By Janet K. Keeler Sometimes, the bigger the city, the easier it is to explore it in an environmentally friendly way. That seems counterintuitive with all those highrises, highways and traffic. However, metro areas often have more creative public transportation and quick ways to leave the hustle…
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By Patty Ryan Some visit Naples on Florida’s Paradise Coast for creature comforts. But many come for the creatures. Birds galore. Dolphins and manatees. Waterways thick with fish. Ecotourism is in Naples’ DNA. Its largest estuary, Rookery Bay, was preserved in part with the collected pennies of…
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By Lauren Tjaden Getting thanks for your service is even better when it comes with less impact on your wallet. Check out these Florida car rental discounts for the military and veterans. Alamo Snag special rates at participating Alamo locations for US federal government and military personnel…
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By Lauren Tjaden Walt Disney World! Universal Orlando! SeaWorld! LEGOLAND! Florida’s theme parks are world-famous, and they invite the military to enjoy them for less -- with discounts, special offers and, sometimes, free admission. Here’s the scoop on your favorites. Walt Disney World Resort…
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The Best Family Vacations Happen Here Whatever you’re imagining, you can make it real in the Sunshine State. Explore the outdoors. Meet a mermaid. Ride a rollercoaster. For families, Florida is just the best…
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Music, the dictionaries tell us, is vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such ways as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion. When it’s live music, it’s even better. When it’s live music at a Florida venue, that cranks the form, harmony and emotion all the way…
Read MoreBy Carlos Harrison Whether it’s conquistadors or the conga, artists, athletes or astronauts, Florida’s Hispanic connections reach long and deep. Here’s a quick list of some of the Sunshine State’s Hispanic cultural all-stars, both past and present…
Read MoreBy Lauren Tjaden Florida has set the stage for historic drama since the dawn of mankind, civilizations that left fascinating evidence of their nomadic and later hunting and agricultural lifestyles. More than a dozen original Native American tribes ruled Florida - Pensacola, Apalachee, Guale…
Read MoreManatees may be the most lovable and panthers the rarest, but Florida's biggest endangered mammal may be one you didn't know about – the Northern Right Whale. Right whales, which can grow to 70 tons and 55 feet long, are sighted every winter off the Atlantic coast between Jacksonville and Cape…
Read MoreBy Janet K. Keeler Florida is open for business in the summer and the activities don’t hide in the air conditioning, that’s for sure. The state’s dramatic summer weather is the backdrop for music and dance festivals, and food extravaganzas that celebrate seafood and tropical fruit. In Miami, July…
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