Fall Travel Spotlight: The Florida Keys and Key West
Something special happens the moment you set sail for an adventure in The Florida Keys. The air shifts and your mood lifts when surrounded by the vibrant water, warm sunshine and blue skies. The Florida Keys’ spirit of freedom envelops you, no matter how many times you make the journey by road or by boat. […]
Summer Travel Spotlight: The Florida Keys and Key West
Something special happens the moment you begin the scenic drive down the Overseas Highway into The Florida Keys. The air shifts and your mood lifts when surrounded by the vibrant water, warm sunshine and blue skies. The Florida Keys’ spirit of freedom and adventure envelops you, no matter how many times you make that journey. […]
The Keys Are Calling. Fire Up the Grill for These Conch Republic Recipes.
I was down in the Middle Keys last weekend working on a story for the next issue of Flamingo on how visitors are pitching in to save the reefs. I ate well while I was there: ceviche with a tangy tomato base, crispy rice with a dome of shrimp salad, spiny lobster over coconut rice. […]
Twelve New Openings in Florida This Fall
What’s New in North Florida The Floridian St. Augustine This St. Augustine staple relocated from downtown to a modern coastal cottage built from the ground up a few miles away on Anastasia Island. “It feels much more organically us,” says co-owner Genie McNally. In the dining room, Old Florida meets coastal chic with warm wood […]
What To Do This August in Florida
From skimboarding tournaments in Vilano Beach and wing battles on the Space Coast to Latin hustle festivals in
Miami and lobster parties in Key West, there is much to do before back to school.
What To Do This July in Florida
Celebrate America’s semiquincentennial, set eyes to the sky for the Pensacola Beach Air Show, stomp to tunes in Tallahassee , visit the World Equestrian Center and more this July.
Florida’s Lighthouses Have Stood Sentinel Over Some of the State’s Most Harrowing History
I began to feel the history under my feet around step nine, as I looked up at the seemingly never-ending spiraling cast-iron steps. By step 87, my quads began to feel the burn. It was in that moment that my tour guide’s 5-minute stretching routine before our climb up the 108-foot-tall lighthouse made sense. The […]
What To Do This June in Florida
North Jax Beach Country Fest Jacksonville BeachJune 13 Cowboy hats and flip flops set the scene at this country-meets-beach music fest. Headliner Ashley Cooke and twenty-year-old Madden Metcalf are among the several Florida-native country stars rocking the oceanfront pavilion this year as part of the America250 celebration. Hosted by The City of Jacksonville Beach and […]
Author Lauren Groff Says Florida Gave Her Literary Life
An unprepared woman riding out a Category 5 hurricane. Two abandoned children befriending nature on a sun-bleached island. A mother, her two sons and a writer’s ghost wandering the French coast. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff is known for creating characters in states of peril—both literal and internal—throughout her books that include “Florida” […]
