Editor’s Note: Jamie Rich Isn’t Bailing Anytime Soon
Staring directly at the early morning sun is quite difficult without sunglasses. But on a calm June day in Jacksonville Beach, I float on a surfboard in the Atlantic Ocean, scanning the horizon, and I can’t look away. After a few minutes, a small bump forms in the water. “This one?” I ask my counselor […]
Enjoy a Dry Cinco de Mayo with this Addictive Margarita Mocktail
Whether you’re going all-in on Dry January or you’re opting for the less-intensive Damp January, now is about the time it starts to get difficult. Work is back in full swing, you’re chauffeuring your kids from school to piano to dance class and a glass of pinot noir at the end of a long day sounds pretty […]
A Look Back At Florida’s Hurricane Seasons
Hurricane season stops for nothing, not even a global pandemic. With the month of June ushering in the start of the season, look back at hurricane stories from years past, and read what weather experts have to say about this year’s forecast.
A First Look at the Word of South 2020 Artist Lineup
This Tallahassee celebration of music and literature draws some of the biggest names in the industry for a one-of-a-kind experience
Grove Stand: Fiola Miami’s Chef Fabio Trabocchi Serves the Flavors of Florida
This hospitality super duo has created a fine dining restaurant empire that stretches from Coral Gables to Washington to Venice, Italy.
Paradise Lost in Mexico Beach
On Florida’s Forgotten Coast, only the jade-green waters of the Gulf remain as they were before Hurricane Michael ravaged the area and changed it perhaps forever.
Ode to Yeehaw Junction
Editor’s Note: The Desert Inn Motel was hit by a tractor-trailer in December 2019. The Osceola County Historical Society is currently assessing the damages and reevaluating plans to restore it. I am a sucker for historic markers. Behold, those weighty plaques at roadsides trivializing notable events from a hazy past. To wit, this gem from a crossroads […]
Grove Stand: Cutting the Apron Strings
Kenny Gilbert is not a native Floridian, but he has strong ties to his adopted home of 24 years. The leading women in his life, his mother, Carlotta, and wife Anna, 40, both hail from the Sunshine State. So the cuisine of Florida earned a special place in the chef’s heart since his childhood in […]
