No state is quite as consistently synonymous with "beaches" as sunny Florida. With more than 8,400 miles of stunning coastline along both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed the Gulf of ...
In 1693, the Spanish cartographer Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora was scouting about looking for an entrance to a body of water on the border between modern-day Alabama and Florida. Finding a channel ...
Senate Bill 1622 allows county government authority to recognize recreational customary use of beaches It's a way to get around costly legal battles over private versus public beach access ...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The issue of customary use is back in the spotlight Thursday night. Escambia County commissioners discussed whether to open access to ...
PERDIDO KEY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Florida legislator who represents Escambia County said Monday he will not file a bill to put Perdido incorporation on the ballot in 2024, and if he did, it would mean ...
They know horseradish in Eau Claire, Wisconsin − it's billed as the "Horseradish Capital of the World." But plastic babies in cakes and "Laissez les bons temps rouler"? No, that's a Gulf Coast thing.
Escambia is considering an ordnance to implement customary use and give public more access to private beaches. There's pushback from both sides.