Tag : beaches

Central Florida counties warn residents to stay off the beach as tropical system nears | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge A tropical low-pressure system is heading for the eastern coast of Florida,  and officials are warning residents…

1 year ago

Flagler Beach pier to remain closed for several years as replacement is built | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Flagler Beach Police Department/Facebook Flagler Beach's iconic pier sustained significant damage in Hurricane Ian. As the storm…

2 years ago

Florida beaches, parks continue push to ban smoking | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Visiting from Johnson City, Tenn., Paul and Gail Odom hadn’t noticed people smoking or cigarette butts strewn…

2 years ago

Siesta Key, other Sarasota County beaches shut down due to poop bacteria levels | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Just weeks after the Department of Health (DOH) shut down multiple beaches for swimming in Sarasota County…

2 years ago

Dunedin’s Caladesi Island State Park named second-best beach in country by Dr. Beach | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge With over 30 years of ranking sand under his belt,  Florida International University coastal scientist Stephen “Dr. Beach”…

2 years ago