Florida Holidays

While June 19 isn't recognized as a national holiday, it is a designated paid holiday for state employees in six states.

Spectacular firework displays are the grand finale of big Fourth of July celebrations. We get some pointers from a professional photographer who has shot many a Fourth of July.

It's simple, we just want to wish you a happy holiday weekend from NPR, wherever your taste buds take you.

There are 202 shopping days left until Christmas, but there was plenty of holiday cheer to go around last week at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the…

Looks like Rudolph may have some competition this year.WUSF listener Amy Mariani spied a red-nosed manatee accompanying Santa Claus just off US 19 at the…

Who says there's no snow in Florida? Becky Wanamaker shared this story on WUSF's Facebook page.Every December, our family drives to Orlando for a little…

The subject line of Peggy Bode's email pretty much says it all: "That's so Florida." So without further ado, here's the note we received from the Anna…

Here's an email we received from St. Petersburg resident Dorothy "Dee" Sabean as part of our Florida Holidays project: Every Christmas tradition has a…

Some folks put a Florida twist on a classic holiday song. Then there's James "Sunny Jim" White of Osprey. The professional singer/songwriter recorded his…

Dec. 24 is Nochebuena - Christmas Eve - and for many Hispanics, that means roasting a whole pig. This Christmas tradition scared journalist and author…

When listener Wade Mullins sent us this photo for our Florida Holidays project, we couldn't resist soliciting captions. The following are suggestions from…

Here's an email we received from listener Beth Daniels:I loved the radio piece about the smoked mullet gifts that friends look forward to with such…