Florida Holidays

Confession: Publix holiday commercials turn me to mush.Maybe it's the music. Maybe it's because I'm already in the holiday spirit. Or maybe it's just good…

Department stores are mostly full of the same old stuff, so we went trolling online for some Florida-themed (read: kitschy) holiday gift ideas. Check out…

Here's a holiday tradition in Tampa's Hyde Park neighborhood: Residents wrap the old oaks and palm trees that line South Boulevard with tiny white twinkle…

I spotted this oh-so-Florida decoration on my neighbor's lawn in Brandon. I thought it was prime caption material -- and apparently, many of you agreed.…

Even before we came up with our Florida Holidays project, Aleida Morse was getting into the spirit.Morse teaches performing arts at Academy at the Lakes…

Sunset Beach's tradition is the Holiday Stroll. It's a cross between Halloween and Christmas, with a dash of New Year’s Eve thrown in for good measure.A…

For my family, the traditional holiday food is smoked mullet.My father, Bob Trohn, has been catching and smoking mullet at his home on the river in…

Here's a sweet memory from Valerie Alker, host of All Things Considered on WGCU in Fort Myers. Val shared this tale as part of our Florida Holidays…

While folks up North are huddling around a fireplace and donning ugly Christmas sweaters, we Floridians can celebrate the holidays al fresco. With Tampa's…

My husband, Braulio, and I had this Florida holiday tradition for years: First we’d meet up in downtown St. Petersburg with our friends Cara and Quincy to…

One-horse open sleigh? Try one-zebra open sleigh.That's how we roll during Florida holidays, as illustrated by this pic from WUSF news director Scott…

Florida doesn’t do anything by the book -- that includes celebrating the holidays. So this season, WUSF is extolling all the ways to enjoy the holidays…