Keep Manatee Beautiful takes advantage of its location on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico with SandBlast, a sand sculpture competition that pairs youth groups with local business sponsors to raise funds to support Keep Manatee Beautiful’s programs. To kick off the event, a team a professional sand artists, dubbed “Team Sandtastic,” built a huge exhibition sculpture at the BeachHouse restaurant,...

Guests & owners of the Beach Castle Resort kicked off the holiday season Saturday, December 5, 2009, with the annual Grand Illumination ceremony. Resort manager, Lissy LaFlamme, decorated the beachfront complex with the help of Sarah, Daivd & Annie Hale, owners of Beach Castle Unit 1. Also in attendance for the Grand Illumination were Lena & Karl and Yvonne & Nils, two couples from Sweden...