An Ocean City Icon Faces Turn in Economic Tide
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OCEAN CITY -- For 117 summers, generations of children have frolicked through Trimper's Rides on this beach resort town's signature boardwalk. But this Memorial Day weekend might begin the last summer they circle the antique wooden carousel, fling around the Tilt-a-Whirl and loop through the Tidal...
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Forget window shopping the photos of million-dollar manses in the real estate shops on Southampton's Main Street. If you really want to know how the housing market in the Hamptons is faring as summer beckons, Steven Gaines suggests an unusual yardstick.
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The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom.
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City officials and business leaders reacted differently yesterday to news of a possible sale of Legoland California, this community&#39;s largest tourist draw.
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By Drew Dixon  ATLANTIC BEACH -- Now that the fourth draft of a proposed community character ordinance has been submitted to the City Commission, some people are saying the bill aimed at protecting Old Atlantic Beach's quaint style has been watered down too much.
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By Ed Offley, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 4--CARILLON BEACH -- Asmall army of construction workers, interior decorators and landscapers is hard at work putting the finishing touches on a $56 million revitalization of the Carillon Beach resort community's downtown.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- What would happen if an
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The city faces financial woes reminiscent of the 1970s, but resurgent football team offers relief.
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Vermont community emerges as a vibrant artists' enclave after facing difficulties in the changing economy.
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By Dean Kahn, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb. 5--Downtown Blaine is starting to blossom with its two new  pedestrian plazas and its plan for a connecting boardwalk.   Now the city is turning attention to Blaine's best asset -- its setting  by the sea.
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Miamiâs Savoy Hotel development may be facing foreclosure, leading banks to start taking a second look at the relatively unscathed luxury housing market.
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Canadian retiree Sheldon Kovensky felt the lure that attracts so many foreign buyers to sunny Florida these days -- falling prices for luxurious oceanfront condos that can be bought with weak U.S. dollars.
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By Lisa Fleisher, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 15--A $10 million, mile-long boardwalk will be a top budget priority for Myrtle Beach over the next few years as the city tries to find an icon to replace the Pavilion amusement park and keep the local economy afloat.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 13--OCEAN SPRINGS -- Developers have changed their plan for a controversial apartment complex and will build townhouses instead.
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A labor union has set its sights on Fisher Island, Fla., one of the most concentrated pockets of wealth in the nation.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 14--ACarroll County town has been forced to give up on a conventional scheme for economic prosperity, but will likely wind up the better for it.
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OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. _ The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Gulf Coast people who need building materials.  It could start a trend.