Neighborhoods
What happens in different areas of Central Florida
Time to Step Up Your Central Florida Home?
Are you thinking it might be time to step up your Central Florida home? Now may be your best time to make that move, saving yourself 20% or more. Here is why: Orlando is on the move! The real estate market in Central Florida is bustling, prices are up by over 6% from last year. Sales are…
Speakeasy – Poetry and More at Will’s Pub
“Poetry is what you feed your enemies.” Years ago, this quote appeared on the back of one of my composition books. Its grave appraisal of a celebrated art form appealed to my need to feel indignant about everything. I’ve never found the source, and I have come to the conclusion it is something I said…
Picture Show at Altamonte
Yes, I have been called frugal, I’m proud of it, so of course I like dollar theaters, I liked them even before working in a Saturday matinee was a $30 investment. The trouble is, at most dollar theaters, you get what you pay for, they aren’t always a fun place to watch a movie. Luckily,…
Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater
I have been to a couple of shows at the Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater at the Altamonte Mall over the years, but this time my two daughters (ages 6 and 3) were invited to a birthday party at the theater, the party included watching a play and having a cake in the party room. Our admission was free as…
Art and Music in the Park
Recently, my wife, fine artist Irina Kovnacka Ashcraft, was invited to participate in the monthly Art and Music in the Park event in Casselberry; last night I took our two girls to see her display and check out the whole event. It was fun, lots of quality art to take in, a great rock band…
Meredith Manor
Meredith Manor, located on the shores of Lake Brantley, is richly steeped in local history. The original and subsequent owners, and famed architect, served as major contributors to the development and success of Longwood and Altamonte. Longwood was named after an attractive suburb in Boston, by Edward Warren Henck. Local lore suggests that Henck feared…
Days Of Rio 2 – Two-Dollar Tuesday at the Picture Show
The Altamonte Picture Show is hands-down Orlando’s best (and cleanliest) value theater. Regardless of which side of town you live on, it’s worth the drive. Especially on Tuesdays, when all screenings only cost only a dollar, why not spend a couple of them and get yourself caught up on some films you might have missed?…
Ida
The stark, beautiful cinematography is the first thing that grabbed me, and most audience members, during the 2014 Florida Film Festival screening of the new Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love, The Woman in the Fifth) film Ida. However it doesn’t take long to see there is something much more complex going on here than…
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Back in the mid-70s, a wild cult-movie director assembled an epic team of artists and made a glorious attempt to adapt the classic science fiction novel Dune. After spending over two years in pre-production, they had just a bit further to go to obtain funding, but Hollywood refused to respond and the film, as intended,…