Organizers leading a push to turn Siesta Key into its own town have finished the first stage of their campaign. Next up: convincing state officials to buy into their cause.

Cynthia Breslin was an inspiration, family and friends say.

Sunday crash prompts authorities to notify nearby residents of man who walked away from scene.

Despite lengthy public testimony in opposition from island residents, the county advisory board supported applications tied to a Siesta Key Village hotel.

Save Siesta Key is in the closing stretch of a signature-gathering campaign in support of an independent island government.

Siesta residents have expressed displeasure with the county’s decision to allow development proposals to proceed without requiring a comprehensive plan amendment.

Department of Health keeps advisories in place at Bird Key Park, Turtle Beach based on levels of bacteria found in follow-up testing.