SW Florida International Airport
The Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers recently underwent a radical transformation. When its old terminal closed, a gleaming new terminal – built to accommodate new security procedures created since 9/11 – opened in its place. Moving flight operations from the old terminal into the new one could have posed a logistical nightmare – especially since it all needed to happen overnight. New Florida was there.

James Flood
Some artists love landscapes, others fixate on flowers or faces. But ships are what obsess Florida artist James Flood. From ocean liners to ships of war, maritime vessels capture Flood’s imagination and parade through his paintings. New Florida visits the artist at his home-turned-nautical-nest on the Miami River.

Sunsets
Tourists flock to the beach to see them, photographers stake out the best spots from which to shoot them, and residents know all the best restaurants and bars from which to glimpse them … Florida sunsets. New Florida travels the west coast to capture a stunning sunset on camera, and see how Floridians gather to celebrate the perfect end to a perfect day in paradise.

Art’s Work
How does an avocado farmer become an artisan? By accident, apparently. To keep his farm equipment in working condition, Art Ballard learned to weld. Eventually, he turned his attention from fixing tractors, to crafting beautiful (and functional) works of art – from gorgeously crafted gates to intricate animal sculptures. New Florida visits Art and his partner Phil Heermance at Art’s Work, their bustling workshop in Miami.

World of Maps
Modern maps may get us where we’re going, but only antique maps can really tell us where we’ve been. From a Florida map touting a lake filled with silver, to a pre-Revolutionary War map showing a Florida divided east from west, some of the coolest cartographic treasures around can be found at the annual Miami International Map Fair.

New Florida explores.