Modernism meets outdoor living

Dave Kuettel and his wife, Megan, were very intrigued by the large clean-lined contemporary home on Indianhead Lake in Edina. But it took them a year "to pull the trigger" and buy it in 2007, said Dave.

Fire Bar & Grill heats up Kennedy Blvd., La Violette flirts with lingerie; Badar's Hair arrives on Davis Islands.

By Amy Scherzer, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, May 16, 2012 TAMPA — Soon the sizzle at a former strip club will come from the kitchen, when Fire Bar & Grill opens to serve seafood, steaks and pizza cooked in a wood-fire oven. The building that once housed Seven Seas lounge on Kennedy Boulevard was known for the naked women painted on its exterior. But it got a million-dollar renovation for a ...

Ice cream turns into cultural experience in Miami’s Little Havana

As summer’s ominous heat begins its yearly assault on our city, I discovered a flavorful oasis that offers an antidote to the seasonal doldrums. When temperatures rise just above unbearable and scantily dressed television weather women torment us with killer storms off the coast of the Cape Verde Islands, I suggest you make your way to Azucar Ice Cream shop on my favorite corner in East Little ...

Natural wonders, storied history — from Lost Colony to Wright brothers' first flight — captivate at Outer Banks

By Lane DeGregory, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, April 25, 2012 OUTER BANKS, N.C. Three hours east of Raleigh, past peanut fields and forgotten farms, the winding road turned into North Carolina's longest bridge, and we climbed above the green-gray waters of the Croatan Sound. More than 5 miles of brackish waves washed beneath us, leaving the mainland far behind. Ahead, across another bridge ...

Bank staff poised to do a good turn for Scouts

The Devonport Scouts' 89-year-old Rangitoto Island hut is getting a makeover.Scoutsville, a bach built almost a century ago on Rangitoto Island, will get a big makeover this week.Christopher Jones of the 1st Devonport Scout Group...