There are times like now, when the seasonal crowds have dissipated, that driving over the Ringling Bridge and through St. Armands Circle and Longboat Key becomes a joy again. A leisurely 24-hour ...

More than six years after a fatal armed robbery that left two employees dead at Longboat Key’s Zota Beach Resort, detectives have made a second arrest in the case. Latoya Hanna, 35, was arrested in ...

The four-star resort opened in 2017 with on-site dining, a pool bar, private cabanas, watersports and beachfront access.

Two people were killed during a robbery at the Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Key early Aug. 4, 2017, according to Longboat Key police. Bradenton Herald file photo The family of a man murdered almost ...

This weekend marks the one year anniversary of a brutal double homicide at a Longboat Key resort. It was the first homicide on the island in decades. Now, one of the victim’s families has filed a ...

A woman has been arrested in connection to the 2017 Zota Beach Resort murders, where a resort manager and security guard were killed during an armed robbery. Longboat Key police officers reported that ...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man has been arrested in connection with the 2017 double murder at the Zota Beach Resort, a case that has haunted investigators and the Longboat Key community for years.

Once a doting Hilton, now part of the trendy Opal Collection, this stylish remake is perfectly positioned on Longboat Key, a 20-minute drive to Sarasota and the Ringling Circus Museum. It is wedged ...

Longboat Key might be a good place for a quiet beach getaway, but it seems the secret is out – at least among readers of Conde Nast Traveler. The barrier island was ranked as one of the Top 15 in the ...

Three Sarasota resorts have been honored by Condé Nast Traveler readers as part of the magazine's readers' choice list of the top 30 resorts in Florida. The Zota Beach Resort at 4711 Gulf of Mexico ...

A double-homicide case has come to a halt with the suspected shooter medically non-responsive. Darryl Hanna Jr. is charged with two counts of murder and one count of robbery after investigators say he ...

Located on a breathtaking stretch of white sand beach on Longboat Key, you’ll find the luxurious, Zota Beach Resort. With187 stylish guest rooms and suites, guests are sure to feel at home in the ...