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Winter Park City Talk

Join us for Popcorn Flicks in the Park featuring “The Dirty Dozen” Thursday, March 28, at 8 p.m. in Central Park.

Louis Roney: Bittersweet

Bitterness is something that best belongs to — well, the bitter.

Bitterness is something that best belongs to — well, the bitter, who are willing to settle for attitudes that produce nothing good for either the sender or the receiver.

Maitland City Talk

Projects move forward in Maitland.

Projects move forward in Maitland.

Chris Jepson: Some life

Life begins at conception, but ends...at birth. Some life.

I do not have any qualms agreeing with the pro-life position that life begins at conception. It would be disingenuous to argue otherwise.

Josh Garrick: Culture Worthy of Your Calendar

Those Elizabethans were a bloody bunch as witnessed by the popularity of Shakespeare’s bloodiest blockbuster.

Those Elizabethans were a bloody bunch as witnessed by the popularity of Shakespeare’s bloodiest blockbuster.

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Review: Pannullo's Italian Restaurant

Family style Italian

The Ravioli Terracina turned out to be my OMG experience of the evening.

Winter Park City Talk

Meeting on the horizon

There will be a City Commission meeting Monday, March 25, at 3:30 p.m.

Louis Roney: Grace's place

I approached a uniformed guard on the steps of the Palace and told him that I wanted to see the Princess.

I approached a uniformed guard on the steps of the Palace and told him that I wanted to see the Princess.

Maitland City Talk

Thanks to Bev Reponen and Jeff Flowers

I want to first thank Bev Reponen for her dedicated service on Council these past six years.

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Chris Jepson: Where everybody knows your name

The University Club of Winter Park makes friendship and the intellect possible, and available, too.

The University Club of Winter Park makes friendship and the intellect possible, and available, too.

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Josh Garrick: Culture Worthy of Your Calendar

Artists critiques are back at the Maitland Art Center!

On March 21, Jai Gallery invites the public to a unique story-telling/art event narrated by fine art photographer, columnist and ancient Greek art expert Josh Garrick in collaboration with John DiDonna’s Empty Spaces Theatre Co. Jai gallery, josh garrick, florida home and garden show, beethoven in daytona beach, enchanted mad cow, artist critiques maitland art center, titus andronicus orlando shakespeare, cirque de la symphonie, cellardoor winery, harold garde

Tom Carey: Grow your own mushrooms

With thousands of edible varieties, our being limited to a few store bought examples of mushrooms is a tragedy.

Simple button caps or Portobellos are the least tasty or nutritious options we could be adding to our to our planetarily diverse menus.

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Clyde Moore: Breakfast on wheels

I was never a big breakfast fan growing up.

I was never a big breakfast fan growing up. Caffeine, yes.

Josh Garrick: Culture Worthy of Your Calendar

A retrospective journey through Sorensen’s ‘muses,’ the exhibit exemplifies the classical Greek aesthetic in Sorensen's work.

The impressive (in size and beauty) new Jai Gallery in downtown Orlando will open a solo exhibit of never-before-exhibited works by Barbara Sorensen.

Louis Roney: Thinking out loud

I always disliked winter in Florida. We had no heat in our house, and it was my job to chop wood and make fires.

I always disliked winter in Florida, riding my bicycle two miles to school with my legs bare. We had no heat in our house, and it was my job to chop wood and make fires in two downstairs fireplaces.