By Saundra Amrhein A graceful dancer stands poised in a room full of teenage girls and young women arrayed in front of a wall of mirrors. Her given name is Navodita Sharma but she goes by her stage name Chandni, and she is wearing an elegant, floor-length butter-yellow gown embroidered with white…
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By Chelle Koster Walton Orlando and Kissimmee invite you to explore sans car their charming downtown areas and attractions strips. Here are the best places to walk in the Orlando area. Footloose & Car-Free Walking is the name of the game in the Orlando-Kissimmee area. Some visitors actually go…
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You’re in Central Florida, with a hankering for great beer-battered fish and tasty chips, and the United Kingdom is 4,500 miles away. But you’re in luck. Several restaurants in Central Florida offer the traditional British and Irish dish -- and all believe in fresh fish, a crispy beer batter and…
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By Rachelle Lucas There are two new delicious reasons to visit Grande Lakes Resort Whisper Creek Farm: The Kitchen and The Brewery. Comprised of The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes continues to set the bar high for farm-to-fork experiences in Orlando with their…
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By Gary McKechnie During the Great Depression of the 1930s, struggling artists got a helping hand from Jules André Smith. Smith envisioned “an oasis for creativity” that would become a colony for artists, and he chose tranquil Maitland as its home. Smith, along with his patron, Mary Louise…
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By Saundra Amrhein As Brandon is telling me to put my feet in the wakeboard boots – or bindings, as they’re called – I am remembering the advice I got before buying my ticket here at the Orlando Watersports Complex: don’t overthink it. I scoot my rump off the dock and into the water, wearing a…
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By Lauren Tjaden A certain kind of delight that comes from these adventurous things to do in Florida resides in anticipated terror. When you’re about to plunge out of an airplane from two miles high, fly a contraption fashioned from Dacron and aluminum, or race a redneck’s dream vehicle, your…
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By Rachelle Lucas The TV show "Emeril's Florida" showcased some hot new dining spots in the Orlando area, including a local food market, a killer restaurant that makes everything from scratch, and the Four Seasons' new rooftop dining at Capa. You could visit all three of these places for a…
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