Lattes with leaders
The City of Winter Park announced it will host a CoffeeTalk series with city officials that will kick off Aug. 6, with coffee provided by...
Slow down!
Speeding cameras are being added to school zones across OrlandoThe City of Orlando is installing speeding cameras in 21 school zones to deter reckless driving, according to a page on the city’s website. Starting...
The Community Podcast for July 27, 2026
On this episode, writer and UCF student Sabrina Hansen joins Nick in the studio. Items discussed: CALENDAR Wednesday, July 29 In-Focus Tour with Francisco...
Field Day Fundraiser: 4th Annual Downtown Orlando Field Day aims to raise $25,000
The 4th annual Downtown Orlando Field Day is aiming to raise $25,000 for community programs, Mike Griffin, executive director of Orlando Main Streets, said in...
4Roots Farm hosts Community Plant-Based Potluck
In the middle of the Packing District in Orlando, the last thing I expected to find was a farm. Especially one that was so quiet...
Applications open for the 2026 Dr. P. Phillips Legacy Microgrant Program
Applications for the 2026 Dr. P. Phillips Legacy Microgrant Program have opened, meaning 15 nonprofits in Orange and Osceola counties will be chosen and awarded...
Ancestral artistry
After years of navigating chronic illness with few answers and little relief, artist and scholar River Coello returned to their native Ecuador in search of something Western medicine had yet to provide: true healing. Their...
Creativity in community: Pine Castle Center for the Arts brings the artists of Orlando together
The Pine Castle Center for the Arts is a brand-new startup that formed last summer with the goal of bringing the artists of Orlando together. Anna McCambridge-Thomas said that PCCA is trying to make a...
Kerouac House undergoes renovations for 2027 residencies
Renovations are underway at the historic house where Beat novelist and poet Jack Kerouac and his mother lived during the 1950s. The house is owned by the Kerouac Project of Orlando and serves as a...
Comings and Growings August 2026
There’s a new big dipper in town. La Diperie Winter Park opened in June at 501 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 317. The shop specializes in dipping just about anything (usually dessert like soft serve, ice...
Church Street renovations begin
On July 7, city officials, community members and others gathered near Cheyenne Saloon to break ground on a major update to Church Street. Plans call for changing the once-busy tourist corridor into a festival street,...
Business Spotlight: BluWave Divers
Chad Hanjora and his wife Jessica Hanjora opened BluWave Divers this May to bring their passion for the water to Orlando. BluWave Divers is stationed in College Park at 3465 Edgewater Drive, and Chad Hanjora...
The problem with Band-Aids
“Do you have a Band-Aid?” “No.” My friend looked at me as though I had just admitted I didn’t own a toothbrush. “How do you...
‘Under Oath’ with Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas has been showing up onscreen for over four decades — first as the wide-eyed Amish boy in "Witness," then across everything from "Inception"...
How to save on gas
I was stopped at a light on Colonial the other day next to a big jacked-up truck. The light turned green, and he slammed on...
Celebrating 200 years of the red, white and blue in the City Beautiful
As America commemorates the 250th birthday of our nation throughout 2026, some historians are looking back to July 4, 1976, to see how Floridians marked...
Paul Ortigoni on comics as a great connector
Snugly situated in the corner of a small Maitland plaza, Blackbird Comics & Coffeehouse buzzes daily with business — especially on Wednesdays, when new comics...
Brad Dillon on friendships and fatherhood
One building, two front entrances. Right for pizza, left for beer. Once inside, you’ll find that pizza and beer whizzes between both sides. This two-for-one special,...
