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Florida’s AIA Winning Structures Have Been Incredibly Diverse and Unique
Every year the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (1912) celebrates the outstanding contributions in architecture and design in Florida and Puerto Rico. This year’s convention will be next month in Naples and a panel of non-Florida architects … Continue reading
Rent An RV And Camp on Florida’s Best Beaches
My neighbors are planning retirement and going to move from urban Tampa to a more rural county. This, however, does not mean a total downsize of their activities for they recently purchased an RV and discovered they could less expensively … Continue reading
Sarasota Is Still The City of The Arts
In 1936 circus magnate John Ringling died. The man once worth over $200 million dollars had just $311 in his bank account. Yet in his will he gave to the State of Florida Ca’d’Zan, his 1.2 million dollar waterfront mansion, … Continue reading
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It’s Art Festival Time In Florida
February and March are big months for huge outdoor art festivals in Florida. Last weekend was one of my favorite events to visit – the 20th annual art festival in downtown Dunedin. Main Street was filled with artists and craftsmen … Continue reading
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US27: The Old Alternate Route To Miami
Most people from the Northeast heading to Miami or the Keys simply take I-95 along the Atlantic Ocean. Those coming from the Midwest usually leave I-75 at the Florida Turnpike and slice across Florida through Orlando. Before the development of … Continue reading
November Has Its Moments In Florida
November is an in-between time for vacationers in Florida and many enjoy the fact that many of the snowbirds have not arrived and most natives have deserted the beaches as the water lowers into the 70’s (burrrrr). The big festival … Continue reading
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Florida: Home of the 13,000 Year Old Art Work
Most of us were taught in school about the migration from Asia across the frozen Bering Straight of the ancestors of today’s American Indians (the Clovis Theory). In Florida there are two archaeological sites that may challenge that as the … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, art, Florida, Indians, Vero Man, Windover
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