Festivals featuring wine and dining, seafood and music, and arts and crafts, plus more events this weekend in the Sarasota ...

Sargassum, which is a macro algae releases hydrogen sulfide and ammonia when it breaks down, giving off a rotten egg smell ...

In a high-stakes clash over Florida’s vanishing rural landscape, Englewood residents are fighting billionaire developer Pat ...

Despite a rise in leprosy cases in Florida, the CDC has not issued a travel advisory for the state. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is curable with antibiotics and not easily spread. Rumors ...

Sarasota ranked No. 6 in Travel + Leisure magazine’s January list of the 10 best places in the South for seniors to retire. Athens, Georgia topped the Travel + Leisure ranking, followed by Dallas, ...

The Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande was named the best resort in Florida in Travel + Leisure's 2025 World's Best Awards. Jess Feldman is a special projects editor for Travel + Leisure, where she manages ...

Florida posted a slight increase in tourism during the third quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, even as Canadians continued to back off on travel to the U.S. Visit Florida estimated 34.339 million ...

Florida posted a slight increase in tourism during the third quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, even as Canadians continued to back off on travel to the U.S. "New data just released from ...

Michelle Stark is the food and dining editor overseeing the The Food Hub. Reach her at mstark@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to ...

One of the busiest travel days of the year is underway, as millions of Americans hit the road to wrap up the long holiday weekend. Many of those drivers have their sights set on Southwest Florida. AAA ...

MIAMI — The post-Christmas travel rush is underway, with airports across the country expecting heavy crowds for the next week. At Miami International Airport, some travelers are passing through, while ...

TALLAHASSEE — Hope Florida won’t be providing loneliness services anymore. The state has scrubbed nearly 80% of the references to Hope Florida — the controversial DeSantis administration effort to ...