If you find yourself on Siesta Beach on a Sunday as sunset nears, you may start to hear the beat of a drum. And then another. And another. If you have the time, hang around and enjoy the Siesta Key ...

With the snowbirds gone and traffic thinned out, summer is the perfect time for tightening the spectator knot around the drum circle phenomenon. The family-oriented ritual celebration of beach sunsets ...

Maybe it’s all those negative ions in the sea air, which scientists say promote a feeling of well-being, even bliss. Or maybe it’s Siesta Beach’s sand, which is 99 percent pure quartz crystals, ...