Category: Lifestyle
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Five Central Florida cities soon will help you pay for Uber rides
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]entral Florida – If you live in Altamonte Springs and use Uber to dine at a Lake Mary restaurant, the city of Lake Mary could pick up part of the tab for your trip. Likewise, if you take the ride-sharing service from Maitland to downtown Sanford or to the Orlando Sanford International Airport to catch…
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Orange County schools debut 6 new campuses
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]range County schools debut – Six new public schools will open in Orange County when classes start Monday, including three that were the subject of fierce debate before they were built. The new schools include Windermere High School, the school district’s 20th traditional high school. It was built to provide relief to jam-packed West Orange…
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Pulp Music Festival announced for Labor Day Weekend
The Pulp Music Festival – a celebration of homegrown Florida music – is set for Labor Day weekend at Will’s Pub and features a lineup of new talent from around the state.(Photo via Blonde Tongues/Twitter) Some of the performers at this year’s Pulp Fest include: Blonde Tongues, The Zeta, Donkng, Winded, Jason Guy Smiley, Paige Coley, glassgirl,…
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Orlando Fire Department mourns loss of arson-detecting dog
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Orlando Fire Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad is mourning the death of their furriest member — a black lab named Jessie. The 8-year-old dog who passed from natural causes last week worked for the department as an arson dog for more than six years, Fire Department spokeswoman Ashley Papagni said. Jessie was trained to…
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Despite spending millions on World of Avatar, the latest rumors point to major updates coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Back in 2011 when Disney announced plans for a new land at Animal Kingdom based on the Avatar film that came out two years earlier, it seemed like a sure bet for the fledgling park, which had struggled since it opened 13 years prior to rid itself of the idea it was just a zoological…
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Lake Eola Park: City opens time capsule found inside ‘Johnny Reb’ statue
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ake Eola Park: Orlando officials on Tuesday opened the century-old time capsule found within a Confederate statue removed from Lake Eola Park in June, discovering Confederate money, newspapers and various other historic documents. The documents were fragile, though mostly intact. The remains of what appeared to be a flag also were found, as was a copy…
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Disney Cruise Lines is rumored to be buying Jack Sparrow his very own Caribbean island
With not two, but three new ships in the works for Disney Cruise Lines, bringing the fleet up to seven ships, it comes as no surprise that Disney is reportedly looking for a second Caribbean island.(Photo via Disney Cruise Line News) Disney Cruise Lines has been expanding its non-Florida itineraries in recent years, adding a…