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Kurtis Loftus Goes for a Record
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Kurtis Loftus Goes for a Record

A local beaches man, Kurtis Loftus, is a graphic designer, artist, surfer, athlete, and a guy who is passionate about life in our beautiful coastal community. For five years, he’s run in the 26.2 Donna Deegan Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. This year, he wanted to do something different. So he combined his love of surfing with his competitive spirit, and is looking to break the Guinness World Book of Record for number of hours surfed, and is raising money for the ‘breast cancer marathon’ while he’s doing it. This video was shot after Kurtis had been in the water for just over six hours.

Jeannie Reports: Kurtis Loftus at Jacksonville Beach
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Jeannie Reports: Kurtis Loftus at Jacksonville Beach

The Beaches Online editor-in-chief Jeannie Greenwald reports from Jacksonville Beach on Kurtus Loftus’ amazing surf quest.  

A Sunday Brunch of...Pizza?
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A Sunday Brunch of…Pizza?

I awoke late on a Sunday morning craving one thing — breakfast pizza. Where can you get pizza for breakfast? And no, I wasn’t craving a pepperoni pizza, or even a supreme pizza. I wanted eggs, bacon…you know, breakfast pizza. A quick look at my Facebook upon sitting up in bed greeted me with the […]

A Trendy Coat for a Bargain Price
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A Trendy Coat for a Bargain Price

Lugging my two daughters, and young associate, I just had to go shopping the other evening and check out the new TJ Maxx at Atlantic and Kernan. It was a quick, off-the-island impulse trip on a Saturday night,  where I found a sweet sweater dress by Max Studio for $39.99 and a Calvin Klein black […]

Family Movie Night At Atlantic Beach Elementary School
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Family Movie Night At Atlantic Beach Elementary School

Last night about 75 families with kids at Atlantic Beach Elementary (ABE) gathered outside the school, spread the blankets or beach towels on the ground (or maybe a comfy beach chair, just sayin’) and waited till the sun went down and the stars came out.  The family-friendly movie Rio was shown on the giant screen […]

Beaches Starbucks is "Oh, So Good"
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Beaches Starbucks is “Oh, So Good”

The Starbucks at the corner on Atlantic Blvd and Florida A1A is just brimming with people day in and day out.

This is... The Beaches Online!
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This is… The Beaches Online!

Welcome to The Beaches Online, your online lifestyle magazine that celebrates our beach life on this island east of Jacksonville – from histoic Mayport to Vilano beach, we are 27 miles of coastline most heavily populated from Atlantic Beach to Ponte Vedra Beach, and we love the little town we’ve chosen to live in. We […]