The Colonial Ordinances of 1941-47 make it so the public is not allowed to walk on private beaches in Massachusetts above the low water tide. But private property owners technically cannot interfere ...

In most coastal states, including New Hampshire, the public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide. Maine is one of just two coastal states where private ...

In a groundbreaking transaction, the sale of Tarpon Island for a sky-high $152 million has set a new record for lakefront properties in Palm Beach, Florida. This deal, involving the town’s only ...

Andaz Miami Beach is now housed in one of the city's most historic hotel buildings. The hotel has a private beach, complete with creamsicle-colored cabanas and a “popsicle pager,” which is exactly ...

This summer, my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. I asked her to marry me on the beach at sunset. Because it was a busy beach, it wasn’t very intimate, but she said "yes" — that’s ...

When brothers Stephen and Bruce Malasky were helping their late stepmother downsize to a Palm Beach condominium, they toured a move-in ready apartment with ocean and golf-course views at 2 N. Breakers ...

The County Commission Oct. 6 approved an easement agreement with Ocean Hammock to conduct beach restoration work as part of ongoing efforts.