arts & crafts

Tarpon Springs Gives a Taste of Greek Life
Tarpon Springs Gives a Taste of Greek Life

Tarpon Springs Gives a Taste of Greek Life

I’m smiling and it is not even time for lunch. But I know lunch will be at Mama Maria’s, a family run Greek restaurant with marvelous food. Oh yes. First I find my way to Dodecanese Boulevard, home of the…

Gainesville is Good to Go for All Seasons
Gainesville is Good to Go for All Seasons

Gainesville is Good to Go for All Seasons

Depending on the season Gainesville rearranges its face. The face during football season is painted orange and blue of course. GO GATORS. Every semester Gainesville changes its feel and look as the city ebbs and surges with the academic calendar…

Visit Sarasota if you want to be invigorated
Visit Sarasota if you want to be invigorated

Visit Sarasota if you want to be invigorated

Want to be invigorated? Then my advice is – visit Sarasota soon. Why? For starters, here are five why’s: Be stimulated = Sarasota boasts a playbill loaded with award-winning arts and culture venues. These events don’t take a breather for…

Peace River Seafood & More in Punta Gorda
Peace River Seafood & More in Punta Gorda

Peace River Seafood & More in Punta Gorda

Got crabs? The Peace River Seafood Market & Restaurant in Punta Gorda does. Lots of them. Stone crab claws in season along with whole blue crabs that turn from blue to an outrageous shade of orange when they’re steamed. Ah,…

Naples Street Concierge there for you
Naples Street Concierge there for you

Naples Street Concierge there for you

IN FOCUS – Florida Feature Story by Lucy Beebe Tobias Susan Becker is a Street Concierge in Naples, Florida. Say what? Naples may be the only place in the country to have Street Concierges, located at the Third Street Concierge,…