From The Devil In The White City themed haunts to captivating tales of pirates and curses, these unique, local attractions are sure to put you in the Halloween Spirit.
Also at EPCOT, a highly-anticipated attraction of giant proportions opens in the France Pavilion! Shrink down to the size of a rat to embark on a caper on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, a madcap chase through the kitchens of world-famous Gasteau’s Restaurant. (COURTESY WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, MATT STROSHANE, PHOTOGRAPHER) But the attraction is only part of the fun. Walk along…
It’s time to nominate the very best in Central Florida home design with Orlando magazine’s 2022 Home Design Awards, now through November 3, 2021. Vote for your Central Florida favorites in dozens of home design, showroom, service, and specialty categories. Winners will be announced in the January 2022 Issue and online at orlandomagazine.com. VOTING KIT Help promote your business…
This list is not comprehensive, but these Orlando-based and Orlando-originating comedians have talent for miles and demand an audience. Comedian: Blake Butler Backstory: He started fresh out of high school, and now at age 24, Butler is five years into his comedy career and hosting a room at The Falcon in Thornton Park every Tuesday at 9 p.m. Highlights: Butler’s…
ABOUT BRIAN Brian Hyser is one of the most successful real estate agents in Florida. After 3 short years, being the #1 agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty, selling over $100 million dollars in sales, he founded HYSER., the first brokerage designed for the future of real estate. ENTREPRENEUR On November 4, 2013, a 28-year-old Brian opened his first chiropractic company….
Main Event Recognizes Above & Beyonders Main Event, one of the fastest growing family entertainment brands in the country, will recognize the families and individuals who inspired all by making lives and communities better over the last year with the launch of its “Every Reason to Celebrate: Above and Beyonders” campaign. At Main Event, they celebrates families! They celebrate the deserving,…
Photo Courtesy ABC Fine Wine & Spirits This holiday season may look different, but we can still find ways to feel festive and be merry! Take a look at some of the wild concoctions from Orlando’s local restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and resorts. Holiday Cocktails Winter Warmer Photo and Recipe Courtesy ABC Fine Wine & Spirits 1 ½ ounces vodka 1 ½…
Daralene Jones is an Emmy-winning anchor and investigative reporter for WFTV-Channel 9. The lead reporter on the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012, Jones is the project manager of a one-hour documentary titled “Ocoee Massacre” about Election Day 1920, the date of the largest incident of voting-day violence in U.S. history. You can watch the documentary, which premiered Nov. 1…
THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (CRM) Sharon B. Jaffe, MD; Randall A. Loy, MD; Sejal Dharia Patel, MD | Not pictured: Albert Asante, MD; Frank C. Riggall, MD OUR PRACTICE: The Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) has been providing patients with individualized fertility treatment options in Orlando and Central Florida since 1985. Combining more than one and one-quarter centuries of…
It’s time to nominate the very best in Central Florida home design with Orlando magazine’s inaugural 2021 Home Design Awards. Vote for your Central Florida favorites in dozens of home design, showroom, service, and specialty categories. Winners will be announced in the January 2021 Issue and online at orlandomagazine.com. VOTING KIT Help promote your business and get the vote…
Like most Floridians, all of our big summer plans were put on hold due to COVID-19. We had been looking forward to a much-needed tropical getaway, but it simply wasn’t safe enough to travel far. That’s when our friends at Discovery Cove offered to let us explore their tropical resort! Come along with us as we take you through Discovery…
THE RESTAURANTS We’ve picked 32 restaurants in the Orlando area that are known for their pizzas. Each week we’ll have the eateries going head to head (think March Madness!) until the competition is whittled down to 16, then eight, then four and, finally, the two left standing for the championship round. The winners will be published in the November 2020…
This article was originally published on Blue Ribbon Hemp. To view the original article, click here. Why did we create Blue Ribbon Hemp for seniors as a new product? Reason one, is that the senior market is not being adequately addressed. This is something, of course, that I have a personal interest in and always will, being that I am…
Poet Billy Collins (ROBERTO GONZALEZ) Tour Pompeii It’s likely that the Orlando Science Center will have to postpone its long-awaited June-to-September hosting of Pompeii, the Immortal City—a touring exhibit featuring priceless artifacts from the storied Roman metropolis that was buried beneath untold tons of ashes and lava by a volcanic eruption two millennia ago. If so, you can find some…
Settlers of Catan (ADOBE STOCK/DARRY LUM) Settlers of Catan (2-4 players) As a new colonist on the island of Catan, your task is to expand your settlements to gain more resources. Winning this game takes both luck and strategy. If you want more excitement, you can find multiple expansions to the base game like Seafarers and Cities & Knights. Betrayal…
FreshPoint is North America’s largest wholly owned produce distributor. With unmatched fresh produce, knowledge and experience, FreshPoint provides today’s chefs with the ingredients to create tomorrow’s culinary successes. And now that amazing produce is available to the public! FreshPoint opened their Friends & Family Market To Go with pickup options every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Instructions Email FPRMOSALES@freshpoint.com to…
BREAKING: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Wednesday instructing the state of Florida to “pause” and stay at home for 30 days amid the coronavirus pandemic. The number of coronavirus cases in Florida will surpass 7,000 today as the state’s death toll continues to climb. This new statewide order will go into effect at at 12:01 a.m. on…
You don’t have to be bored while you practice social distancing! Here are 15 of the best games to play while your housebound. Board Games Courtesy of Catan.com We all remember the classic board game! Here are 5 extremely fun board games you probably haven’t tried. Settlers of Catan (2-4 players) As a new colonist on the island of Catan,…
Virtual workouts are closing the distance between our ability to stay in shape and remain connected with a community of fellow fitness fanatics. The below resources are available for free for members and non-members, with a variety of workouts for different ages, bents and fitness levels. • Orlando Power Yoga is offering 60-minute sessions daily at 9 a.m., noon and…
Amazon Prime Now Amazon offers two food delivery services: Prime Now and Amazon Fresh. Both are free exclusively to Amazon Prime members. Amazon Fresh only offers food while Prime Now includes a variety of products. Prime Now deliveries are also same day. In Central Florida, you can get Whole Foods delivery through Prime Now. Prime Now offers three delivery choices…
Disney is closed for now, but you can still experience Rise of the Resistance without the wait. Come along for a virtual ride with us as we explore the NEWEST ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. A Deeper Dive We had a chance to speak with Scott Mallwitz, Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, about this new ride. Rise…
Walt Disney World | Universal Orlando | SeaWorld Orlando | Theme Park Food | More Attractions Star Wars fans have long dreamed of traveling to a galaxy far, far away—one where they could experience The Force by participating in epic sky battles, interacting with popular characters and tasting out-of-this-world food and drinks. This summer that dream came true when Disney…
Sponsored As residents of Orlando we have resigned ourselves to the ever-present, MOUSE. In fact, many of us embrace our most famous resident. But there is indeed a difference between fantasy and reality. A six-foot mouse, dapperly attired in sailor shorts and white gloves – adorable. Waking up to a trail of mouse droppings on your kitchen counter – not…
As I was putting together this month’s Food Adventures 3 issue of Orlando magazine, I chose to include a train journey on the SunRail line, and the food discoveries that were closest to the 16 stations—some a few steps away, some accessible by a quick rideshare. As always, I wrote way, way too much. This blog is the essay version,…
