Wildwood native Elizabeth Cook has lived a life full of the stuff of classic country songs—from her bootlegger daddy and songbird mama taking her onstage before she was in kindergarten to a stint at the Grand Ole Opry and a sit-down on The Late Show with David Letterman.With the wind at her back and a […]
After three decades in business, Sylvia Tzekas has found a new way to elevate cocktails and lower stress levels for customers at her restaurant, Sea Sea Riders. “You notice people at the bar are a lot less anxious, not so worked up,” she says from the downtown Dunedin mainstay. The reason? Tzekas has been slipping […]
Springtime means shedding some extra layers and adding new staple pieces to a wardrobe — maybe a striped jumper or a wicker handbag. Of course, shopping gets a little sweeter when you can do it with friends, food and wine. On March 7, Flamingo hosted an in-store takeover at J.McLaughlin‘s Winter Park location. The happy […]
With concrete seawalls and high-rise condos dominating the landscape of my youth, scattered mangrove islands near my home of Clearwater represented a rare wildness where a boy with a boat could still get lost. When my family first visited Charlotte Harbor to fish in Boca Grande Pass, I was immediately drawn to an unbroken ribbon […]
Christopher Pulitzer Leidy, 37, was born into Palm Beach royalty, as grandson to the legendary designer Lilly Pulitzer and her newspaper tycoon husband Peter Pulitzer. When it comes to creating his own visual expressions of paradise, Leidy departs from his famous family’s signature preppy aesthetic. His eccentric nature and casual style—he has a tattoo that […]
PONTE VEDRA Up in the northeast corner of the state, a Jacksonville-based custom home builder takes inspiration from the oldest city in the United States, nearby St. Augustine, to create grand homes with Old World charm and modern amenities. The architectural aesthetic of the Pineapple Corporation includes influences ranging from the West Indies—homes with broad […]
SARA BLAKELYShapewear Savior Blakely, the 48-year-old founder of Spanx, built a billion-dollar empire specializing in body-shaping undergarments for women. Born and raised in Florida, she had the idea of Spanx after getting tired of the discomfort caused by wearing pantyhose in the brutal Florida heat. She armed herself with a pair of scissors and history […]
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