Need to get away, but can't decide where to go? If you're a Nassau County resident, how about a "Staycation Vacation" with a 10-day cabana rental this summer at Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach?

Free-spirited professional photographer Jenny Acheson, born in Zambia to British parents and reared all over the world, and custom furniture maker Dale Rieke, a near Sarasota native (and “mad surfer,” ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Get up close and personal with sea turtles through the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's Turtle Time animal encounter, available Sunday and Thursday mornings. – Susan B.