Loss is part of life: we all know this. But when you lose your favorite bar, your clubhouse, your dear old dive, well, that’s a pain that never goes away, a wound a dozen martinis could not heal. After 32 years, Waterworks, the world’s greatest tiki bar, is no more. It survived the 2000 presidential […]
Many of the most famous Florida films are almost a billboard for palm-shaded idylls, even when drug dealers get involved—see such indelible, sun-drunk action flicks as “Scarface” and “Miami Vice”—or aliens come to visit the retirement home, as in “Cocoon.” Likewise, a sense of place permeates such disparate productions as “The Truman Show,” “Edward Scissorhands” […]
For my Path of the Panther project for Wildpath and National Geographic, I relied heavily on camera traps—professional cameras and flashes hidden along game trails and triggered by motion detectors. The scene in this photo, in the upper reaches of the Fakahatchee Strand, is one of my favorite camera trap sites. The strand is filled […]
St. Louis has the Gateway Arch. Seattle has its Space Needle. Los Angeles has the Hollywood sign. Yet, can any of these symbolic civic wonders really compare to the salt-crusted, mullet-tossed, beer-sodden glory that is the Flora-Bama Lounge? The Panhandle’s weathered monument to honky-tonkin’ good times is surely as alluring a roadside attraction as those […]
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When Ellie and Gladys Peebles started their barbecue restaurant in 1947, it was a side hustle. Now, it’s a mainstay and one of the reasons Polk County is called “the barbecue capital of Florida.” “Our restaurant was opened by our grandparents on the weekends,” says Jessica Knowles, who runs Peebles Bar-B-Q. “(My grandpa) was a […]
Jacob Brillhart’s path to architecture seems almost preordained. Raised in New Hampshire, he grew up in a household that fused creativity and craftsmanship—his father was a structural engineer, and his mother an illustrator. “I was making things and building things my whole life,” Jacob said. But his journey wasn’t without detours. At Tulane University in […]
Simply put, the mangrove is pretty badass: It improves water quality, provides life for marine species, protects the coastline against storm erosion and traps carbon. Knowing the power of these plants, Mang co-founder Kyle Rossin always felt connected to them. “There’s something about the mangroves—those resilient, tangled roots—that speaks to the strength and beauty of […]
Packing for vacation doesn’t have to be a free-for-all where you’re haphazardly throwing things into your bag. The solution: these sleek packing cubes. The two friends behind the design are Gabriela Mekler and Maribel Moreno, the founders of Miami’s Mumi Design. They formed the brand in 2014 after looking for a way to tame the […]
