PANAMA CITY BEACH — Area bed tax collectors are reporting bigger and better bookings for 2012, trumping last year’s benchmark tourist season. “Obviously the Fourth of July is the busiest week of the year for us, but we’re actually ahead of last year and last year was phenomenal,” said Marty McDaniel, president of Oaseas Resorts [...]
By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Making steady progress Saturday against the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, crews kept a wary eye on weather that was getting warmer and drier as National guard troops were deployed to help local police get things back to normal. “The weather is making progress in [...]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) – The busiest holiday of the tourism season is coming up, and visitors are already here enjoying the Grand Strand. Since the 4th of July falls on a Wednesday, hoteliers expect to see a boost in visitors for two weekends, instead of just one. For many the holiday is a time [...]
For the first time since the collapse of the housing market, the value of taxable real estate in Palm Beach County has started to rise. The preliminary tax rolls released Thursday by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser show an increase in taxable value of.24 percent, from $124.3 billion to $124.7 billion. While the percentage [...]
Looking for something fun to do on the Seacoast this weekend? Here are some ideas (and be sure to tell us about the things you did and show us the pictures you took by e-mailing Editor Kyle Stucker at Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com): 1. Watch Out For Big Traffic Delays: One of most-attended events of the [...]
OCEAN CITY, N.J. – In 114 years, no one has drowned on their watch. But once the 154 members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol are off duty – especially when the weather is tropical, the water is unseasonably warm, and sunset is still hours away – bathers put their lives in danger. Elsewhere on [...]
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — While many area homes have languished on the market over the last several months, local real estate agent Kathy Cooley recently sold a $900,000, two-story, four-bedroom property on Riverside Drive that was scooped up after only 22 days. Cooley, an agent with the Keyes Company, said before the recession the home [...]
1) Sheriff Bob Gualtieri came to St. Pete Beach to speak about what would happen with Sheriffs contracted for the beach. What do you think of the situation? 2) Not sure what to do this weekend? Check out Patch Minute later for the details on one of the bigger events going on in the Bay area, St. Pete [...]
OCEAN CITY, N.J. – In 114 years, no one has drowned on their watch. But once the 154 members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol are off duty – especially when the weather is tropical, the water is unseasonably warm, and sunset is still hours away – bathers put their lives in danger. Elsewhere on [...]
Friday afternoon, month-end…put a fork in it… Nonetheless, there are still hundreds of you hanging around the site. If we all got together I would suspect it would look like the bar scene from Star Wars. Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare on technoratiTweet about itBuzz it [...]
Vacation Rentals along Mendocino Coast of California are available on bobzio.com. Owners get a free listing and free promotion on major search engines. Visit http://www.bobzio.com to view this Irish Beach Vacation Rental or signup for a free owner account. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Getaway to Irish Beach, the Cetusaurus at Irish Beach [...]
Email Tweet Originally published: June 29, 2012 1:14 PM Updated: June 29, 2012 1:30 PM By The Associated Press Photo credit: AP | The United States Misty May-Treanor, left, and Kerri Walsh, return the ball to China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi during their women’s final match at the Beach Volleyball World Tour Grand Slam [...]
The Nantucket Police Department will be implementing traffic-control measures at most of the major public beaches on Nantucket over the Fourth of July holiday period, from June 30 through July 8. According to the NPD, “These measures are being implemented to ensure access for emergency vehicles into the beaches in the event of an emergency [...]
A typical neighborly beach party in Aptos The beach along the Aptos coast is peopled with mostly familiar faces if you’re a regular. Tourists rarely make it here, stopping most often in Santa Cruz or Capitola, or driving right through to get to Monterey or Carmel. I know this, because I grew up in Aptos. [...]
DESTIN, Fla., Jun 29, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) – After hearing the unfortunate story of the bullying attack on grandmother and bus monitor Karen Klein, the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort Spa has offered Klein a luxurious, week-long vacation to recuperate from her harrowing experience. The largest, full-service beachfront resort in Northwest Florida, the Hilton [...]
