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Friday, May 25, 2012

'Dr. Beach' reveals America's best beaches for 2012

by Gerri-Lynn Fives on Fri, May, 25, 2012 09:05 PM

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Coronado Beach Number One Beach 2012 | Coronado Real Estate | Gerri-Lynn Fives

Coronado Beach in San Diego tops this year's list of best beaches, compiled annually by "Dr. Beach" Stephen Leatherman.

By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor

According to Stephen Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach,” there are approximately 650 major public recreational beaches in the United States. Only one, though, can be No. 1. What strand of sand earns that designation? This year, the honor goes to Coronado Beach near San Diego, which tops Leatherman’s 2012 annual list of the Top 10 Beaches in the country. Released on Friday, the full list includes:

Coronado Beach, Coronado, Calif.
Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.
St. George Island State Park, St. George Island, Fla.
Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, Mass.
Waimanolo Bay Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii
Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Fla.
Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, S.C.
Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C.

The annual list, which Leatherman has compiled since 1991, is based on 50 criteria, ranging from natural conditions (sand softness, water temperature, wave size) to human-related factors (for example, noise, trash or public safety).

Stretching from the iconic Hotel del Coronado to Silver Strand State Beach, this year’s winner rose from second place in 2011 and third place in 2010.

“It’s flat and hundreds of yards wide so it’s great for walking and playing,” said Leatherman, who has spent much of his career researching and monitoring beaches as director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University in Miami.

“It has a fantastic Mediterranean climate. The water quality is excellent, and there’s a great lifeguarding program so it’s safe for families,” he told msnbc.com.

For Leatherman, the annual list is part of a lifelong passion for coastal environments, an interest that stretches from his childhood in Charlotte, N.C., where his parents built him a backyard sandbox, to the publication of his latest book, “Field Guide to the Water’s Edge” (National Geographic Books, $21.95), earlier this month.

It’s also an outgrowth of his decades of research on coastal erosion, storm damage and beach safety. On this year’s list, for example, Cape Hatteras dropped from No. 5 last year to No. 10 due to the damage caused by Hurricane Irene last August.

“There’s still an inlet or two that the storm opened up,” said Leatherman. “They’ve put up some metal bridges but there are going to be delays for people trying to get there.”

On the other hand, Hamoa Beach made the list after falling off it last year due to access restrictions implemented by an adjacent hotel. With those restrictions relaxed, the secluded beach outside Hana made a two-year jump from No. 9 to No. 5.

Meanwhile, if recent history is any guide, beach-bound San Diegans may need to prepare for an influx of visitors as local promoters will no doubt use the designation in their marketing materials for the coming year.

That was certainly the case with last year’s winner, Siesta Beach, in Sarasota, Fla. (To avoid repetition, beaches are “retired” after their tenure in the top spot.) According to Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, the area waged a full-on media blitz, including nabbing the domain name NumberOneBeach.com.

The results, she said, included an 18.2 percent increase in revenue per available hotel room (revPAR, as it’s called, a standard lodging-industry metric), a nine-month increase in visitor spending of 17.5 percent over the same period a year earlier and a 647 percent increase in visits to the CVB’s website.

Some of that increase, said Haley, may also be attributed to the fact that a year had passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which put a damper on tourism throughout Florida and the entire Gulf region in 2010.

Nevertheless, she offers one more bit of support for the significance of being named the nation’s top beach.

“I’ve had a couple of local little old ladies say, ‘Stop promoting Siesta Beach!’ ” she told msnbc.com. “That’s when you know it’s working.”

Rob Lovitt is a longtime travel writer who still believes the journey is as important as the destination.

http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/25/11861957-dr-beach-reveals-americas-best-beaches-for-2012

For the past several years Coronado has been ranked among the top 10 beaches in the United States. This year, Coronado was named the BEST beach in the United States. I live, work and play in Coronado. I work to help my clients achieve the dream of home ownership.

Gerri-Lynn Fives, ABR, CIPS, CNE, CRS, GRI, RSPS, TRC

REALTOR® / Broker Associate

Prudential California Realty

511 Grand Caribe Causeway

Coronado, California 92118

619-813-7193 Direct

866-822-2468 Fax

CA DRE #01274657

www.CoronadoBeach.com

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Coronado Shines in Citizen Satisfaction Survey! Gerri-Lynn Fives - Coronado Real Estate

by Gerri-Lynn Fives on Sun, Oct, 16, 2011 06:00 PM

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Coronado Shines in Citizen Satisfaction Survey

Everybody loves Coronado and I love selling real estate in Coronado! What a great community to live, work and play in. A National Citizen Survey reported that Coronado, California has some of the most satisfied residents in the country. Coronado used the National Citizen Survey, a joint effort between the National Research Center and the International City/County Management Association, to produce a statistically valid study. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,200 random Coronado homes (mine was not one of them) and 357 completed surveys were received. Apparently the response rate (31%) was a typical response rate for a citizen survey.

Over 500 cities across the United States, including about 70 that are categorized as resort communities, have participated in the Nation Citizen Survey. Coronado’s results were ranked nationally, as well as among resort communities with populations under 55,000.

Nationally, Coronado ranked high in many of the 110 categories, including:

· No. 1 of 318 communities in overall quality of services

· No. 2 out of 255 communities for personal safety in the neighborhood

· No. 1 of 280 communities in the quality of life

· No. 3 of 238 communities in recreation opportunities

· No. 1 of 264 communities in places to retire

When compared solely against resort communities ~ including cities such as Sedona, Arizona; Steamboat Springs, Colorado and North Palm Beach, Florida ~ Coronado, California ranked in the Top 5 in 77 of 110 measures, which included 46, number 1 rankings. Areas in which Coronado ranked #1 included recreation programs, library services and value of services for taxes paid. The survey and results can be found on the Coronado website www.coronado.ca.us.

I believe Coronado is a good place to live and offers an amazing quality of life. I stand firmly behind the “product that I sell”. If you would like to find your next home, call me and I will help you fall in love with my Coronado. Come for the day, but plan on spending a lifetime here.

Oh by the way…..if you are interested in buying Coronado real estate and touring Coronado homes for sale, I am your local real estate expert. I limit the number of people that I work with so that I can concentrate on giving you the service you need and deserve. Please consider my dedication to the profession with over 12 years of experience, my seven NAR designations and my drive to serve my clients the next time you need a REALTOR®.

Expect More Than A Home…..Create A Lifestyle In Coronado!®

Gerri-Lynn Fives, ABR, CIPS, CNE, CRS, GRI, RSPS, TRC

REALTOR / Broker Associate

Prudential California Realty – Coronado

(619) 813-7193 Direct

DRE# 01274657

JustGL@CoronadoBeach.com

www.CoronadoBeach.com

www.CoronadoCays.com

www.Coronado.org

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Coronado Dives into Social Media - Gerri-Lynn Fives

by Gerri-Lynn Fives on Sat, Oct, 15, 2011 07:52 PM

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Coronado Dives into Social Media

As one of Coronado’s more tech savvy real estate agent’s, I am excited to report that the City of Coronado has decided to stay relevant in the new age of social media and it is now on Twitter! Twitter is a social-networking and micro blogging service that allows users to send Tweets. A tweet, once identified as a noise a bird made, is now defined as short text messages no longer than 140 characters to “followers.” Coronado is one of the few cities in San Diego that regularly send out “Tweets,” short messages via a Twitter account.

Traditional communication methods are being consumed by social media in a quick-moving, ever-changing new world. Coronado is using Twitter to post information about upcoming city meetings. During the recent power outage, those who were already following @CoronadoCity were able to receive important information as the City of Coronado Tweeted news and outage updates.

Follow @CoronadoCity for the latest news and information. Begin receiving Coronado City Tweets to receive up-to-the-minute road and bridge traffic, construction project updates, new programs, City events and beach issues. To sign up for a free Twitter account, visit www.twitter.com.

Please follow me @Coronado4Sale to receive up to date real estate market information.

Expect More Than A Home…..Create A Lifestyle In Coronado!®

Gerri-Lynn Fives, ABR, CIPS, CNE, CRS, GRI, RSPS, TRC

REALTOR® / Broker Associate

Prudential California Realty – Coronado

(619) 813-7193 Direct

DRE# 01274657

JustGL@CoronadoBeach.com

www.CoronadoBeach.com

www.CoronadoCays.com

www.Coronado.org

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Microbrewery In Coronado - Enjoy The Fun In Coronado!

by Gerri-Lynn Fives on Fri, Oct, 14, 2011 05:37 PM

Categories:Coronado,Coronado Beach,Coronado Cailf,Coronado Cays,Coronado Homes,Coronado Homes For Sale,Coronado Island,Coronado Island Real Estate,Coronado Real Estate,Coronado Shores,Coronado Village,Coronado Waterfront,Gerri-Lynn Fives,Prudential California Realty,Prudential Coronado Realty,www.coronado.org,www.CoronadoBeach.com,www.CoronadoCays.com

In 1989 Karl Strauss Brewing Company started the micro-brew movement in San Diego. With San Diego’s thriving, growing and well regarded microbrewery community, craft brews are to San Diego what wine is to Napa. San Diego might not yet have the reputation of well-known microbrew cities like Seattle and Portland, but it is well on its way with 8 breweries. Located across the bay in beautiful Coronado, is the Coronado Brewing Company. The Coronado Brewing Company offers quality handcrafted beers and delicious food in a casual family environment. The Coronado Brewing Company offers four year round beers, specialty beers and three Crown Series beers. If you are in downtown San Diego take the Coronado Ferry over and walk from the Coronado Ferry Landing to the Coronado Brewing Company located at 170 Orange Avenue, Coronado California 92118.

Coronado Brewing Company

www.coronadobrewingcompany.com

Stone Brewing Company

www.stonebrew.com

Karl Strauss Brewing Company

www.karlstrauss.com

Pizza Port Brewing Company

www.pizzaport.com

Lightning Brewery

www.lightningbrewery.com

Green Flash Brewing Company

www.greenflashbrew.com