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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is on display at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale through June 14, 2026. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Art at Fort Lauderdale Galleria: Viewing options from Michelangelo’s ceiling to Persian miniature paintings

June 2, 2026 craigslegz 1

What’s your viewing preference at Fort Lauderdale Galleria: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Exhibition or Persian miniature paintings of Atelier Fotovat? […]

Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, is honoring the Asian 'Year of the Fire Horse' with a special exhibit. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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South Florida attraction sheds light on Asian ‘Year of the Fire Horse’

February 24, 2026 craigslegz 0

Visit Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is the place to get the lowdown on the ‘Year of the Fire Horse’ in South Florida in 2026. […]

The Surrounded Islands Documentation Exhibition spans several rooms on the second floor of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, the new permanent home for art and documentation about Christo's 1983 project that wrapped 11 islands in Biscayne Bay in bright pink fabric in 1983. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Christo’s pink-wrapped islands preserved at Fort Lauderdale museum

May 17, 2025 craigslegz 0

Exhibition spotlighting 1983 ‘Surrounded Islands’ project in Miami gets permanent home at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. […]

More than a thousand lighted lanterns were launched in the 2024 Water Lantern Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Water Lantern Festival promotes much-needed social unity

November 21, 2024 craigslegz 0

Water Lantern Festivals bring people together in an uplifting form of social media. […]

The Dali Dome in St. Petersburg, Florida, is home for the Dali Alive 360 Degrees multi-media show about the life and art of Salvador Dali. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Surreal St. Pete: Tripping on Dali, Chihuly and getting ZaZoo’d

March 24, 2024 craigslegz 0

St. Petersburg has transformed from a retirement haven to a major arts center. The Dali Museum and Chihuly Collection are two notable reasons. […]

The Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE show features more than two dozen mannequins adorned with flowers. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Floral art exhibit celebrating women featured at Bal Harbour Shops

March 6, 2024 craigslegz 0

Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE show features 28 fashionable mannequins and other intricate floral displays at Bal Harbour Shops. […]

The Nights of Lights illuminates the St. Augustine waterfront with a blanket of white lights. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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St. Augustine: Enjoy a white Christmas and an epic salad

December 20, 2023 craigslegz 3

St. Augustine creates a winter wonderland in Florida with more than 3 million white lights. It’s also the place to go for a highly acclaimed salad. […]

Chicago performs at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, in October 2023. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Music: 3 original members keep classic Chicago sound rocking

October 17, 2023 craigslegz 0

Chicago is still delivering high-energy performances after more than five decades. […]

Michelle and Harry Coleman operate Smoke & Dough BBQ and Empanada Harry's in the Miami suburb of West Kendall. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Smoke & Dough is the place to go for Miami-style barbecue

August 22, 2023 craigslegz 4

Smoke & Dough taps in to Hispanic flavors and influences to bring Chef Harry Coleman’s vision of Miami-style barbecue to life in West Kendall. […]

Carpool tribute band performs The Cars' greatest hits at the Casino at Dania Beach. (Fran Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Tribute bands inject new energy at former Dania Beach Jai Alai fronton

June 28, 2023 craigslegz 0

Casino at Dania Beach features tribute bands performing music of vintage rock artists. Here’s the schedule. […]

Top riders and horses compete in the 13-week Winter Equestrian Festival at Wellington International. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Wellington Fla.’s elite equestrian scene not only for the rich

February 25, 2023 craigslegz 0

World-class equestrians flock to Wellington, Fla., in winter to compete in polo, show-jumping and dressage. You don’t have to be rich to watch them. […]

Riders compete for the 2023 Ylvisaker Cup at the National Polo Center in Wellington, Fla. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Sunday afternoon polo is an entertaining cheap date in Wellington, Fla.

February 25, 2023 craigslegz 0

A polo match in Wellington provides action-packed viewing and won’t break your budget. There’s even free champagne at halftime. […]

Scenic backdrop depicting Mount Rushmore is on display at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. (Fran Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Backdrops from classic movies in unique exhibit at Boca Raton museum

September 2, 2022 craigslegz 0

Scenic backdrops from classic Hollywood movies are featured in a unique exhibit at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. […]

Candlelight classic concerts are a bit hit in more than 90 cities around the world. (Fran Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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Classic Queen by candlelight an illuminating experience in Fort Lauderdale

August 12, 2022 craigslegz 0

Candlelight concerts: Tributes to contemporary artists such as Queen performed in classical style are a big hit around the world. […]

Buffett Backstories' by Scott Atwell coincides with the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Buffett's arrival in Key West and tells the origin of 50 of his popular songs.
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Buffett Backstories: Book sheds light on 50 Jimmy Buffett songs, Key West

December 15, 2021 craigslegz 0

Key West author Scott Atwell’s book tells of the places and people that inspired 50 Jimmy Buffett songs. […]

The Flamenco Show is a Saturday night special at EntreTapas Restaurant in Weston, Florida. (Craig Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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EntreTapas: Spanish food, music, flamenco in South Florida

December 3, 2021 craigslegz 0

EntreTapas Restaurant in Weston creates authentic Spanish experience in South Florida with food, music and flamenco. […]

Sunsets on Sanibel Island are usually spectacular. (Craig Davis/Craigslegztravels.com)
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Sanibel’s shelling, sunsets great but congestion, parking woes detract

June 24, 2021 craigslegz 0

Sanibel and Captiva islands still get high ratings but has lost a lot of charm due to its popularity as crowds spoil the charm. […]

The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock opened in late 2019, a few months before COVID temporarily closed it. (Craig Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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Lionel Messi partnership boosts Hard Rock’s 50th anniversary

June 14, 2021 craigslegz 0

The new guitar-shaped hotel at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Resort is amping up entertainment activities. A new partnership with soccer icon Lionel Messi adds to the vibe. […]

Islamorada artist Lisa Lee turns imprints of game fish into art by the traditional Japanese process of Gyotaku. (Craig Davis, craigslegztravels.com)
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Get your fish printed as art and eat it too in the Florida Keys

March 14, 2021 craigslegz 0

Florida Keys artist Lisa Lee preserves the fish you catch as a unique Gyotaku print. […]

The Atlas V 411 lifts off carrying the Solar Orbiter on a mission to the sun. (Glenn Davis/Glenndavisphotography.com)
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Plenty of options for watching rocket launches at Cape Canaveral

March 1, 2020 craigslegz 0

The Solar Orbiter was one of many rocket launches at Cape Canaveral in 2020. Here’s how to watch them. […]

Capt. Bouncer Smith, left, keeps his customers smiling with memorable catches like this snook. (Courtesy Bouncer Smith)
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Capt. Bouncer Smith showed anglers good times for 54 years

June 23, 2019 craigslegz 0

If you want to appreciate ocean fishing in South Florida, just spend a day on the water with legendary guide Bouncer Smith. […]

Typewriter Eraser, Scale X is a 19-foot sculpture outside the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Fran Davis/Craigslegztravels.com)
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Day tripping West Palm Beach: Norton Museum, Avocado Grill

June 19, 2019 craigslegz 0

Looking for a pleasant day out in West Palm Beach, visit the renovated Norton Museum of Art followed by an early dinner at Avocado Grill. […]

Launch Complex 34 is one of the most historic at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as the site of John Glenn's launch to orbit as well as early missile launches. (Craig Davis/Craigslegztravels.com)
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Cape Canaveral a trip to the past and future of space travel

May 30, 2019 craigslegz 0

History abounds at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where remains of vintage sites from the space program blend with the new wave of exploration. […]

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Costa d’Este Resort offers gentler SoBe vibe in Vero Beach

May 11, 2019 craigslegz 0

The Costa d’Este Resort in Vero Beach is SoBe chic but with a laid-back vibe due to the influence of owners Gloria and Emilio Estefan. […]

Throwing the weight competition at the 2019 SE Florida Scottish Festival and Highland Games. (Craig Davis/craigslegztravels.com)
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Kinship, cabers, Scotch whisky make SE Florida Scottish Festival special

March 24, 2019 craigslegz 0

The SE Florida Scottish Festival is always fun and quirky. Kinship and whisky tasting with Clan Davidson made it more so in 2019. […]

Richard Dextraze shapes a glass tumbler at Hollywood Hot Glass in Hollywood, Fla. (Craig Davis, Craigzlegztravels.com)
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Try your hand at glassblowing in Hollywood, Fla., studio

February 11, 2019 craigslegz 0

get an introduction to the ancient art of glassblowing in South Florida at Hollywood Hot Glass. […]

Renee Falsetto paints and sells her abstract impressionist art in a new Fort Lauderdale gallery.
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Renee Falsetto’s Art Studio makes colorful splash in Fort Lauderdale

November 20, 2018 craigslegz 0

Renee Falsetto paints and displays her abstract impressionist paintings in a colorful new studio/gallery in Fort Lauderdale. […]

Tati Suarez's Mermaids at Play is one of the popular features of the Hollywood (Fla.) Downtown Mural Project. (Craig Davis/CraigslegzTravels.com)
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Colorful murals add personality, pizzazz to the other Hollywood (Fla.)

October 5, 2018 craigslegz 0

Colorful, creative downtown mural projects helps Hollwood, Fla., cope with identity crisis. […]

Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers will face off against Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets in Helsinki, Nov. 1-2, 2018.
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Hockey creates unlikely connection between South Florida, Finland

September 21, 2018 craigslegz 0

The Florida Panthers, led by Finnish-born Aleksander Barkov, are forging an unlikely bond between South Florida and Finland. […]

The worst outbreak of red tide in a decade is killing fish by the thousands on Florida's southwest coast.
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Toxic algae, politics imperil Florida’s environment, tourism

August 5, 2018 craigslegz 0

Florida tourism is suffering through an outbreak of toxic algae, and further imperiled by misguided politics. […]

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Journey through Frank Stella’s world at Fort Lauderdale art museum

July 16, 2018 craigslegz 0

Frank Stella: Experiment and Change exhibition is a remarkable journey through the career of one of America’s most influential artists at NSU Museum Fort Lauderdale. […]

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Winter Park’s Scenic Boat Tour full of surprises as oldest Orlando attraction

June 10, 2018 craigslegz 0

The Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour turned out to be more than a pleasant boat ride. It included an unexpected glimpse of Mister Rogers’ (college) Neighborhood. […]

Down South

Palm Beach County wetlands offer prime wildlife viewing — and it’s free

May 12, 2018 craigslegz 0

Wakodahatchee and Green Cay wetlands are nature preserves in western Palm Beach County where you can come face to face with a stunning array of birds and wildlife. Best part: Admission is free. […]

Jimmy Buffett at the wheel of Ticonderoga in the 1980 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race.
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Classic sailing with Jimmy Buffett on fast track to Key West

January 10, 2018 craigslegz 2

Sailing with Jimmy Buffett in a race to Key West in 1980 was like one of his songs come to life, but the real rock star on the 160-mile voyage was the classic 72-foot yacht Ticonderoga. […]

Down South

Drag queen shows keep good times flowing at Lips Fort Lauderdale

November 1, 2017 craigslegz 0

The drag queen shows at Lips Fort Lauderdale have been a hit for nearly a decade. The Dragalicious Gospel Brunch proved spiritually uplifting with a winning combination of high-energy entertainment and plenty of good food and drink. […]

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Islamorada copes with aftermath of Hurricane Irma; repairs underway at Bud N’ Mary’s Marina

September 26, 2017 craigslegz 0

The renowned sportfishing capital of Islamorada has been reeling since Hurricane Irma plowed through the Florida Keys. The fishing fleet at Bud N’ Mary’s Marina was among those to take a severe hit, but is rebuilding. […]

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Solar eclipse helps total strangers come together, see the light

August 21, 2017 craigslegz 0

The rare event of a total solar eclipse showed how easy it can be to bring people together. In this case it was the simple pleasure of a shared experience on an otherwise mundane August afternoon. […]

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Scottish Highland Games among many spirited heritage festivals in South Florida

May 14, 2017 craigslegz 0

The Southeast Florida Scottish Festival and Highland Games is one of numerous events showcasing ethic heritage in South Florida. […]

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Lions, tigers, pandas and more light up Chinese lantern festival in Boca Raton

March 4, 2017 craigslegz 0

The ancient tradition of the Chinese lantern festival brought wild animals to life in illuminated splendor at Sunset Cove Amphitheater west of Boca Raton, Fla. […]

The water taxis run on three routes on the Intracoastal Waterway and New River in Fort Lauderdale.
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Fort Lauderdale water taxi tour: Art, rum, scenery a South Florida delight

February 17, 2017 craigslegz 0

Water taxis are an affordable way to experience the boaty lifestyle in Fort Lauderdale. […]

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Far East meets West for Lunar New Year at Vietnamese monastery near Fort Lauderdale

January 30, 2017 0

Davie, Fla., a horse town with a cowboy mentality, was the unlikely setting for to usher in the Year of the Rooster at a Lunar New Year celebration at a Vietnamese monastery. […]

Down South

Bud N’ Mary’s Marina remains mecca for world-class fishing in Islamorada

December 30, 2016 craigslegz 1

Bud N’ Mary’s Marina has figured prominently in the reputation of Islamorada as the Sportfishing Capital due to talented captains and guides based there. After more than 70 years they are still producing world-class catches in the Florida Keys. […]

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Islamorada fishing crew sheds light on enigma of daytime swordfish pursuit

December 30, 2016 craigslegz 1

Swordfish are one of the most prized gamefish because they are among the most elusive. They reside in deep ocean waters many miles from shore. Until recently, they had almost always been caught – when they were caught at all – at night. […]

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Tatiana nightclub conjures Russian vibe in South Florida

October 9, 2016 0

Tatiana Restaurant and Night Club is an exotic trip without venturing far, Russian style dining and entertainment in Hallandale Beach, Fla. […]

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Memories of Muhammad Ali: The Greatest got start, left legacy in Miami Beach

June 4, 2016 craigslegz 1

Muhammad Ali started on the path to The Greatest in Miami Beach, training at the Fifth Street Gym, upsetting Sonny Liston. His legacy is a part of South Florida history. […]

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Miami stirs alluring vibe through art, music at Wynwood

January 28, 2016 craigslegz 0

Miami’s once-blighted Wynwood neighborhood has in just a few years created a cultural awakening as a hip hub of art, music and other forms of creative expression. The centerpiece in Wynwood Walls, a unique park of sanctioned graffiti with massive murals painted on old warehouses. […]

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Lion Country Safari reopens: Animals are masters of kingdom at drive-through park

December 31, 2015 craigslegz 0

Lion Country Safari introduced the cageless zoo experience near West Palm Beach, Fla in 1967. It remains an intriguing attraction where wild animals tell their own stories and guard some mysteries. […]

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Gracias, Mexico: Grateful for Day of Dead’s rise in South Florida

November 8, 2015 0

The Day of the Dead, an important holiday in Mexico for centuries, has has become an important fall festival in the United States. In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., it is rivaling Halloween – not surprising in a region with a large Hispanic population. The imagery is preferable and the spirited is both somber and fun. […]

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Creative juices flow in Fort Lauderdale’s funky urban art scene

July 29, 2015 0

The Fort Lauderdale art scene is getting funkier with the MASS district joining FAT Village in providing a creative niche in formerly neglected warehouse areas. […]

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Pegasis rises on Kentucky Derby day in Florida

May 15, 2015 0

Kentucky Derby day at South Florida’s Gulfstream Park has its own distinct flavor, overseen by the 110-foot statue of Pegasis. […]

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