HUMANITIES TODAY
What’s new at Florida Humanities Water/Ways exhibition tour begins; uncover the past through Sephardi Voices; view new Community Project Grants; see how cultural institutions prepare for emergencies; better understand today through history of racial relations series; tour the state without leaving home; read Florida Humanities’ annual report, and meet new Florida Humanities board members.
By Janet Scherberger, Lindsey Morrison and Keith Simmons
COVER STORY
Women to know Meet 18 Florida women whose stories are unforgettable.
By Peggy Macdonald, Janet Scherberger and Jacki Levine
LITERARY FLORIDA
Writers on writing Florida Book Awards winners talk about their latest books, their favorite writers, and a year unlike any other. Plus, the complete list of Florida Book Award winners.
By Colette Bancroft
RAISING THEIR VOICES, POETICALLY
The pandemic stopped the state’s Poetry Out Loud competition from convening in person, but it couldn’t hold back the talent of the competitors. Meet this year’s winner.
By Elizabeth Djinis
A GIFT OF ENVISIONING FLORIDA
The donation of Samuel and Roberta Vickers’ 1,200-piece Floridathemed art collection to the University of Florida’s Harn Museum of Art may transform how we view our state.
By Jacki Levine
COMMEMORATING JULY 17, 1821
Two hundred years after Spain formally ceded Florida to the United States, Pensacola and Escambia County — where it all happened — memorialize the bicentennial with events and an appreciation of many who were forgotten. Plus, a history of three centuries of Spanish influence.
By Margo Stringfield, Judith A. Bense and Brian R. Rucker
HERITAGE KITCHEN
A recipe for connection This chef mixed a bit of New England, a dollop of Florida, and a dash of family tradition to create her own brand of culinary happiness. By Dalia Colon INSIDER’S FLORIDA What you’ll see on road less traveled It’s time to discover the backroads of Florida and five out-of-the way gems with no highways in sight.
By Ron Cunningham
STATE OF WONDER
The call of the springs For this photographer, a day spent on a spring-fed river always yields visual — and soulful — delights.
By Ashlee Condor
