Archive for ‘Winter Park’

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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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49th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

The 49th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival starts Friday, with over 200 artists scheduled to put their works on display. These artists - working in disciplines including clay, digital art, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture and wood - will be joined by performing artists, a children’s workshop, merchandise and food tents and about 300,000 […]

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The Pita Pit delivers

In addition to the burrito, there’s another sandwich alternative available to quell your lunchtime hunger pains.
The Pita Pit, with its three locations in the Orlando area, offers a wide variety of pitas and salads to hungry crowds throughout the day. At their Downtown location, the lunch hour often sees a line nearly out the door […]

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Friday Favorites - First Dates

Where does one go on a first date in Orlando? Depending on the personalities of the individuals involved, the answer to that question could include just about anything. Here are our favorites …
Chad
There are a lot of great options for first dates in Orlando. For me, though, I’d start with a trip to The Wine […]

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The Wine Room

If you’ve ever wanted to sample a few wines from a really great wine collection, The Wine Room on Park Avenue in Winter Park should be on your list of places to visit. In fact, this cellar-like wine shop has over one hundred of its tremendous bottles uncorked each and every day of the week. […]

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