Beach Archive

Ahead of the busy summer tourist season, Audubon Florida staff and about a dozen local volunteers began installing temporary fencing between the bridges on the eastern side of Navarre Beach Causeway last week. They plan to return this week to finish the job.

Gov. Rick Scott announced May 15 that Florida set another record in tourism numbers by welcoming the highest amount of visitors of any quarter in the state’s history according to VISIT FLORIDA.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that according to the revised preliminary 2014 visitation figure released by VISIT FLORIDA, 98.9 million people visited Florida last year, a 5.1 percent increase over the previous high of 93.7 million in 2013.

It’s that time of year. Migratory ground nesting shorebirds are back –  some from as far away as South America. As a result, local speed limits along beach roads have been reduced.

With its relaxed atmosphere and ideal location, Juana’s Pagodas is no stranger to the entertainment scene. But on May 9, the venue will welcome some of the biggest stars to play its stage at the inaugural Beach Bash.

Joe Nichols didn’t take the typical road to country music stardom.

Sustaining Florida’s positive tourism growth, which bolsters the state’s local and regional economies, will require additional infrastructure investments across the state, according to an analysis by Florida TaxWatch, the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research institute and government watchdog. The latest TaxWatch report identifies Florida’s looming capacity restrictions that could lead to challenges for the state’s residents and visitors.

Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association hired a grant writer to develop a proposal to fund Navarre Beach renourishment with local RESTORE funding. But there is a slim chance it will receive more than a fraction of its projected $19 million cost.

Following numerous complaints and multiple warnings spanning two years, operators of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier banned Arthur Waldrop for what they called ongoing behavioral issues.

Charlene Mauro, director of the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, has a new tool to help teach students and other Navarre Beach Artificial Reef visitors about the growing population of local marine life.