Category: Lifestyle
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Stores still edge online in back-to-school spending battle
Three days of tax-free, back-to-school shopping starts Friday, and stores are expected to be packed despite the internet’s growing encroachment on brick-and-mortar retailers. “Back to school shopping is a great example of the social experience that shopping is,” said Steven Kirn, a retail professor at the University of Florida. “Especially when you have parents and…
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2017 Survey Results Are In!
2017 Survey Results – Thank you for taking the time to tell us about you and your Lake Nona neighborhood by participating in the annual Lake Nona Residential Survey! We want you to know that your responses make a difference. Your feedback helps the team at Tavistock Development continuously work to make our community even…
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BMW 8 Series Coupe Shows Its Front End Design
BMW 8 Series Coupe – I forget, which one was planned as the 911 competitor, the new 6, or the 8? Either way, I agree. This thing looks heavy af, but who knows with the CFRP bones. Originally Posted by clbmw Well that doesn’t look like a 911 competitor to me…
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F90 M5 US Order Bank Now Open.
F90 M5 – This is all going very differently than when the F10 M5 order bank opened. When the F10 M5 was available for ordering back in May of 2012 (for Americans) we already knew what the entire car would look like and exactly how much it would cost. With the F90 M5 customers don’t…
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Head of BMW NA, Ludwig Willisch, to retire August 1
Following a successful and storied 21-year career with the BMW Group, Ludwig Willisch, Head of BMW Group Region Americas has announced he will retire from the company effective August 1, 2017. In his Americas role, Ludwig has managed all sales, marketing and distribution activities from Canada to Argentina for the BMW Group, and up through…
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Orlando teen buys $1 lottery ticket at Publix, wins $26K a year for life
An Orlando teen spent $1 on a scratch-off lottery ticket at the Publix near Lake Eola and is now pulling in $26,000 a year for life. According to a statement from the Florida Lottery, 18-year-old Daniela Leon Ruz claimed the top prize in their new $500-a-week scratch-off game, but chose to claim the money in…
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$100 million professional racing attraction has been proposed off Highway 192
A new $100 million professional grade racing attraction is being proposed for Highway 192 just west of the Margaritaville Resort complex. The new 200-acre racing complex, known as the Orlando Motorsports Park, will feature 2 to 3 tracks including a nearly 2 and a half mile-long track exclusively for members use, a shorter track that…