The beaches of northwest Florida have nicknames. Some call these sparkling, jewel-toned waters the Emerald Coast. A recent marketing campaign has dubbed the area NoFlo, while others call the region simply the Panhandle. Still, its best-known sobriquet is also its most unflattering: to most it’s the Redneck Riviera. But these days, a sleeker, more aspirational … Read more
At the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, still waters run chic. Between two shorefront swimming pools, a swanky steam room, oversized Jacuzzi and fountains, H2O is a theme that flows throughout the throughout the property. After all, eau means water in French. The seven-acre estate, located on the barrier island of Manalapan just 20 … Read more
Sometime this fall, a first-of-its-kind train will depart Southern Florida for a “magical” destination 236 miles north. Known as the Brightline, this privately-built, for-profit rail company will soon cut the ribbon on a 170-mile extension connecting the likes of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach with Orlando International Airport. Just beyond are many of … Read more
Hallandale Beach had long sat in the shadow of its bustling, H-named neighbor Hollywood — which, population-wise, is more than thrice its size. Now, the region’s other dale (this, a non-Fort) continues to remind us: It’s no longer just here to place. It’s here to win. In recent years, the Broward County beachside town, just … Read more