Siesta Beach Eats will be open to welcome beach goers as some beaches reopen this weekend
Siesta Beach Eats will be open this Saturday as Sarasota County reopens Siesta Beach and several other beaches following the impacts of recent storms. The sand pavilion, sun deck and retail store at Siesta Key Beach have been closed to the public since Hurricane Helene caused extensive storm surge damage on Siesta Key...
Column: Why we can’t take Oregon Beaches for granted
Oregonians have the freedom to wander wherever they wish on the Oregon shore. The public is endowed with what is known as a “customary use right” to visit all 362 miles of our ocean beaches and rocky shores. Few citizens of other states enjoy this kind of unfettered access along the beach that was ensured for Oregonians and their visitors by our celebrated Beach Bill, initially passed by the legislature in 1967. Today, however, this Oregonian legacy is under threat. Not because anyone is scheming...