Deep inside Spring Hammock Preserve, a swath of natural Florida sandwiched between Sanford and Winter Springs, there are pits of thigh-deep black mud, thick as peanut butter, that belch up an acrid ...

As plans for redevelopment of Mud Island waver with uncertainty, perhaps we should look at some tidbits about the strip of land across from Downtown, how it got here, what it's been and some other ...

Buster Salazar, 11, gets into the mud part of mud brick making during the 19th annual Fiesta de los Niños on Saturday at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. The festival featured live music and activities ...

Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. If you've never coated your body in ...