Amy Drew Thompson | Freelance Journalist and Editor

Beaches smeaches. How about a side of this glittering city you never knew existed?

Outdoor trends aren’t as sexy as bamboo flooring or concrete counters, but they’re just as important in reducing environmental footprints.

Built by pirates, enjoyed by presidents, few places wear fame and infamy as comfortably as legendary Key West.

Oh, but for the days when losing a few pounds was the most challenging of our new-year objectives.

There’s no mellower way to enjoy natural Florida than from the smooth, snug confines of an inner tube.

Family-friendly Orlando, perennial city of “sugar and spice and everything nice,” has a deliciously demented dark side.

It’s Friday night in St. Petersburg, and in a parking lot off 49th Street folks are drinking beer and talking cars.

The vision for young gay people has widened to include children, marriage, military service. And now —football.

Down doesn’t mean out. Keeping your career on track in the face of serious illness.