Author: Nancy-jo Manney

Explore Sarasota

Sarasota skyline

by Tammy Hauser, Discover Sarasota Tours Explore Sarasota, Florida with a Discover Sarasota Tours (DST) City Sightseeing Tour. Tours are offered several times a day in an air-conditioned enclosed trolley or van. DST operates fifteen unique tours of Sarasota’s most interesting people, places, and stories. This entertaining and informative 90-min tour starts in Historic Gillespie …

ABCs of Siesta Key

ABCs of Siesta Key cover

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce has released a children’s book, The ABCs of Siesta Key. The 32-page paperback book is only $10 and available for purchase at the Siesta Key Visitor Center – 5223 Avenida Navarra. Books are also available online. If ordered online there’s an $4 shipping and handling fee per order. A …

Siesta Key Family Movie Nights

To kick-off 2021, the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce will host Family Movie Night on Siesta Beach not once, but twice. On Saturday, January 16 the Chamber will be showing Frozen II. On Saturday, January 30 The Lego Batman Movie will be featured. Frozen II is a 2019 animated production from Disney. The movie is …

Come Live on Siesta Key

Music at Gilligan's

Post courtesy of VisitSarasota.com Did you know that upwards of 1,000 people move to Florida every day? More than 8,000 people live on Siesta Key. Many will come with the intention to move their business to our area as well. In partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County (EDC), Visit Sarasota County (VSC) …

Join the Drum Circle on Siesta Beach

The Drum Circle on Siesta Key is held at Siesta Beach an hour before sunset every Sunday. Bring your family. Join in the fun. The drumming starts a compelling rhythm. The sky slowly changes color. Dancers and spectators gather and begin to move together in this celebration of sundown. Make memories when you become a …

Make Siesta Key Your Homeschool Field Trip

by Judy Miller, GEM Travel Consultants Ready to get your feet back in the sand, and do some learning while you’re here? Visit Siesta Key for your homeschool field trip. COVID-19 has slowed down travel to our area, but virus numbers are going down and it’s time to plan our 2021 travel. Siesta Key’s shops, …

Discover Turtle Beach

Come on down to Siesta Key’s southern tip and enjoy a day on Turtle Beach. This family-friendly beach is a great place to discover a large variety of native sea shells, but please leave them on our beautiful beach for the next explorers. With its picnic areas, playground, horseshoe pit and nearby restaurants you can …