Helen Bradshaw

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by Helen Bradshaw | April 14, 2025 How Central Florida Became the Barbecue Capital of the State When Ellie and Gladys Peebles started their barbecue restaurant in 1947, it was a side hustle. Now, it’s a mainstay and one of the reasons Polk County is called “the barbecue capital of Florida.”“Our restaurant was opened by our grandparents on the weekends,” says Jessica Knowles, who runs Peebles Bar-B-Q.

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | Helen Bradshaw |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Merritt Island, FloridaWhen: year-roundIf you like: historyWhy you should go: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to observe that Florida’s Space Coast is booming, literally and figuratively. Last year the region hosted a record 93 orbital launches, most of them at the hands of commercial spaceflight companies. This year will likely be even bigger, with some 150 projected launches—more than double that of 2023. Now, the days of meticulously planning a trip to see a launch are over.

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Helen Bradshaw

For decades, bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been treated as a frustrating but routine infection—one that afflicts nearly a third of women in the U.S. and often comes back again and again for patients. But what if the reason for these relentless recurrences isn’t just a quirk of the vaginal microbiome? A groundbreaking new study suggests BV isn’t just an imbalance—it’s sexually transmitted. And the key to stopping it may not lie in treating women alone but in treating their male partners as well.

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | February 27, 2025 Five Unexpected Central Florida Adventures Tucked among the Spanish-moss-draped oaks and swaying palms, a different kind of Florida magic awaits in the heart of the state. This bucolic landscape is home to 17 communities, including Lakeland and Winter Haven, which make up the area known as Central Florida.

2 months ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | February 5, 2025 Saving Florida Sea Turtles Shell Shocked by January’s Freeze As Panhandle residents scrambled to turn tennis rackets into snowshoes and boogieboards into sleds to frolic in January’s historic snowstorm, volunteers at Cape San Blas were digging through their garages for supplies for a different reason: they needed to find ways to transport hundreds of cold-stunned turtles out of the ocean and to safety.