The huge white quartz sand beach of Treasure Island is the subject of a controversy over whether the multiple carnival events held each year are getting out of hand. The beach is turning into a parking lot for several days, several times each year. Steve Nichols of Fox13 news recently did a story on the […]
After all the reports of “catastrophic” beach erosion in the media, I rushed out to have a look at the beaches for myself after the storm tides subsided. Here are some photos of several popular Tampa Bay area beaches: The first is Treasure Island Beach near 103rd Ave, just south of the Bilmar. Still plenty […]
As a result of rowdy behavior, including, according to the St. Pete Times, “underage drinking, drug possession, drunken driving, fighting, disorderly conduct, trespassing and child neglect,” the City Commission has unanimously banned the consumption of alcohol on parts of Sunset Beach, but only on weekends and holidays. The ban applies to weekends and holidays through […]
A week ago I visited the Sunday Evening Drum Circle on Siesta Key and blogged about it. This Sunday I went to the Drum Circle on Treasure Island Beach (104th Ave). Below are some photos of the Treasure Island event and above is a short video clip. Which one is better? I dunno. Depends. Here’s […]
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com I don’t know how I missed this one. Busy schedule, I guess. But I walked out onto Treasure Island beach on Tuesday, several days after the competition, and saw all these sand sculptures in the distance in front of the Bilmar Beach Resort. So I took a walk up […]
I drove out to the beach today to see if the strong northwest winds had brought in any interesting shells or flotsam and jetsam. I put on my winter parka because I knew the cold would be brutal by Florida native standards. Most everyone else was bundled up too. There was one lady laying out […]
It has been a long week, and a bit more stressful than I prefer, so I had to get out of the house despite the 50 degree weather. I took a drive out to Treasure Island beach (one of the few beaches in Pinellas County with free parking). I found a group of 15 or […]
