Monday, September 6, 2010

Archive for ‘History’

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Walking With Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs will roar to life this week in Orlando as WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience takes the Amway Arena back to prehistoric times for a series of eight perfomances starting Wednesday. Audiences will enjoy life-size recreations of ten different species of dinosaurs, inclduing the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Plateosaurus, Stegosaurus and more.
The show depicts the […]

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November events around Central Florida

Pack the Place Pink
Magic is coming to Susan G. Komen with the first ever Komen Magic game when the Orlando Magic host the Philadelphia 76ers on November 6th. $10 from every lower bowl PINK ticket and $5 from every upper bowl PINK ticket purchased through the special Komen magic internet site will be donated to […]

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Orlando Votes: McCain / Palin or Obama / Biden

The debates are over and the election is less than three weeks away. Have you made a decision on who should be our next President?
While Living Orlando will not make an official endorsement, many media outlets are very willing to give us their opinion. Rolling Stone used the title, “A New Hope”, in endorsing Barack […]

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Retro Game Night at the History Center

The Orange County Regional History Center continues to host its popular and nostalgic Retro Game Nights, bringing the event back on Friday, September 19, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Retro Game Night is a walk down memory lane, featuring a wide array of classic board and video games set up throughout the museum. Retro […]

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Garden Theatre in Orlando Weekly’s “Best of 2008″

Earlier this week, Orlando Weekly announced their “Best of 2008″ winners (and losers) in a wide variety of categories. Among the winners was the Garden Theatre located in downtown Winter Garden, taking home the “Best rehab success story”. OW had the following to say:
Too often these days, rehabilitation is little more than a revolving door […]

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The Histories of Central Florida

Looking back on the history of Central Florida, there are a few common threads. American Indians, the growth of the citrus industry, the great freeze of 1894-1895, the two World Wars and the explosion of the tourist industry all shaped the area into the towns and cities we know today. But while there are many […]

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