If You Like - Florida - page 37

Jacksonville Freebird Live is a shrine to Lynyrd Skynyrd and one of the nation's best small
music venues.
Gainesville Tom Petty's hometown has a first-rate and extensive college-music scene, in-
cluding some fantastic punk clubs.
Tallahassee The city is known for blues; just head for the Bradfordville Blues Club, a local
legend.
Naples The Naples Philharmonic is one of those unexpected gems of a regional orchestra.
West Palm Beach Perhaps surprisingly, West Palm Beach really rocks; its several venues
include a BB King's blues outpost.
Miami Yes, Miami is mainly about its DJ-driven nightclubs, but rock and Latin bands still
pump up the volume, especially out in Wynwood.
Locavore Gourmet
The explosion of Florida's gourmet food scene has led, naturally, to an increasing embrace
of today's locavore ethics and the arrival of accomplished chefs passionate about using
products grown no further away than the charge of an electric car.
Up the Creek Raw Bar If you're into oysters, get fresh ones from the source at this
Apalachicola eatery.
Indigenous This Sarasota restaurant is a James Beard semi-finalist and excellent purveyor
of Gulf Coast culinary goodness.
Dixie Crossroads One of the few spots on the Space Coast that sells locally sourced
shrimp.
Orlando There's an entire foodie sub-scene here that is embracing the locavore thing with a
passion.
Baseball
Major League Baseball's spring training - with almost daily exhibition games - is a long-
standing Florida tradition drawing hordes of fans. The 'grapefruit league'