Orlando Magazine - April 2009
Dr. Oz on Vitamin D, Dancing to Remember
Last month, DR. MEHMET OZ gave us tips for sleeping better. Here, he tackles a range of health issues, including vitamin D deficiencies and DNA testing—and, oh, yes, forgetfulness. Known as “America’s doctor,” Dr. Oz is a frequent guest onThe Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as the vice chair and a professor of surgery at Columbia University and the director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He has written fourNew York Times bestsellers, and this month his latest book, You: Being Beautiful, arrives in bookstores.
Wedding Guide
Planning a wedding is in the details, and Orlando magazine’s Wedding Guide gives you some help with them. From a local couple who traveled to a coastal Italian village to celebrate their nuptials to wedding dresses and tiaras that befit the brides’ personalities to unusual (but delicious) places to hold rehearsal dinners, our guide covers the details that go into saying “I do.”
International Relations
Some couples decide upon a destination wedding for the built-in romance of an exotic locale. Others choose to marry on foreign soil because they share a love of travel. But for Lou De Berardinis and Jeny Cilano, the choice of an Italian wedding was all about family ties.
Chicken Angel
The menu at College Park’s Juliana’s changes regularly, as chef-owner Carl Cherkaoui plays around with different takes on mostly Italian flavors. Guests request Chicken Angel every time it’s taken off the menu, so the eclectic dish inevitably returns time and again. Pasta and chicken are the main ingredients, meaning Chicken Angel is light enough for a warm November night—yet hearty enough for the chillier evenings too.
Is Sam Zell Digging the Sentinel's Grave?
The maverick real estate investor earned his fortune—and the nickname “the Grave Dancer”—by capitalizing on corporate decay. In buying Tribune Company late last year, he saw another opportunity to find profit in a struggling business. But he didn’t see the black hole the newspaper industry was about to fall into, made deeper by the privatized company’s $13 billion of debt. For the Tribune-owned Sentinel, Zell’s ownership has come at a hefty price: drastic cuts in staff and content.
For Mickey, 80, a Storybook Life
No Central Floridian of any species is more beloved than MICKEY MOUSE. He’s an icon of fun, a symbol of all-American moxie and a goodwill ambassador for the Orlando area. Mickey came up the hard way, in the early days of the movie business, eventually conquering television, theme parks and other fields. Through it all, he’s never lost the spunk or humility that help to make him a star. For “In Their Own Words,” we’ve interviewed many movers and shakers but never Mickey Mouse (perhaps due to the stigma that being “fictional” once carried). So on the occasion of his 80th birthday—which the Disney company calculates from the premiere of his first short, Steamboat Willie, on November 18, 1928—we’ve asked our favorite mouse to reflect on his storied career.
Hank Fishkind
He’s an economist who researches and forecasts Florida’s economy. Fishkind, 59, has offices in Orlando, Naples and Port St. Lucie.
He's a Rainstorm Cowboy
When he’s not forecasting the weather on FOX 35, Jim Van Fleet is singing in The Reign.
He Made the Cut
From Chicago to Orlando, artist Charles Turzak left his mark in woodcuts and paintings.
The Jail's 4-1-1 on Casey Anthony
Allen Moore is caught up in the drama, but he prefers to work behind the scenes.
One for the Road
Known for serving stiff drinks, the late owner of ‘Wally’s’ is remembered for his soft side.
