By CHRISTINA ABEL After a state agency reported higher levels of red tide off the Northeast Florida coast Friday, beach officials had mixed views this week about when the irritant would leave.

By CHRISTINA ABEL Starting next month, workers who live in Duval County but work in Ponte Vedra Beach can take a $1.50 bus ride to their job. The bus service into northern St. Johns County will start Sept.

By CAREN BURMEISTER The Beaches' largest employers will soon survey workers to see how many would use a bus to ease their commute to jobs at the Beaches and across the St. Johns County line.

The economic outlook for Northeast Florida couldn't be much brighter with low unemployment, comparatively attractive real estate prices and a growing tourism industry. But within this rosy climate is a reality Jacksonville's beaches have been forced to face.