Modern Maturity named Sarasota third among the “Fifty Most Alive Places to Live” (May 2000).
Demographics Daily, American City Business Journals, gave the Sarasota/Bradenton a five-star rating, putting the area in the nation’s top 10 percent for population, income and employment trends (Sept. 2000).
Employment Review/BestJobsUSA.com ranked Sarasota #1 among America’s Best Places to Live and Work (June 2000).
Conde Nast Traveler rated Siesta Beach “The Best of the Best Sand” (1999).
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute gave Siesta Key top honors in the “Great International White Sand Beach Challenge” (1987).