If you asked me which Florida theme park I would visit again and again (as a grown adult with a fully functioning prefrontal cortex) I...

Shannon’s Favorite Glühwein Shannon Carnevale, Winter Haven 1/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup orange juice (fresh is best, but juice is OK too) 1...

Cheese Wafers Mrs. Richard D. Pope circa 1970 1 pound sifted flour 1 pound shortening (half butter and half margarine) 1 pound sharp...

Nana's Apple Dressing Mayor Bill Mutz, Lakeland 12 rolls of Ritz crackers 9 large cooking apples, diced and peeled 3 sticks melted butter...

Granny's Cajun Jambalaya Lynsey Pippen, Little Bus Books 1/4 cup canola oil 5 large onions, chopped fine 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 5-6...

Chalet Orange Souffle Bertha Henshaw - Chalet Suzanna, Lake Wales Circa 1970 1 cup milk 1/6 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn starch 2 tablespoons...

You can debate the luxuries of 4-D, surround sound, IMAX experiences, and electronic reclining chairs till the credits appear, but...

THERE IS A MONOLITH IN THE KITCHEN OF MY HOME. I do not remember how old I am, or if I could even call this my first memory because to...

Polk Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) is the Local Arts Agency for Polk County. As such, PACA “advocates for all the Cultural Arts...

We’ve been waiting for this all summer, and it’s finally here! Polk County Burger Week, presented by Visit Central Florida in partnership...

James ‘Lone Star’ Camp may not have gotten to play a cowboy in old Westerns, but he has darn sure lived like one. Lone on the range, the...

Recreating an Evening of Bygone Delight … The Garden Club of Winter Haven was considering fundraising options. The Friends of the Museum...

A sandy path of broken glass lined on either side by discarded children’s toys, shopping carts, tires, and other refuse leads to a hovel...

Approximately 140,000 visitors meander the galleries at Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College annually. Boasting more than 3,000...

DID YOU KNOW The first-ever pizzeria in the world is the Port’Alba in Italy. Established in 1830, the store cooked their pies in an oven...

“I think between December and January, that’s when the berries taste the best,” according to Fancy Farms Market co-owner Kristi...

DEERINGER HONEY FARM In addition to a population of wild bees, the state of Florida is host to some 650-700,000 commercial bee colonies...

In 1972, two women interested in helping stray animals were introduced to each other by a veterinarian. This kismet meeting would mean...

Edward and Ednamay Wales bought a 120-acre property in Lake Alfred during the 1950s. They moved their family from Winter Haven to live...

I: Chekhov’s Cave Painting In early 2019, a team of scientists announced they had made an incredible discovery. After shimmying up a fig...

Marco Fazzini’s office is littered with stories and posters of his boxers’ successes. “I like to fix the cars to race them. I don’t just...

Sweet summertime! Kids are out of school, and there’s plenty of sunshine (and rain) to go around. Now is the perfect time for a quick...

Eight years ago, Jason DeShazo sat in the crowd of a Dixie Longate drag show. “I don’t think I laughed and cried so much in one sitting...

The Florida Dance Theatre, founded in 1993 by Carol Krajacic Erkes, is a “home and a community rather than a program,” according to...