Orlando Magazine - May 2015

May 1, 2015

Site Staff

Story of a... Living Statue

Nicolas Jay, 43, paints his body, dresses in costume, and stays perfectly still to entertain audiences at Disney World.

Brooke Morton,

Made in Nature

Discover the one-of-a-kind beauty of handcrafted raw gemstone jewelry.

Krystal Gillette,

A Fringe Sampler

The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival runs May 13-26, with most venues located in Orlando’s Loch Haven Park.

Michael McLeod,

A Sad Lot

Greg Dawson finds the man with the most thankless job in Orlando—an overnight attendant at a towing company’s impoundment lot.

Greg Dawson,

Strike a Pose

Yoga’s physical and mental benefits include added strength and flexibility and stress reduction.

Loraine O’Connell,

Southern Charmer

In Charleston, simple beauty, historic luxury and quirky excursions make for a memorable Low Country experience.

Barry Glenn,

On the Town: May 2015

27 special events happening in the month of May.

Marianne Popkins,

Committed to Memory

More than six decades ago, Orlando played a role in the racist saga of the Groveland Boys. Here’s a look back at some shameful history—and a look forward to possible justice.

Gary McKechnie, Nancy Howell,

2015 Dining Awards Hall of Fame

Five new inductees enter our Dining Hall of Fame.

Joseph Hayes,

Rap Scholar

Baba Brinkman has the musical genre down to a science, with enlightened riffs on evolution and religion.

Michael McLeod,

A Murder in Georgia

Reflections on the horror of good-old-boy racism in the not-so-distant past.

Barry Glenn,

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