A former Siesta Key hotel manager faces fraud charges after allegedly stealing $110,000 from a top-rated resort, Sarasota deputies said. Billy Vann Prater Jr., 39, was arrested on May 21 after ...

Henry Rodriguez has taken motel more than a half century old at the gateway to Siesta Key and spun it into a luxury, boutique resort. It's an Old Florida environment — without feeling so old. The ...

Renovation and refurbishment has transformed a 1950s-vintage, drive-up motel in Sarasota to a modern boutique resort with an Old Florida feel. Developer Henry Rodriguez bought property in spring for ...

Billy Prater, 39, is accused of stealing $110,470.19 from the Siesta Key Palms Resort, where he worked as a manager. Sarasota County deputies say the scheme lasted from the end of 2023 until late 2024 ...