Spotlight On Our Team: Sue
Dinner restaurant: Columbia Restaurant. The best Cuban food in town. Breakfast spot: Sage Biscuit Cafe in Bradenton. On-the-waterfront dining: Anna Maria’s Waterfront Restaurant and Craft Bar. Ask about their daily specials; they’re sometimes unique but always delicious. Seafood restaurant: Anna Maria Oyster Bar. Be sure to order their award-winning Lobster Bisque. Deli: Harry’s Deli. My favorite […]
Spotlight On Our Team: Dallas
Dinner restaurant: So many great places in Sarasota. My home for 31 years has been Anna Maria, so if you want to think outside the box, try The Feast. It’s in a small shopping center on Anna Maria, and it’s AH-Mazing!! Make a reservation. Breakfast spot: Anna Maria Oyster Bar on the Bridge Street Pier. Great […]
Spotlight On Our Team: Michele Knuese
Meet our fearless leader, Michele Knuese. Having been in the local vacation rental business for over 30 years, Wisconsin-born Knuese was perfectly poised to take the helm of Florida Vacation Connection in 1994. As owner and manager, Michele calls upon her decades of experience both in the industry and as a resident of Sarasota, leading […]
Spotlight on LBK’s Newest Park
Longboat Key’s premier park is one of the most beloved places on the island, and not just because of the three—count ’em three—pickleball courts. No, these nine acres set right on the water are dedicated to sports and recreation of all kinds, and they host the facilities and amenities to prove it. So what is […]
Where To Fish In Sarasota
If you’re an angler, you’ve chosen well: Longboat Key and the Sarasota area host some of the best fishing in the Sunshine State. We’ve got offshore and deep sea in the Gulf, freshwater fishing from inland lakes, and the unique ecosystem provided by Sarasota Bay—an estuary—and its Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). You can fish from piers, […]
Sarasota’s Most Captivating Nature Attractions
One of the great pleasures of being in the Longboat Key and Sarasota area for any amount of time is the year-round access to nature. Here, getting up close and personal with the flora and fauna is one of the main delights of being outdoors. You don’t need to visit an enclosed aquarium or exhibit […]
Sailing Sarasota’s Seas And More
If you have your own sailboat while here in the Longboat Key and Sarasota area, lucky you. If not, no problem. There are schools, charters, cruises and many other means to gliding across the water available. Sailing in Sarasota is more than just fun, it’s a learning experience. The area’s rich ecosystem is teeming with […]
Spotlight on the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix
One of the best reasons to spend the summer in Sarasota is to experience its Powerboat Grand Prix Festival, a major offshore race that takes place in the Gulf, held this year from June 23 to July 4. Now in its 34th year, the Grand Prix is one of those events that locals and visitors […]
Take a Deep Dive into Sarasota Marine Life
Spend just a little time in the Longboat Key area, and you’ll inevitably find yourself at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, one of the city’s most beloved attractions. Poised on the shore of City Island and just five minutes from popular St. Armand’s Key, Mote is a marine research institution led by top-of-their-field scientists. The […]
Year-Round Fun in the Longboat Key Sun
Despite what you may have heard, Florida does have a change of seasons. Sure, our winter may look like everybody else’s spring or fall, but there’s a perceptible shift, and we’ve got the boots and sweaters to prove it. The Sarasota area’s Gulf of Mexico temperature is about 60-65 degrees December through February. Compare that […]
