Editor’s Note: Florida Man, Rising
Florida Man gets a bad rap. Usually, the internet meme dominates headlines by wrestling alligators on the highway or robbing a Waffle House. But in the case of Bert Kreischer, who began his comedy career with a now-famous bit about burglarizing a train during a Florida State University study-abroad trip to Russia, the ultimate Florida […]
Editor’s Note: 10 Years of Flamingo
Ten years have passed since we ran a story titled “Where Have All the Oysters Gone?” in Flamingo’s first issue. The piece laid out the dynamics of the “water war” between Florida and Georgia, warned of unstable salinity in Apalachicola Bay and chronicled the imminent threat to its natural oysters—a once-abundant delicacy harvested for two […]
Editor’s Note: Jamie Rich Saved You a Seat at Florida’s Dinner Table
As my husband, Brian, and I drove through residential Gainesville, Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” floated through the radio, as if on cue. Orange balloons marked the spot to turn off the pavement and onto a winding dirt path. At the end of the road sat a soaring open-air barn, tucked away on 80 […]
Editor’s Note: FSU Alumna, Mom, Floridian
My editor’s notes generally recount fun little stories, usually about something that happened along the route of making the magazine you are holding, something to entice you to keep reading. This time, I’m struggling to find the lighthearted words I need to paint a bright and sunny picture of our state. In the final days […]
Editor’s Note: How a Rain Check Turned Into a Worthwhile Reroute
The mood was giddy inside the coffee shop, where a crowd was forming on a rainy, cold February morning in Mexico City. This wasn’t just any morning. It was the day of our much-anticipated walking tour ending at the home of famed artist Frida Kahlo, an experience at the top of the bucket list for […]
Editor’s Note: Set Off for Adventure
In a sleepy Central Florida town, about 45 miles outside of Tampa, lies a 400-foot-deep freshwater cave system—the deepest known in the nation. Every day, 117 million gallons of 74-degree water bubble up from the subterranean aquifer into a limestone basin. This natural spring is also the only place on Earth where certified, real-life mermaids […]
Editor’s Note: Great Expectations
It was June 2005 when I stepped on to a sailboat for the first time. My husband Brian and I were in the British Virgin Islands on our honeymoon, and the 36-foot monohull, Great Expectations, would be our home for the next two weeks. No captain, no crew, just the two of us. It might […]
Editor’s Note: Play It Again
Editor in Chief Jamie Rich reminisces on fall in North Florida and takes us through the new Fall/Winter issue. Plus, a tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett
Editor’s Note: Meet Me at the Colony
Editor in Chief Jamie Rich waxes nostalgic about a girls’ trip to Palm Beach. Plus, everything you’ll find inside our brand-new Spring/Summer Icons issue
