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Florida’s Feral Flocks: The Chickens of Ybor City and Key West

Every night in Ybor City, as booming music began to resonate from cigar factories-turned-nightclubs, Elvis hid in the shadows. For the streets full of young Floridians ready for a night they can’t remember, it was fun. For him, it was a threat. This Elvis didn’t have blue suede shoes or a hip swivel that could […]

Cabot Citrus Farms: A Getaway for the Next Generation of Golf

Spring break had just started, and my son was looking forward to sleeping in until noon and playing video games with his friends. Leo is 17 and will soon be leaving our nest in St. Petersburg, a sobering reality that’s already chipping away at my heart. He surprised me in agreeing to wake up at […]

Get Key-zee With These Three Guides to the Florida Keys

The Florida Keys have long promised a blend of fiery sunsets, legendary lore and mysterious habitats. When I arrived at Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, a secluded retreat off Little Torch Key, I was searching for something I couldn’t quite define. With only 30 thatched-roof bungalow suites, the resort felt worlds away from my […]

JJ Grey’s Triumphant Return: ‘Olustee’ Revives Southern Soul and Swampy Blues

While his natural habitat of the Florida swampland inspired a career’s worth of blues- and R&B-inflected songs, JJ Grey’s second home is the stage, where audiences across the country can see the Jacksonville singer-songwriter and guitarist and his band JJ Grey & Mofro on tour throughout the summer and into October (so far). Grey’s ninth […]