A northern suburb of Orlando, Altamonte Springs is a mostly residential community anchored by a lakefront central business district. Cranes Roost Park here is the city’s outdoor hangout on the …
Between Fort Myers and Naples, the city of Bonita Springs has some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in Southwest Florida. On the gulf is a chain of barrier islands, …
Near the southern end of the Miami metropolitan area, Cutler Bay was incorporated in 2005. Thirteen years earlier, the area had been completely devastated by Hurricane Andrew, which made landfall …
On the edge of the Miami Metropolitan Area, Royal Palm Beach is a village with lots of great things just minutes away. Here the cityscape meets the great expanse of …
A community defined by agriculture and the railroads, Plant City is named for the railroad developer Henry B. Plant (1899-1899). That was an act of thanks. Plant’s South Florida Railroad …
In 2019 the residents of Lake Worth voted to change the name of their city to Lake Worth Beach. Whatever it calls itself, this is a place I can’t help …
On the beautiful southwest shore of Lake Apopka, Winter Garden is a spirited city, just 20 minutes from downtown Orlando. For decades this was a small agricultural community, mostly growing …
Part of the vast Miami metropolitan area, Cooper City is set halfway between the Atlantic coast and the Everglades. Neither is far away, and it’s one of many things I …
In Polk County, the city of Winter Haven has been home to LEGOLAND Florida since 2011. With three parks, this resort is on the site of Cypress Gardens, an amusement …
Close to Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Lauderdale Lakes is a suburban city with large Caribbean American and African American communities. Close by you can watch the West Indies play …