The following articles are only excerpts. For the full text, click on an article's title.On Sunday morning, my wife and I competed in our first 15K race as part of Disney’s Minnie Marathon Weekend. Starting in the Animal Kingdom parking lot, our 9.3 mile run featured a trip through Disney’s Hollywood Studios before a finishing mile around Epcot’s World Showcase. Nearly 3000 runners completed the journey. At least two […]
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“Remember treasure hunts? Here’s one that’s good for adults, families and people of all ages.”
Those are the words of the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs office regarding the Public Art Treasure Caches they have hidden near pieces of public art all around Orange County. These Caches have been hidden in an effort to let […]
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According to the Interpretive Trail Guide I picked up today, …
The Tibet-Butler Preserve was purchased in 1989 by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) through the Save Our Rivers Program, to protect the watershed along Lake Tibet-Butler on the Butler Chain of Lakes. In addition to views of the lake, the Preserve showcases […]
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If you missed out on the Great Public Art Challenge, here’s a video that has been posted on YouTube. Below the video is a press release regarding the event.
Last Saturday, April 12, downtown professionals, young urban dwellers, families and art enthusiasts gathered together to participate in The Great Public Art Challenge. The event was hosted […]
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One of my favorite pieces of public art in Orlando is the bronze sculpture, “Bunk Baxter, Alligator Wrestler”, which sits near the fountain of Heritage Square in the front courtyard of The History Center. If you’ve never seen the piece, it is a remarkably realistic life-sized sculpture of a man wrestling an alligator, with two […]
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I imagine ballroom dancing fans have never been happier. The sixth season of “Dancing with the Stars” is well under way and Tango, Fox Trot and Samba classes are available in every town to dancers of all ages. It’s kind of like when Tiger Woods started dominating the PGA Tour and every amateur began eating, […]
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