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Arnold Palmer’s Orlando Legacy of Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer Hospital, and...

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...

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William Andrews Restoring Mercy Drive Through Jobs Partnership of Florida

What do drugs, prisons and changing a community have in common?  In the case of William Andrews, Senior Pastor of The Heart of Mercy Community Church of the Nazarene on Mercy Drive in Orlando Florida,...

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Meeting UCF Football Coach George O’Leary at The Downtown Orlando UKnight Tour

As part of UCF‘s fan-base campaign that came to 310 Lakeside in downtown Orlando called UKnight, my wife and I were lucky enough to meet George O’Leary at the event and share a small table that he was...

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An Open Letter to Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic

I’ve been reading all of the twitter updates and it seems that the Twitter universe and the Orlando Sentinel are trying to run you out of town like they did someone else. I can tell you that a majority...

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President Obama to Visit Orlando and Disney World on January 19th, 2012

President Barack Obama is going to Disney World on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 in an effort to unveil plans to help tourism to the United States as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. President Obama...

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An Evening with Harris Rosen hosted by Scott Joseph at the Everglades...

Adjacent to Orlando’s major convention center on International Drive sits the massive Rosen Centre hotel. On Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 6:30 PM, renowned Orlando restaurant critic Scott Joseph will be...

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Weekend Getaway to Mission Inn Resort and Club in Lake County

The nickname for the State of Florida is “The Sunshine State”. Another unofficial description for the state could be “The Flat State” because of the lack of elevation in the landscape around Florida....

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2013 Jack Hanna Weekend at SeaWorld on September 14th and 15th

The most famous zookeeper in the United States will be visiting SeaWorld on Saturday, September 14th and 15th, 2013 when Jack Hanna brings with him a host of exotic animals to the park to help educate...

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Junior Achievement of Central Florida and UCF Brings Leadership and...

On November 13th, 2013, the Junior Achievement of Central Florida (JA) will host their 26th Annual Mid-Florida Business Hall of Fame at the Rosen Centre Hotel on International Drive. This year’s...

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Santa Claus Events around Orlando in 2014

Santa Claus is a very busy man around Orlando beginning in early November and continuing through Christmas Eve. From special events at shopping malls, breakfast celebrations, and parades, Santa Claus...

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Zora Neale Hurston Life and Literary Works around the Historic Town of...

Zora Neale Hurston grew up in the historic town of Eatonville, Florida, a small town just six miles north of Downtown Orlando along Interstate 4, that was one of the first all-black towns to be formed...

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2015 Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr in the month of January in Orlando...

Martin Luther King, Jr had a dream of an integrated and unified America in 1963 where over 200,000 civil rights supporters watched and listened to King’s 17-minute public speech in Washington D.C. on...

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Revisiting the Super Bowl Budweiser Hometown Hero’s Parade in Winter Park

On January 8th, 2014, the city of Winter Park, along with Budweiser, held a special surprise ticker tape parade to welcome home Winter Park resident Lt. Chuck Nadd for a hero’s welcome from his most...

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