For sugar-white sand and crystal-clear water, Clearwater, Florida takes the cake as one of the best beach destinations.

Tuesday night, Horry County Council did not pass an ordinance that would allow for a one-year trial of wind-driven shading devices, like those made by Shibumi Shade ... for us in beach safety ...

The project came to a halt last month when the grains dredged from the deepest part of a ocean shipping channel were deemed ...