Each night, the Lake Eola Fountain in Downtown Orlando does it’s best impression of the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas as it comes alive with a choreographed musical show set to classical jazz and disco for a 4 and half minute performance at 8 pm and again at 9:30 pm. Lake Eola Fountain Show Okay,Read More →
I attended the Waterford Lakes Black Friday event for the 12 AM Midnight openings of Target, Best Buy, and other stores. The stores where very crowded with long lines but I was able to get the deal-buster for the XBox 360, the XBox 360 Kinect, and some Hello Kitty slippersRead More →
Homegrown Co-op has launced a weekly online farmers market, featuring fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, breads, eggs and cheeses. Most items are grown in Central Florida utilizing organic practices. Each Sunday at 10 AM the market opens online at: http://homegrown.locallygrown.net …and remains active until Tuesday at 9 AM for a WednesdayRead More →
For the last several years I have attended a Men’s Bible Study once a week early in the morning that can vary between 14 and 20 other men. As we study scripture and talk about our lives and family, one person from the group is responsible for getting breakfast andRead More →
A Muffaletta is a popular sandwich that originated and is most famous in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also spelled sometimes as muffuletta, the muffuletta is a type of sandwich with round Sicilian sesame bread and is known to be rather large where most restaurants will offer a quarter or half muffaletta toRead More →
A new movie theater is being planned to open along with a new Super Target just outside the Orlando International Airport property in the Lee Vista section of Orlando. According to this Orlando Business Journal story, the developer will break ground in 2012 with a completion date of 2013. LeeRead More →
If you haven’t enjoyed a treat from Charlie’s Gourmet Pastries, this weekend there is a good excuse to indulge in a sweet treat. This Friday and Saturday, July 29th and 30th, the mini carrot cake is 20% off, making it only $7.16 Items often sell out at the bakery so goRead More →
First Presbyterian Church Orlando operates Amazing Glaze Ceramics Studio, a not-for-profit ceramics workshop with a complete line of ready-to-paint ceramics. Visitors can select items ranging from dinnerware, decorative seasonal and household items and holiday ornaments. Once items are painted, volunteers at the studio glaze fire the ceramics. Most items are available forRead More →
Growing up in Buffalo, NY until the age of 8, my family and I enjoyed a special type of roast beef sandwich that is local to western New York entitled the “Beef on Weck“. Anyone that has had a Beef on Weck will tell you that it is one ofRead More →
Tim Tebow, former University of Florida football star and current quarterback for the Denver Broncos, will be available for a meet and greet and book signing on Saturday, June 11th at the East Colonial Drive Barnes and Noble. The event starts at 2:00 PM, but expect long lines to form early.Read More →
It seems that living in the sunshine state, good produce would abound at local grocery stores, but choices at the major food chains are slim and expensive. Travel distances from farms to consumers account for a large part of the cost of fruits and vegetables at supermarkets. It is estimatedRead More →
Below is the Orlando Local Guide Interactive Entertainment and Lifetyle Travel Map. Use the map below to navigate to the content within Orlando Local Guide by City (Red), Place (Blue), or Attraction (Yellow). Click on the city, place, or attraction on the map that you are interested in and thenRead More →
In a world where technology is changing and transforming by the day and Orlando’s world class theme parks are in constant reinvention mode, Orlando Local Guide looks to find where a Science Museum fits into the fabric within the city of Orlando. This is Orlando Local Guide’s Orlando Science CenterRead More →
MusikGarten is one of the leading early childhood programs designed through research, to enrich learning of vocabulary, communication, self-esteem and of-course music. First Presbyterian Church of Orlando offers this curriculum through certified instructors for children birth through six years. During each class children have an opportunity to sing, dance, playRead More →
In the 1980’s, Nickelodeon had a popular show by the name of Mr. Wizard’s World that showcased Don Herbert, Mr Wizard, doing science experiments with children where there was usually at least one experiment that involved some type of pyrotechnics. The KaBoom show, that is occasionally shown at the OrlandoRead More →
If you are looking for the best Orlando individual attraction to experience after you have completed all of the best rides and shows at Orlando’s theme parks, the best individual attraction outside of the theme parks is the Dr Phillips CineDome and Planeterium at the Orlando Science Center. Dr PhillipsRead More →
Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors has been serving Orlando it’s liquor and spirits in the same location since 1954 and is an Orlando institution. Will’s Pub recently relocated to it’s new location across the street from Wally’s after it had already become one of the most respected indie rock venues inRead More →
Tony Roma’s is a modern barbecue restaurant that has started to move away from it’s mainstay of barbecue and has looked to diversify into more of a steakhouse. However, at it’s core in their kitchen is a detailed process to help with making some delicious barbecue. Best Baby Back RibsRead More →
As the weather warms there is no better activity to wear children out than water play time. Splash pads across Central Florida are opening for the summer season: Downey Park 10107 Flowers Avenue, Orlando $1 fee applies during busy seasons per session Capehart Park 715 Capehart Drive, Orlando Free admittanceRead More →
The best cupcake bakerin the United States is currently making cupcakes exclusively in our own backyard at Waterford Lakes in east Orlando. Food Network Cupcake Wars After winning one of the initial Food Network’s Cupcake Wars competition for a Celebrity Golf Tournament hosted by George Lopez, Hollis Wilder ofRead More →
No, there are not fireworks at Lake Eola on New Years Eve. The only time of year that you can watch fireworks at Lake Eola is on the 4th of July and during special events throughout the year but there are no fireworks at Lake Eola on New Years Eve.Read More →
In the early 1960’s, Bay HillClub & Lodge opened in Orlando and held a golf exhibition played by future golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Palmer was so impressed with the course at the time that he bought the course with a group of investors in 1976 and boughtRead More →
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, will be holding a night-time rally in downtown Orlando on November 1, 2010 on the eve of the 2010 elections at 9:30PM. The gates to the rally will open at 9:15pm. Clinton will be in Orlando to support democratsRead 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 →