County officials in the St. Petersburg, Fla., area are considering rules that would ban beachwear leaving too little to the imagination. While officials say the change would make Pinellas County beaches friendlier to families, detractors say the rules might actually drive tourists away, the St.

By Carlos Moncada, Tampa Tribune, Fla. May 23--DUNEDIN -- No. 2 for the past couple of years, Caladesi Island has finally made it to the top of Dr. Beach's list of America's best beaches.

By Carlos Moncada, Tampa Tribune, Fla. May 22--DUNEDIN -- Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Caladesi Island has claimed the top spot on an annual list of the nation's Top 10 beaches.

NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the top 10 beaches in the U.S., according to TripAdvisor's Popularity Index and TripAdvisor editors. 1.

By Stephen Thompson, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Jul. 19--ST. PETERSBURG -- A new city fire department boat, purchased courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security, made its first rescue in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. And it wasn't even on a mission yet. A district chief for St.