
Cleanup effort part of Jacksonville Beach Right Whale Festival
“Our goal is half a lunch bag full,” Sarah March said holding out the sack that was about a quarter full after 45 minutes of trolling the beach and dunes for butts Saturday morning as part of the shore-front cleanup during the annual Right Whale Festival.
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Jacksonville Beach ranked nation's most popular beach
Jacksonville Beach is the nation's most popular beach, according to The Daily Beast website. The site, a popular national news and entertainment Internet site, Monday ranked the top 20 beaches nationwide, from California to Hawaii and along the east and west coasts, and Jacksonville Beach was listed No. 1 for 2010. Jacksonville Beach outranked the traditionally popular Florida beaches such as Miami, Daytona Beach and Clearwater, ranked 3, 14 and 15 respectively.
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Where the fish come to you: Area's best places to fish without a boat
A pricey ride isn't necessary to enjoy the sport of fishing or to bring home dinner. From freshwater rivers and lakes, to the brackish waters of the Intracoastal Waterway and to the Atlantic itself, there are plenty of places where the fish come to you.
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New rules on sunscreen and how they apply to you
Attention, sun lovers (and yes, that includes all who think they are adequately protected against the sun's damaging rays): Nearly four years after announcing its intention to improve the labeling of sunscreens, the Food and Drug Administration has finally issued new rules that should help reduce the confusion that currently prevails when consumers confront the aisle-long array of products in most pharmacies.
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