DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Perched on a generous corner lot, this pearly white 1910 Victorian beauty is in the hub of the historic district. This 5,030-square foot home may look like a pretty dollhouse, but it’s had many practical updates, including a complete electrical rewire, new roof, HVAC units and windows. The seven-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home has rich […]
The week before this issue of Flamingo went to print in February, I broke away from the office with our editorial team in the throes of fine-tuning layouts. None of us were sleeping, let alone socializing or going to parties. However, I had been invited to Tallahassee to attend a farm-to-table dinner in a refurbished […]
North THE HENDERSON Destin Steep gabled rooflines rise above sugar-white sands at the Emerald Coast’s newest luxury outpost. The Henderson, which opened mid-November, conjures a grand seaside manor from the early twentieth century, with reclaimed wood used throughout its interior. Decorated in a calming palette of sea foam and beige, the 170 guest rooms have […]
FOUND 2015 She took it as a sign. Two years ago, Peggy Campbell-Rush traveled from her home in Washington, New Jersey, to interview for a new job as an elementary school principal in Ponte Vedra Beach. On her last afternoon in the seaside town, she stepped out onto the beach for her daily walk. Almost […]
David Cohen, the founder of Manifest Distillery and a self-described “gin-head,” wanted to get his gin recipe just right, so he experimented with more than 30 botanicals and compounded them in multiple ways in his distillery before discovering the perfect blend. The mix master’s final product is a New World style gin that features six […]
Gray Malin, famed for his aerial fine-art photography series focused on beach scenes from around the world, grew up in Dallas but has fond memories of wintering at his grandparents’ home in Vero Beach. “I remember the sunsets being pretty spectacular,” he says. Inspiration for his over-water series hit Malin at The Palazzo hotel in […]
Florida has the longest history of cattle ranching in America, beginning when Ponce de León brought cattle and horses to the New World from Spain in 1521. When my ancestors moved to Florida with the first waves of American settlers in the mid-1800s, cattle had been living wild in the Florida woods for three centuries. […]
The Sunshine State has a thriving community of collectors and sellers of vintage Lilly. Retailers say the quality of the garments is a big factor in their market value—Lillys hold up in construction and print if they’ve been cared for properly over the decades. Flamingo scoured the state to find the best Lilly stashes from […]
It’s “Bobby Bowden Day” at Doak Campbell Stadium. Every Saturday during the fall in Tallahassee used to be Bobby Bowden Day, but this one, October 26, 2013, is official: the first time the coach has been back to the field named for him since his forced retirement three years before. He waits near midfield, wearing […]
