Air Force Week has been going on all week with shows at UCF, Sea World, and Disney World. The week culminates on Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, 2010 with air shows throughout the day at the Cocoa Beach Pier in Cocoa Beach, FL. Cocoa Beach is about aRead More →
WFTV is reporting that there are discussions about building a new “thrill park” behind the Festival Bay mall on International Drive. It would not be a theme park, persay, as there will be very little theming to the park and will instead be focused strictly on thrill rides. Whereas theRead More →
The Casa Feliz Historic Home opens its doors Sunday afternoons this fall for the public to enjoy a full schedule of performances by some of Central Florida’s most talented musicians. While at the manor, guest can capture a glimpse of life in the early 20th century as they tour theRead More →
The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo will be held at the Swan and Dolphin hotel in Disney World on Sunday, October 17, 2010 through Thursday October 21, 2010. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will be one of the keynote speakers along with John Chambers (Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems) and Marc BenioffRead More →
Want to know where in Orlando you can cheer on your favorite hometown NFL team like the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Bucs)? Kelly Fitzpatrick of the Orlando SentinelRead More →
ENTER LEGEND! The Amway Center officially opened it’s doors today, Friday, October 1, 2010. The new $480 million arena is now the most technically advanced arena in the entire country and comes in at 875,000 square feet as compared to the old Amway Arena’s 367,000 square feet. The center willRead More →
I had driven by the Albin Polasek museum many times over the years traveling east and west on Aloma Avenue between Lakemont and Park Avenue in Winter Park. Naively, I had always seen this small museum as a place that looked like someone had randomly staged their house with michaelengoRead More →
Downtown Orlando has a new IPhone Application that can be used to locate a parking garage in downtown Orlando. The free application shows images of the parking garages and can be sorted by price. On nights of the Magic games, it will be common for some of the parking garagesRead More →
Bounce U is an inflatable bounce house childrens attraction that contains several large bounce houses and slides for kids to play around with. Orlando Local Guide recently held a birthday party for a group of 2 years olds at the Sanford location and all participants had a great time. BirthdayRead More →
There are things that you say that you will never do before you have kids and places you say you will never go…and then you have a child and that all goes out the door. T-Rex restaurant in Disney Springs is one of those places. When trying to think of someplaceRead More →
Downtown Orlando is a great place to visit, from it’s upscale dining and steakhouses, movie theater, the new Amway Center, and Lake Eola. It’s also becoming a great place to live as scores of new residents take over the downtown condo’s that have sprouted up the last few years. Also,Read More →
Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando is hosting an annual BBQ family festival at their church on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 from 11am to 6pm. The festival is open to everyone and not just church members. Trinity Church is within walking distance of downtown Orlando and is a block awayRead More →
In the city of Oviedo, there is a small attraction called the Lukas Butterfly Encounter. The 4,000 Sq Ft encounter is part of a much bigger nursery that is well organized and probably the biggest in the central florida area. The Lukas family came to Oviedo in 1906 and theRead More →
Update – March 4, 2011: On Friday, March 4, 2011, the governor of the State of Florida, Rick Scott, put his ideological ideas on how money should be spent at the national level, with his Fox News Press Conferences, at the expense of the citizens that elected him in theRead More →
Length: 10 miles Description: The Winter Park Cady Way Run is a very scenic run through Winter Park that will have you passing by exquisite homes, Park Avenue, and Rollins College. Other points along the way take you down Alabama drive where you run along Lake Maitland as well asRead More →
Updated May 14, 2011 – The Orlando Sentinel has reported that Family Feud will no longer be taping at Universal Studios. Original Story The popular game show, Family Feud, has a new home taping their shows throughout the year in Orlando at Universal Studios. Comedian Steve Harvey is the newRead More →
Florida State Football legend Bobby Bowden and Comedian Chelsea Handler will be visiting the Borders in Winter Park for book signings this fall and Hall of Fame wrestler Mick Foley(Cactus Jack/Mankind) visits the Barnes and Noble on East Colonial. Bobby Bowden – Friday, August 27, 2010 7:00 PM ———————————————————– FromRead More →
Stone Temple Pilots will be playing the UCF Arena on Saturday, October 9th 2010. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 13th. The Eagles will be opening up the new Amway Center on Thursday, October 7th 2010. Tickets go on sale Monday, August 16th. View Amway Center and UCF ArenaRead More →
UCF Football kicks off their football season on Saturday, Sept. 4th 2010 against South Dakota. Game time starts at 6pm. Come party with over 50,000 fans around Memory Mall on the UCF campus to experience a real college football gameday experience. The first game of the season always brings outRead More →
Usher is headlining the inaugural American Music Festival in Daytona Beach on Sept 1-5th, 2010. The festival includes concerts and fireworks. Other acts include the Jonas Brothers, Tony Bennett, and more. Click Here for more information about the festival. [mappress]Read More →
For visitors to Orlando, I invite you to attend one of Orlando’s thriving churches downtown. I know that most vacations do not include time at church but please use the map below to plan one Sunday out of your vacation spending time with God and the residents of Orlando. Afterwards,Read More →
Orlando has been ranked the 6th coolest city in the country by Forbes.com according to a Harris Interactive poll that polled 2,104 adults in July from across the U.S Click Here to see the gallery.Read More →
The Orlando Sentinel has a story on a new playground all built by donations and volunteers on Mercy Drive in Orlando. Click Here to read the story. [mappress]Read More →
Orlando Magazine has released their annual “Best of Orlando” magazine and some national brands beat out some local favorites in the 2010 edition. Read More →