The following articles are only excerpts. For the full text, click on an article's title.Back in April, the Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs office held the Great Public Art Challenge in Downtown Orlando. For that event, participants followed clues to public art where they then performed artistic acts like singing, dancing and drawing. Clearly, it was an event made for the outgoing among us.
This summer, however, there’s an […]
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The first “Coaches Poll” for the 2008 college football season was released today, with the University of Central Florida Knights finding their way into the “Others Receiving Votes” pack. Their 2 points means that they’ve either been ranked as the number 24 team by one coach, or as the number 25 team by two coaches. […]
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As mentioned last week, wednesdays at Carrabba’s are all about wine.
“Wine Wednesdays”, an event exclusive to Florida, features a $10 discount on every bottle they have in stock. It’s the perfect opportunity to try something new and to share with family and friends over a great dinner.
This week, my wife and I decided to head […]
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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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Recently, my wife and I headed out to paddle Rock Springs Run on the edge of Rock Springs Run State Reserve and Wekiwa Springs State Park. We launched from the privately-owned, King’s Landing, and were on the water in less than 10 minutes from the time we arrived.
If you’re not familiar with the area, Rock […]
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From the Florida Online Park Guide …
To celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation & Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its Family. Friends. Fun. campaign to reconnect children and families with nature. Since 1985, the National Recreation and Park Association has […]
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