

Owens is a former model who left her catwalk career to move to Florida with her mom, who has multiple sclerosis. "It's a group of us discovering what we want next in our lives," said Kelsey Owens, 20, the "new girl" in Siesta Key, having moved from St. Some just graduated from college, some are on summer break, some are launching entertainment careers and some are just enjoying their youth.
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The series follows the eight young Floridians over the course of a Siesta Key summer. "But we are on summer vacation, drinking and having a good time." "We don't all live in a big house together, and we aren't all drinking together every day," cast member Chloe Trautman, 21, said. The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre also used to bear the name of his lawyer and medical referral service. You've probably heard of the Sarasota chiropractor and businessman in the 1-800-Ask-Gary commercials on the radio.

"Seeing how much fun him and his friends were having, it felt like a good idea to show a positive image of growing up." I didn't, growing up," Gary Kompothecras said. She also said the series isn't supposed to show anything more risque than a PG-13 movie.Īccording to MTV and all eight cast members, the show is a mix of popular former MTV shows Laguna Beach and The Hills, but set on the west coast of Florida on the 3½-square-mile stretch of barrier island along Sarasota County. She called the reality series "unscripted or partially scripted, with lots of attractive, energetic young people enjoying the lifestyle and culture of Siesta Key." Sarasota County Film Commission director Jeanne Corcoran told the Times the agency helped with production more than a year and a half ago when the pilot was being shot. I kept hearing, 'You need to do a show.' Then my dad called a small production company to help do the pilot." "They thought our lifestyle was pretty unique. "My dad had some buddies come to town, and I took them out fishing," Alex said.
