Explore Florida

Dig in and go places in the new issue of ‘Explore Florida & the Caribbean’
The award-winning travel magazine of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel is...

Delray Beach Garlic Fest to make stinky, bittersweet return to Old School Square
After 10 years away from its longtime home, stinky fiesta Delray Beach Garlic Fest is...

Food delivery bots invade Broward: You have robot questions. We have human answers.
Skeptics say Fort Lauderdale restaurants handing meals to food delivery robots is risky. Others ask...

A Central Florida foraging field trip yields massive wild yams
A small team of volunteers joined activist Robin Greenfield to remove invasive wild yams from...

See the 10 South Florida restaurants that closed: December-January edition
The restaurant scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties felt a wave of permanent closures.

New scoop: Beloved Wilton Creamery is gone on Wilton Drive. Its successor wants to be ‘even more campy.’
Jazzberry Creamery has debuted in Wilton Manors, keeping some former employees and the vibes of...

Florida’s lighthouses: A guide to tours, climbs and views
From one tip of Florida to the other, the coast is studded with historic lighthouses...

New Orange County preserve opens 241 acres of recreation space on Econ River
The Ken Bosserman Econlockhatchee River Preserve offers one-mile hiking trail for community to explore

Clean dining: See the 90+ restaurants & food trucks that scored perfect inspections in January 2026
In January, 51 Broward County restaurants and food trucks earned perfect scores. In Palm Beach...

Black Jack’s Rum Bar & Grille, with $1,000 rums and prime rib, drops anchor in Fort Lauderdale
It’s the second port-of-call for Black Jack’s, after the flagship debuted last January in Davie’s...

Trendy brunch spot Café Bastille brings pistachio pancakes, French breakfast burritos to west Broward
Ready for French-style brunch in Weston? Café Bastille has arrived, serving crème brûlée croissants, sweet...

Yelp picks ‘Top 100 Places to Eat’ in US 2026 — and 4 South Florida restaurants made the list
Arguing that they know better about noodle soup, cocktail lounges and Italian food than you...

Following in a thru-hiker’s footsteps on the Florida Trail
Greg Pflug hiked the Florida Trail southbound, deepening his connection with the Sunshine State while...

There’s the beef: Charm City Burger Co.’s long-awaited Boca Raton restaurant now open
After years of delays, the owners of critically beloved Charm City Burger Co. in Deerfield...

‘Over-the-top, unapologetically bold and loud’: New Caviar Club bringing luxury ($15,000 wine!) to Las Olas
Fort Lauderdale eateries don’t have "enough luxury," according to restaurateur Marc Falsetto. Enter Caviar Club,...

Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival grows up. See which events aren’t sold out.
With more than a week to go, the 2026 Visit Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival...

Disney offers theme park ticket deals for Florida residents
Floridians can choose 3- or 4-day packages valid through mid-May.

Clean dining: These 90+ restaurants, food trucks had perfect inspections in December 2025
Despite the busy holiday rush, 51 eateries in Broward County and 41 in Palm Beach...

Ember & Vine, Napa Valley-themed eatery with open-hearth cooking, uncorking in Coral Springs
Ember & Vine, a new Napa Valley-inspired restaurant in Coral Springs, will feature coffee and...

La Torretta, Weston icon turning out Italian-American classics, to permanently close after 34 years
La Torretta Italian Grill, a Weston restaurant with Italian-American classics in the Indian Trace neighborhood,...

Che bello! Eataly West Palm Beach opens: What you’ll see and taste at new Italian marketplace
The West Palm Beach market features two restaurants, a cooking school and counters serving cut-to-order...

10 South Florida restaurants we’re excited to see open in 2026
Restaurants in South Florida, like hope, spring eternal, so here are the 10 we’re anticipating...

New boardwalk stretches into the depths of Fakahatchee Strand
Fakahatchee Strand State Park near Everglades City has reopened a boardwalk through ancient cypress forests....

Sloth World plans quiet existence on bustling I-Drive
Rainforest-inspired setting in heart of Central Florida’s tourism district will house dozens of the low-energy...

Disney announces last Aerosmith day for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Muppets are taking over the longtime attraction sometime in summer 2026

The 10 South Florida restaurants we’re sad closed in 2025
These restaurant closings remind us that our dining scene is fragile and fleeting — a...

End of an era: Tom Jenkins’ Bar-B-Q in Fort Lauderdale to close after 36 years
Tom Jenkins' Bar-B-Q, Harry Harrell and Gary Torrence’s mighty Southern pit-stop that survived for 36...

Swim with Florida’s sea cows in Crystal River, the ‘Manatee Capital of the World’
Share the water with Florida's sea cows, encountering them in an up-close and personal way...

Clean dining: See 70+ South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in November
In Broward County, 43 eateries earned perfect scores. Meanwhile, in Palm Beach County, 29 passed...

Jingle all the waterway: Ultimate 2025 guide to South Florida’s holiday boat parades
Here are the eight holiday boat parades from North Palm Beach to Miami keeping our...

NORA District comes alive: See all the new restaurants, cafes open at $1 billion West Palm Beach complex
The $1 billion NORA District has finally opened its first wave of restaurants, retailers and...

Find Christmas-themed bars, restaurants in South Florida (including Mariah Carey’s Holiday Wonderland!)
At Rosalia’s Holiday Extravaganza in Miramar, for example, the Christmas-themed menu states: "Don’t be a...

UPDATED: These South Florida restaurants are giving away free SNAP meals during government shutdown
Amid uncertainty about the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, some local restaurants are stepping up...

See Al Pacino’s ‘Scarface’ shirt, Tom Hanks’ ‘Apollo 13’ spacesuit in new exhibit
A century-spanning chronology of movies filmed in Florida with a Palm Beach emphasis, the show...

Take a hike: 15 trails to explore this fall in Central Florida
As Florida's fall season gets into full swing, take advantage of mild temperatures by taking...

Let’s get crackin’: 2025 Florida stone crab prices are in. How much will you pay?
The first harvests of the stone crab season landed at restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets...

‘It’s like forbidden fruit’: Florida’s stone crab season kicks off Wednesday. How much will claws cost?
Before Florida’s stone crab season officially kicked off, local restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets all...

Get your kicks at Pier Sixty-Six, newly renovated for Lauderdale boat show
Pier Sixty-Six, the Fort Lauderdale resort that started in 1957 as a hotel, marina and...

Voyage to an island out of the stream in Islamorada in the Florida Keys
The Islands of Islamorada in the Florida Keys has the views, the amenities and the...

Ten reasons to visit islands of the Bahamas, Caribbean this fall, winter
Notable events throughout the Caribbean basin this fall and winter, including appearances by Lenny Kravitz...

Hit the road: Reasons to travel throughout Florida this fall and winter
Notable events throughout Florida this fall and winter, from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show...

Is the shrimp on your plate local? Undercover DNA testers find many Broward restaurants mislead diners by importing
Testing last summer revealed that 39 of 44 Broward restaurants served imported shrimp — and...

Universal holidays: Parade, Hogwarts show, Grinchmas, Who-ville Tree Lot
Fan favorites return to Central Florida theme parks as Epic gets its first seasonal decor...

Don’t miss out: Your essential guide to South Florida film festivals this season
Check out which film fests our entertainment writer, Phillip Valys, thinks are tops this season.

In U.S. first, 17 Rembrandts to be displayed in Norton Museum’s blockbuster new show
“Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection” stands among the most...

Curated just for you: Here are the art exhibits everyone will be talking about this season in South Florida
Entertainment writer Phillip Valys offers his Critic’s Picks for the best visual arts exhibits.

Clean dining: See all 106 South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in September
In Broward County, 66 restaurants and food trucks earned perfect scores, while in Palm Beach...

Tripadvisor names 2025 ‘Best of the Best’ U.S. restaurants — and No. 8 is this tiny Fort Lauderdale pub
It’s a tiny but mighty pub inside Fort Lauderdale’s oldest hotel — yet it looms...

Disney World: After Hours tickets on sale soon for 2026 late-night theme-park events
Three Walt Disney World theme parks are planning late-night, extra-ticket events next year.

At the tip of Florida, each room has a view at Flamingo Lodge
Flamingo, the most distant outpost in Everglades National Park, offers kayaking by day and stargazing...

Landlord disputes, rising food costs: Inside South Florida’s restaurant closings shake-up
Across South Florida, fan-favorite restaurants that once weathered decades of downturns shuttered this past summer....

Beloved South Florida diner is reborn in an unlikely space — inside an Italian restaurant
The newly blended Caruso’s and Courtyard Cafe in Wilton Manors offers brunch favorites from the...

Coming soon: When’s Worthwyld debuting in Fort Lauderdale? Where’s the new Lynora’s Kitchen?
Among the new South Florida restaurants are Amar Sandwich Shop in Delray Beach, a Ford's...

Clean dining: See all 109 South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in August
In Broward County, 75 eateries earned perfect scores. Meanwhile, in Palm Beach County, 34 passed...

The Hen and The Hog has a spinoff: Mexican-BBQ hybrid Smokehouse & Cantina to open in Pompano Beach
Smoked brisket and massive turkey legs, baby back ribs and pulled pork are the stars...

Disney: What it costs to eat entire menu of Epcot food fest
Surprise! The total for the ultimate fest feast is less in 2025 than it was...

