NBA superstardom has blessed Dwight Howard with wealth and worldwide celebrity. But he hopes the world will also recognize him for being great off the court. Howard knows it’s in his hands to make that dream come true
Bring out your inner sparkle with fall’s most illuminating trends. Professional stylist Tammara Kohler
of Fused Fashion in Orlando offers
tips on how to wear some of the season’s brightest fashions.
Nowadays it’s a lot like wine, appreciated for flavor and paired with food. The trend has moved into Orlando, with brewpubs raising the bar on the beer-drinking experience.
Pat Williams hasn’t put a book down since he was a kid with a newspaper route, using the money he made from it to fund what became his passion—reading. Now 71, the Orlando Magic executive has read about 7,000 books and has a home library packed with all of them, including rare first printings. In other rooms are hundreds of other tomes anxiously waiting to be read. Be patient, Williams tells them, your time will come.
There is more to do for excitement in the Orlando area than stand in lines to ride roller coasters at the theme parks. For example, did you know you can hang glide or go on a safari here?
No kidding. We Came up with 23 extraordinarily fun things to do, so step out of that line and go for it.
The Casey Anthony trial may be the most sensational murder case since O.J., but don’t expect any courtroom showboating. With Judge Belvin Perry Jr. presiding, justice is serious business.
Ready to take a springtime vacation in Florida, even if it’s only for a long weekend? Here are 13 destinations—some you may have never considered or even heard of—that are near and far from home.
They range in age from 12 to 89.
They include a computer store owner and a pro golfer, a concert booker and a radio personality, a college student and a middle schooler, among others.
They help children and veterans, arts organizations and hospitals,
the hungry, the homeless, the helpless.
They live among us and inspire by example. They are 11 local people with “hearts of gold” who give back to this community in so many ways.
But what a hit Jeanie Linders’ play, Menopause the Musical, has been since its debut in Orlando 10 years ago. The show inspired by a hot flash has changed Linders’ formerly hard-luck life, yielding wealth, love and good will.
What compelled Muhammad Musri, the leader of Central Florida’s Muslim community, to approach a radical preacher threatening
to burn 200 Qurans? Religious convictions.
Our dining critic selects his favorites for 2010 in 25 categories that range from Indian to Italian, barbecue to burgers, seafood to sandwiches to schnitzel. (And wait till you see
his pick for pizza!)
You Got a Problem With That? The GOP and its bloc of supporters do, setting up a fight over the progressive Democrat’s re-election bid. But the congressman from Florida’s
8th District thinks he just may be the ‘lunatic’ voters are looking for.
The favorites of our readers in 85 categories, ranging from best restaurant for atmosphere to best bicycle store to
best nail salon. As we do every year, we awarded the
“Best of” designation based on total votes in each category. New to the list this year are short features on some of the winners, so you’ll know, for example, just who the heck
Eric Eisnaugle is and how IKEA got its name.
His legs shredded by a boat propeller, Nate Winters nearly died on Lake Maitland in 2008. After losing his left leg and undergoing numerous surgeries to save his right foot, the teenager still held out hope of playing baseball again. This spring, Nate made his comeback as a pitcher for Winter Park High.
Orlando magazine honors two chef-owners, a waiter and an oyster bar as Dining Hall of Fame inductees. The Dining Hall of Fame recognizes individuals and establishments with lasting ties to the local dining scene.
Teresa Jacobs’ frequent battles against the status quo as an Orange County commissioner proved she could fight. Now a candidate for county mayor, Jacobs is determined to show she can lead too. By Sean Holton
