If you’re anything like me, a born-and-bred Floridian who has spent the past 12 years living in sunny South Florida, visiting the Bahamas was an idea that needed to be warmed up to. Getting away didn’t normally include melting under the same tropical sun and humid conditions that I already feel every day. Then, on a […]
Gwen Graham is interested. She fixes you with a brown-eyed gaze as warm as a May afternoon and asks, “How’s your family? How are your students? What should the state of Florida be doing to help our universities get to the next level? And what about campus safety issues?” Then she listens to what you […]
THE GASPARILLA INN A Historic Hotel of America Landmark Inn, this Queen Anne–style resort boasts a golf course, Har-Tru tennis courts, a spa and a beach club. Cheerful wallpaper and an abundance of tropical plants capture a breezy “Old Florida” ambience. the-gasparilla-inn.com THE PINK ELEPHANT Once a dance hall catering to fishermen wanting to cut loose […]
Six days before Easter, not a soul in Boca Grande exhibits a case of the Mondays. Not to be confused with the more metropolitan Boca Raton, this tiny village on Gasparilla Island, nestled between Sarasota and Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast, bursts with people reveling in the sublime 75-degree sunshine. Golfers and tennis players […]
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES & CREAMY BRIE Serves 1-2 PREPARATION: Slice tomatoes into wedges and rounds. In the work bowl of a food processor puree half-and-half and brie. Smear the brie mixture onto a serving plate. Arrange tomato wedges and rounds on top. Drizzle with olive oil and sea salt. Garnish with greens or sprouts and freshly cracked black pepper. […]
Two years ago, Flamingo’s first issue launched with an ambitious theme, “Iconic Florida,” which captured the spirit of the magazine we wanted to create. Before Flamingo, the only iconic thing Florida lacked was a publication as grand as the state, with an authentic voice and a vision of bringing Floridians together. Since volume No. 1, […]
Tallahassee-bred Katie Skene, 24, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist making her mark on the blues and jam band scene. She couples stellar guitar chops with a rich voice that ranges from a throaty blues sound to clear high notes that ring like bells. With one superb solo record under her belt, From the River, Katie […]
The business stationery at Gordie Hinds Santa Rosa Beach studio is imprinted with the words “Artist. Angler. Misanthrope.” To try and understand Hinds is to appreciate how those three words relate to him. First, nothing about the 61-year-old’s past suggests that he’s an artistic savant. After all, the self-taught painter, whose artwork has graced the […]
As the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School unfolded live on TVs across the country, the tight-knit community of Parkland, Florida watched in disbelief as their neighbors, children, educators and community slowly trickled out of the building guided by SWAT teams. Over the next few hours, it was revealed that a former student shot […]
