The Florida Outdoor Writers’ Association held its 2021 Conference in Venice, Florida, and hosted its Excellence-in-Craft awards on August 21. Sponsored by Visit Sarasota County and Discover Crystal River and the Plantation Resort, Ascend Hotel Collection, the Florida Outdoor Writers Association 2021 Excellence in Craft awards recognize FOWA members who… Read More
Weeki Wachee was a city located in Hernando County, Florida, United States. It became a city in 1966, with five cabins on the property of what is now the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, located at the intersection of US 19 (Commercial Way) and SR 50 (Cortez Blvd.) The 12,000-acre… Read More
About twenty years ago, James and Heather Cook met at Johnson and Wales college. James grew up in his family’s restaurant businesses and was known as “the coffee kid” to his grandpa. He loved to make coffee and create culinary masterpieces. Heather and James experimented with roasting green coffee beans… Read More
It was the early 1990s – yes, about 30 years ago – and the Floral City Garden Club completed a Xeriscape exhibition garden in front of the Post Office for the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. Now the club was ready to take on another area to beautify in downtown… Read More
