The lighthouse’s location on the southern end of Gasparilla Island places it in one of Florida’s most picturesque settings.

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The date and time are set for the Florida Panthers' victory parade! The Panthers will hold the parade ...

Some of the possible solutions, such as an extended turn lane at the Cortez Road intersection, could provide higher-level ...

The Dune Ridge Loop is a 3.7-mile loop that's considered easy for all skill levels. It's a flat terrain with almost no ...

Whether you're a Florida native or a new resident, here's what to know for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.

Free-ranging monkeys may be causing long-term environmental damage on Morgan Island, an isolated barrier island the state owns and has used for decades as a primate breeding ground, according to a ...

That big body of water to the state's left is officially the Gulf of America in Florida now that Gov. Ron ... the definition of "coastal barrier islands." ... A 1630 map called the body of ...

Connecting the barrier island of Longboat Key to Sarasota and Florida’s mainland, the drawbridge serves as a portal into another world. Cross over and suddenly your worries seem far away. The ...

Stallone's team had applied to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps for permits to complete the project, which would have been a floating barrier that rose 8 ...

The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization will embark on a new implementation plan to advance some traffic improvements along the region’s barrier islands. Vice Mayor Mike Haycock ...

Starting off strong, Sanibel Island was incorporated in early November 1974 after then residents asserted control over development by establishing the "Sanibel Comprehensive Land Use" plan, which ...