Tag: Florida Beach

Not the butts we want on Florida beaches

Posted onAuthorDave Burkey

State Sen. Joe Gruters, from Sarasota, is sponsoring a bill that would ban smoking at public beaches and areas within the boundaries of state parks. This has been attempted before, thus far without success. Gruters said Wednesday that he is confident that  Senate Bill 224, Read More …

Effective 5pm today, all Duval County beaches will close

Posted onAuthorDave Burkey

Mayor Lenny Curry has just announced that effective 5pm today, all Duval County beaches will close. Police and lifeguards will patrol the beaches for enforcement, violators will face trespassing violations. Mayor Curry: “We know people aren’t going to like it, but we have to operate Read More …