By Lauren Tjaden By all accounts, the Internet is a marvelous thing. With it, you can look up events in Naples, Pensacola Beach, or countless other destinations, for the dates that you’ll be in town. You can book a hotel in those same cities, with the benefit of reviews from people who’ve stayed…
Read MoreBy Jodi Mailander Farrell Their names may not have made it into some history books, but many Florida civil rights leaders and trailblazers of color are memorialized throughout the state. Florida’s black heritage dates back to 16th century explorations and the establishment of St. Augustine in…
Read MoreWant to go to extremes in Florida? Here are some of the Sunshine State’s best adventure spots, for swimming, diving, camping, hiking, paddling and more…
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So you’re looking to take a cruise during your Sunshine State visit. But which one do you choose? Cruises, offered by a number of cruise lines, depart year-round from Florida. They put to sea and ports of call from a variety of Florida ports, including Port Canaveral, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Fort…
Read MoreBy Dalia Colon I’m a journalist, a wife, a mom, a runner and a chocolate fiend. And just as people have different sides, so do neighborhoods. Case in point: Ybor City, a historic district northeast of downtown Tampa. Ybor (pronounced “EE-bore”) is one of Tampa’s most celebrated neighborhoods, and…
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By Dalia Colon Where: The Central Florida road runs north to south parallel to 27, from Haines City to Frostproof. Length: 39 miles How to get around: Car or bicycle. Best time to visit: The first Saturday in November for the 39-Mile Scenic Highway Yard Sale or February for the giant Lake Wales…
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By Dalia Colon Where: The corridor, a.k.a. State Road 16, through the Town of Penney Farms in Clay County, southwest of Jacksonville. Length: 3 miles. How to get around: Drive, bike or walk. Best time to visit: Springtime, to see the dogwoods and azaleas in bloom, or October for…
Read MoreBy Lauren Tjaden South Florida | Central Florida | North Florida Florida offers a vast array of tours with discount for military and veterans—including a candy tour that caters to chocoholics, an airboat tour likely to make your palms sweat, and a ghost tour that explores the dark corners of a…
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By Janet K. Keeler Nearly every visit to Sarasota Architectural Salvage starts the same way. Patrons walk up five wooden steps into the cavernous warehouse of whimsy, and their heads immediately tilt back. Eyes scan top to bottom; side to side. “Wow,” visitor after visitor whispers at first look…
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By Florence Beth Snyder Arts and smarts fill the air at New College of Florida, where 800 of the most academically gifted students in Florida’s state university system study in breathtaking winter palaces built by the family behind the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. Florida’s flagship…
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