Surrounded by waving seagrass, salt flats, white ibis, and murky swamps, Highway 41 (known as Tamiami Trail) was the original Alligator Alley and the one way into Florida's Everglades City. The ...

Every October, the quiet fishing town of Everglades City comes alive with the cracks of crab claws signaling the start of stone crab season in Southwest Florida. Known as the "Stone Crab Capital of ...

October brings two of Southwest Florida's favorite things: cooler weather and stone crabs. Stone crab season kicked off Wednesday, Oct. 15, and will be here for another shell-cracking 6½ months.

Stone crab season is upon us, and if you don’t “know a guy” with a sketchy shack in his backyard where you trade cash for claws, that’s OK—you head out to any of these local spots to satisfy your ...

Stone crab season — at least one of the top five reasons to live in South Florida — kicked off in mid-October. If you’re a fan of the meaty, jewel-like claws, you know that they’re often as expensive ...

Stone crab season officially began this week, which means Miami should be seeing claws sold everywhere from restaurants to markets. But how can you tell whether the stone crabs you’re eating are fresh ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amber Love Bond is a Miami-based food + beverage and travel writer. South Florida might not have fall, but we do have a season ...