Speed Weeks: How Daytona’s Hard-Packed Sand Built American Racing
Long before the towering grandstands of the Daytona 500, the racing happened right on the beach. The wide, hard packed sand of Daytona Beach…
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The Limpkin: Florida’s Wailing Marsh Bird and Snail Specialist
Anyone who has camped near a Florida marsh has likely heard it, a loud, eerie, almost human wail piercing the darkness. The unsettling cry…
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Lychee: The Sweet Tropical Treasure of South Florida Summers
For a few precious weeks each early summer, trees across South Florida hang heavy with clusters of bumpy red fruit, and those in the…
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Smoked Mullet: Florida’s Original Backyard Delicacy
Long before stone crab and grouper sandwiches showed up on tourist menus, working Floridians were filling their smokers with a humble, abundant fish that…
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Cafecito: The Sweet Jolt of Cuban Coffee That Powers South Florida
Somewhere in Miami or Tampa right about now, a little window is sliding open and a tiny paper cup is changing hands. This is…
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Guava Pastelitos: The Sweet Little Pastry That Sweetens South Florida
Walk into any Cuban bakery in Miami or Tampa and you will be greeted by trays of golden, flaky pastries glistening under the lights….
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Cuban Bread: The Long, Crackly Loaf at the Heart of Florida’s Cuban Kitchens
Walk into a Cuban bakery in Tampa or Miami early in the morning and you will see them stacked like firewood, long pale loaves…
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The Silver Spurs Rodeo: Florida’s Cracker Cowboy Spectacle in Kissimmee
Mention rodeo and most people picture Texas or Wyoming. But twice a year in Kissimmee, just down the road from the theme parks, central…
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The Barefoot Mailman: When Florida’s Mail Walked the Beach
In the 1880s, getting a letter from Palm Beach to Miami was an adventure. There were no roads along that wild stretch of southeast…
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The Publix Pub Sub: Florida’s Beloved Grocery-Store Sandwich
Ask a Floridian about the best sandwich in the state and you might be surprised by the answer. For millions, it is not from…
