Hurricane Michael tore through Florida’s Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018, making landfall as a Category 5 storm near Panama City. The violent tempest, with wind speeds up to 161 mph, brought total devastation, ripping off roofs, tossing boats onto shore like toys, unleashing a torrential storm surge and displacing centuries-old live oak trees into once […]
A new breed of entrepreneurs have infused historic Panama City with a whimsical character all their own by introducing new concepts and giving a shine to some old favorites. If you go, here are some must-see stops that capture a real sense of place. Hotel Indigo, Panama City Marina 7 Harrison Ave The brand-new property […]
NORTH Fish to Fork Amelia IslandMay 9–12 Fish and dish at this interactive culinary weekend that brings together sport fishing and the art of cooking at the Omni Amelia Island Resort. The event kicks off with a chef’s welcome dinner to fuel guests for their turn with a rod and reel on the following day’s […]
For 200 years, Tallahassee has sat at the crossroads of politics, art, culture and innovation. Once simply serving as the meeting place between Florida’s two seats of power, Pensacola and St. Augustine, the state’s capital was officially founded on March 4, 1824. Its inhabitants were ambitious from the beginning, and it’s still a magnet for […]
Patti Ragan misplaces her radio a lot. Usually, it’s wherever she left her phone. It’s not that she’s a forgetful person exactly. It’s that her head swims in the swirling pool of the big picture. As founder, director and chief fundraiser for a great ape sanctuary, Ragan has 68 rescued chimpanzees and orangutans in her […]
A decorated knight raises his lance, wearing a menacing look under his panache and iron helmet. Across from him, a gallant musketeer tilts back his plumed cavalier hat and brandishes his weapon. The adversaries stare one another down, violent tension building as they rear their mighty steeds—their bright blue and neon pink mighty steeds—that bear […]
On any given afternoon, the soothing sounds of jazz spilled out of the house and into the street at the end of Avenue C in Fort Pierce. A surreal coalition of Black and white artists, writers and musicians would eventually emerge from inside the home of A.E. “Bean” Backus. It was the 1950s and Jim […]
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 […]
