Posts with tag 'Melbourne'
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Florida Orchestras: Catch a Performance in 2022
Are you ready for another amazing year of music and culture in Florida in 2022? Florida is home to a vibrant collection of orchestras, featuring both experienced performers and youth groups honing their craft. Tickets sell quickly for the biggest shows, so now is the perfect time to start planning your concert schedule for the year. We've got the details you need to find the best performances throughout the area.
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Florida Famous Foods: Top Places for Cuban Sandwiches
With its satisfying mix of flavors and textures, the Cuban sandwich has become known as the unofficial state sandwich of Florida. We head to these wonderful restaurants when we're craving a Cuban sandwich, one of Florida's famous foods.
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The History Behind Florida's Space Coast
Do you know where the first people to walk on the moon last set foot before they left Earth? The answer is Florida's Space Coast, of course! The Space Coast has been a center of innovation, industry, and remarkable achievements for more than 60 years. It's where some of the most famous space missions in history were launched, and it remains one of the most interesting places in the entire country. Our real estate agents have the fascinating details on the history behind Florida's Space Coast and how it has developed into such an amazing place to call home.
The History Behind Florida's Space Coast
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Famous People You Didn't Know Were from Florida
There's an interesting feeling of civic pride you feel when you discover a celebrity you know and love is from your hometown. But for every well-known celeb from the Sunshine State, there's another handful of famous people from Florida you didn't know were from here.
The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, & More | Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville may as well one of the capitals of Southern Rock given the number of legendary bands from the genre it's produced. Lynyrd Skynyrd of Freebird fame, The Allman Brothers Band, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, and .38 Special all hail from the Bold City. Rock bands continued to emerge from Jacksonville during the 90s and 2000s as well. You probably know Limp Bizkit hails from the First Coast, but so do Cold, Yellowcar...
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Bizarre Guinness World Records Set in Florida
Florida is a strange place. We say that with nothing but love, because we'd have it no other way. Maybe it's the blistering sun, or maybe it's the fact that we live with dinosaurs (hello, alligators). But whatever the reason, there's no denying that Florida is a little odd. So it makes sense that the folks from Guinness World Records have made a lot of trips to Florida to document many eccentric world record attempts. From watermelon-eating contests with hundreds of people to tattooed senior citizens, here are some of the most bizarre Guinness World Records set in Florida.
Longest Marathon Playing Badminton, Doubles
Back in 2014, four Tampa residents doubled up and played badminton for an exhausting 32 hours and 25 minutes to achieve this record. We're tired just thinking about it, honestly.
