Your FLIBS Questions, Answered
October 2021: Editor’s Letter The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is back, baby! I’m sure you’ve got questions. Q: I do not have what you would strictly call…
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Erik Petersen
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In 11 years working in US and UK print media, Erik has sparked debate, built relationships and delivered quality journalism. His work was shortlisted several times in Britain's primary newspaper awards. In 2009, Erik was named columnist of the year.
Electric Slide
Editor’s Letter: September 2021 I’m not what you’d call a car guy. I enjoy driving a good car, but at the top of my automotive hierarchy of needs tends to…
Ivy’s Town
Editor’s Letter: August 2021 I don’t think I would have messed with Ivy Stranahan. The Mother of Fort Lauderdale lived here at a time when Fort Lauderdale was an outpost,…
The Main Event
Editor’s Letter: July 2021 I’ve never been so excited to edit an events page. There is, you see, an events page in this month’s issue. It’s a curated list of…
The Sea Savers
Our oceans are in trouble. But in South Florida and around the world, people and organizations are working, researching and educating in the hopes of making things right. It’s getting…
Order Up
Editor’s Letter: June 2021 You can’t change where you’ve been, but you can change where you’re going. It’s one of those old truisms that’s a bit of a cliché, but…
The Hustle
Coming off 15 months like no other, we went to four uniquely Fort Lauderdale restaurants and restaurateurs to find out what this has been like and where they’re going. The…
On the Road Again
Editor’s Letter: May 2021 Many of my best childhood memories came courtesy of RVs and campgrounds. My dad was a high school teacher, so family vacations were of the two-month…
On the Road Again
The camping and RVing industry has seen the boom that’s partially pandemic-related but partly down to some longer-term trends. For several generations of South Floridians, River Ranch has been a…
In the House
Editor’s Letter: April 2021 I have no idea where any of this money is going. By the time you read this, I will have completed buying a new house, a…