Owner Fred Trust said that construction costs and time needed to get his museum going from scratch in Kissimmee were simply ...

It’s time for your Cocoa Beach Surf & Weather Weekend Report, where waves meet real estate from McCoy Freeman Compass.

Ron DiMenna opened the first Ron Jon Surf Shop in 1961 on Long Beach island on the New Jersey shore. The brand has since ...

As the founder of a national chain, he was a key figure in surfing’s expansion into mainstream culture, with a life said to ...

COCOA BEACH, Florida — Ron DiMenna, the founder of Ron Jon Surf Shop and a pioneer of surf retail culture, died Sept. 6 at ...

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Ron DiMenna, the founder of Ron Jon Surf Shop, died at the age of 88. DiMenna started the business in 1959 by selling surfboards from his car in New Jersey. The company grew into a major retailer with ...

Ron Jon is the namesake of 13 different surf shops across the country, originally established by DiMenna in New Jersey in 1959.