It's not like we need any more reminders about how powerful and destructive Hurricane Ian was, especially along the Southwest Florida coast. But the news from Collier County announcing that the ...

Barefoot Beach Preserve is opening Friday with limited parking. Collier County Parks & Recreation announced the preserve is opening at 8 a.m. with parking lots two and three available, along with four ...

If you live in or near a Florida beach town, you likely walk around barefoot a little more than the average person. And you might even take the short drive home from the beach without shoes, too.

Brown pelicans crash into tiny rolling waves as black skimmers use their sharp bills to slice through the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Shiny shells and salmon-hued bits of sponge tumble in the ...