Million-dollar Dining
USA Today named Mar Vista Restaurant on Longboat Key "the most likely place to sit next to a millionaire and not know it."

Longboat Key resort earns Green Lodging certification
The Hilton Longboat Key Beachfront Resort earned their Green Lodging Certification from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Shells and Treasures
All of our area beaches are awash in colorful shells, but Beer Can Island is a special favorite of locals, who arrive in early mornings and at low tide to hunt for treasures.