when he saw a strange sight: two women with five buckets each filled with sea shells. Believing that the women were doing something ...