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What Are Datil Peppers?
Pepper aficionados, listen up. If you think you’ve tried them all, there’s one more pepper you need to add to your tasting repertoire. But you’ll have to head to America’s oldest city, St. Augustine, to find it.
The 10 Best Warm Weather Destinations With Direct Flights
With direct flights from many cold-climate U.S. and Canadian cities, you can trade in your parka for a pina colada and be on a warm beach in no time.
Southern Makers: Urban Asado
Profile article on a Florida grill maker puts his Argentinian roots on display with his handmade asados
A Sailor’s Life for Me: One Sailboat, Three Children, and Thirteen Years at Sea
Profile on Florida sailing instructor Rose Ann Points who passed on the lessons she and her family learned on the water over decades sailing as a family
How a Formula 1 Engineer Created One of the World’s Most Coveted Pastries
Profile on a former Formula 1 engineer turned pastry chef
6 Can't-Miss Dining Stops Along Florida's Shrimp Coast
Take a road trip along Florida’s northern coast and discover the region’s iconic and plentiful favorite food, Mayport shrimp.
North Florida, home to St. Augustine, America's oldest city, lives up to its moniker as "The First Coast" with a plethora of historical sites. But for seafood lovers, it's also known for its coveted Mayport shrimp, named for the 150-year-old fishing village where the shrimp are abundant.
These wild Atlantic shrimp are the perfect balance of sweet and savory, with thick...
Finding Low Key Luxury on Belize’s Placencia Peninsula
What was once intended to be a couple’s retirement home has become the incredible Sirenian Bay Resort and Villas.
Let’s play word association. If I say Belize, you’ll say “scuba diving,” right? No doubt, Belize has a reputation of being a diver’s paradise, but this Central American country is attracting travelers for its incredibly hospitable and laidback vibe.
Far off the beaten path of the dive resorts and tourist playground lies a quaint, low key region, Placencia, that’s known for nothing...
Meet The Chef Helping Florida Women Pursue Their Culinary Dreams
During the 15 years Chriss Brown spent rising through the ranks at Applebee's, she always yearned to cook her own food. "I was the only female in the kitchen, which made it difficult to find mentors. If I had a supportive environment back then, I may have found a better, faster path to pursue my culinary dreams," Brown reflects. Then, in 2005, she stepped out on a limb: she opened a café in Jacksonville, Florida, where her fried bologna sandwich quickly earned her a cult following. Brown sold...
Slow is the Way to Go on South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island
The ideal destination for when you want to dial it back and appreciate everything a little more.
I’m predicting a new trend: traveling where there is nothing to do. I mean, who isn’t tired of having a vacation that you need another vacation to recover from? Early morning tours, all-day excursions, trying to see it all—only to come home exhausted and unrelaxed.
Slow travel is making a comeback. And there’s no place better to engage in a little slow travel than Daufuskie Island in South Carolin...
Small Cannabis Farmers Join Forces to Create a Crypto-Exclusive Cannabis Community, Emerald Road, to Compete Against Conglomerates
MENDOCINO, Calif., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of California cannabis farmers, led by legacy farmer and entrepreneur Justin Calvino, are coming together to build Emerald Road, a crypto-exclusive digital cannabis community. The advanced e-commerce platform will connect farmers directly with customers through a suite of purchasing and marketing tools, content and education, and community-building experiences, all powered on the blockchain. Designed as a virtual bazaar-like marketplace...
NXTLVL Launches Proprietary NANO2O™ Technology for Infused Cannabis Products
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, USA, November 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cannabis R&D company NXTLVL has announced a new drug delivery technology for cannabis infused products. Founded by father-daughter team Roger and Meghan Davis, the product’s proprietary NANO2O™ technology has been in development for over a decade.
Products infused with the company’s NANO2O technology provide a 5-15-minute onset and 90% bioavailability, meaning users feel effects of 90% of the THC, not the usual <25% ...
Elevated Wellness Launches Franchise Concept for CBD Pharmacy-Grade Products
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevated Wellness, an Austin-based pharmacy-produced CBD brand that harnesses the power of science and the safety of pharmacy licensing to create potent, chemical-free CBD products, is excited to announce the launch of its franchise opportunity. Consumer research firm Nielsen conservatively projected that the 2020 market for U.S. hemp-based CBD would be a $2.25 billion to $2.75 billion industry. The company further projects that by 2025, the market...
SC Labs Announces New Multi-State Testing Operation for Cannabis and Hemp Under the Direction of New CEO Jeff Journey
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SC Labs recently announced its new partnership with Agricor and Botanacor Laboratories in Colorado. As part of the company’s new corporate leadership, long-time operating executive Jeff Journey will serve as the company’s new CEO. Under the SC Labs brand, the new multi-state lab will service cannabis and hemp brands in Oregon, California, and Colorado, and will soon announce a new partnership with Can-Lab in Michigan.
Journey previously se...
An Aruban Classic Gets a Makeover as the Colorful Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort Reopens
Eagle Beach’s iconic resort welcomes travelers back with more spacious rooms, fresh new amenities, and all the comforts of home.
I often forget that Aruba is part of the Dutch Caribbean, along with Bonaire and Curaçao, affectionately known as the ABC islands. I mean, I knew that Dutch pancakes were a staple on the island but other than the occasional windmill you see among the buildings, I find it hard to look past the white sand beaches against that incredibly beautiful blue-green ocean.
But...
Xcaret Mexico is the Place to Refresh Your Spirit, Soul, and Body
We could all use a little (ok, a lot of) spiritual and wellness help after these past two years. Self-care took a back seat along with travel and socializing. So getting back to your sense of self and reinvigorating your soul now needs to be in the driver’s seat. And I’ve got just the destination that is teeming with spiritual and wellness activities - led by an actual Shaman - to reignite and restore your inner flame.
Xcaret Mexico, located south of Cancun along the Riviera Maya, is putting ...