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Flamingo stands out as Florida's sole statewide lifestyle media brand, exploring topics such as people, travel, outdoor activities, food, conservation, culture, and style throughout the state. It serves as a trusted source for embracing the true Florida lifestyle, from Pensacola to Key West and everywhere in between. More than just a magazine, Flamingo acts as a movement that brings together Florida's rich cultural diversity and stunning landscapes. It aims to be the top destination for captivating stories about Florida while encouraging readers to discover the state's land, waterways, culinary delights, arts, and cultural experiences.

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Razing Liberty Square | Culture | Flamingo Magazine

1 week ago | flamingomag.com | Steve Dollar

by Steve Dollar | June 19, 2025 ‘Razing Liberty Square’ Returns to PBS This Summer Hello movie fans and welcome to this month’s edition of Dollar Matinee. Summer blockbuster season is going full tilt, which means hella sequels—also known as next-generation embellishments (and hopefully clever ones) on intellectual properties now 20-30 years old.
Six Florida LGBTQ+ Owned Bookstores To Get Lost in This Summer

3 weeks ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | June 3, 2025 Six Florida LGBTQ+ Owned Bookstores To Get Lost in This Summer Summer bookstore trips are a wonderful idea for far more than just finding a beach read (although that’s a perfectly good reason to stop by). These shops share stories that stretch our imaginations; they make us laugh, they make us cry, and, above all, they bring us together in communities of all kinds.
Check Out Cabot's Other Golf Resorts Around the World

3 weeks ago | flamingomag.com | Dave Seminara

by Dave Seminara | June 2, 2025 Check Out Cabot’s Other Golf Resorts Around the World The Cabot Collection is a developer of luxury golf resorts founded by Ben Cowan-Dewar, a Canadian whom GolfPass calls “arguably the hottest golf developer on the planet.” Cowan-Dewar started work on the collection’s first course, Cabot Links, built on a former mining site in Nova Scotia in 2004 at age 25. Cabot Citrus Farms is the company’s first U.S. resort.
Cabot Citrus Farms: A Getaway for the Next Generation of Golf

3 weeks ago | flamingomag.com | Dave Seminara

by Dave Seminara | June 2, 2025 Cabot Citrus Farms: A Getaway for the Next Generation of Golf Spring break had just started, and my son was looking forward to sleeping in until noon and playing video games with his friends. Leo is 17 and will soon be leaving our nest in St. Petersburg, a sobering reality that’s already chipping away at my heart.
Barbecue & Beach Days: A Taste of Summer in Florida

4 weeks ago | flamingomag.com | Eric Barton

by Eric Barton | May 30, 2025 Barbecue & Beach Days: A Taste of Summer in Florida The first time I truly knew it was summer, I was about 10 years old, holding a sandwich too big for my hands while at the beach. It was nothing more than wheat bread, crunchy peanut butter and homemade jam. My grandmother made the jam herself—raspberries that’d pucker your entire face, blueberries she collected on hikes and strawberries as sweet as rock candy.
Editor's Note: Alumna, Mom, Floridian

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Jamie Rich

Editor’s Note: Alumna, Mom, Floridian My editor’s notes generally recount fun little stories, usually about something that happened along the route of making the magazine you are holding, something to entice you to keep reading. This time, I’m struggling to find the lighthearted words I need to paint a bright and sunny picture of our state.
Iconic Comedians and Directorial Debuts: May in Florida Film

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Steve Dollar

by Steve Dollar | May 22, 2025 Iconic Comedians and Directorial Debuts: May in Florida Film Growing up in Sarasota, the young Paul Reubens became obsessed with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which wintered there, and later joined the Asolo Theater, renowned as the largest repertory theater in the Southeast. Years later, Reubens would discover film fame under another guise: bow-tied manic manchild Pee-Wee Herman.
The History of the Vagabond Hotel Miami

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | May 22, 2025 The History of the Vagabond Hotel Miami Construction on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard begins. Buildings begin popping up along Biscayne Boulevard, the main road into Miami. MiMo (Miami Modern), a modernist style of architecture with tropical twists, takes off. People moved to the suburbs and bought cars. More cars meant more travel and the need for motels. The Vagabond Motel, designed by Robert Swartburg, opens on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard.
The Return of Florida's Roadside Motor Lodges and Retro Motels

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Eric Barton

The Return of Florida’s Roadside Motor Lodges and Retro Motels Lynn Acor was 15 when she started as a bellhop at a kitschy roadside motel on the beach in Vero—the Driftwood Inn. She’d park a guest’s car and then pretend to struggle with their bags for extra tips. Back then, in 1985, she called it Zero Beach because there wasn’t anything for a teenager to do. But she immediately loved the Driftwood. It’s fair to say the motel’s first owner was eccentric. Waldo E.
Denied at UF & FSU: The New Reality for Florida’s Brightest Students

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Dave Seminara

by Dave Seminara | May 15, 2025 Denied at UF & FSU: The New Reality for Florida’s Brightest Students On a Friday afternoon in February last year, Tate Keber was waiting for an admissions e-mail from the University of Florida that she thought would validate her years of hard work and service to her community. Everyone told her she was a slam-dunk candidate to be admitted to the Gators’ Class of 2028—and for good reason.