Neighborhoods
What happens in different areas of Central Florida
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…
Winter Park Boat Tour
If you live in Orlando, there is a good chance you’ll entertain visitors. Living in Florida can make even the blackest of sheep popular. Mid-April snow works wonders on family resentments. But Orlando is so much more than the area surrounding the Disney Empire. The trick is convincing our beloved interlopers of this. It’s good for the…
Downtown Credo
Credo Coffee At first glance, Downtown Credo would appear to be your typical indie coffeehouse. It’s got a funky interior, flyers in the corner, and you can count on at least one white person with patchouli-drenched dreadlocks will be hovering about. It’s chill with that artsy feel you know you crave. For me, just…
Cross Seminole Trail at Black Hammock
My daughter and I continued our exploration of the Cross Seminole Trail recently with a trip to the Black Hammock trailhead, located just a hair west of S.R. 417 on S.R. 434. This stretch of the mixed use trail is in excellent condition, pristine even,with a variety of scenery and settings. The trailhead provides restrooms,…
Trotwood Park
“I’m bored” cried my three year old daughter, “can we please go to chocolate park?” While I still had a pile of work on my plate, I could not deny the polite plea. Chocolate park is her nickname for Winter Springs’ Trotwood Park, which is located just off of Tuskawilla road and is a great…
Sweet! By Good Golly Miss Holly
I’m not exaggerating as I write this by stating this is the third time I’ve attempted reviewing Sweet!. It’s not because I dread writing reviews, or because I had better things to do. It’s because Sweet! is busy every hour of every day – to the point of insanity! Depending on your threshold for excited,…
Lazy Moon Pizza
Look at that slice of pizza. That isn’t camera tomfoolery trying to trick you into thinking that it looks like a huge slice of pizza. It is a huge slice of pizza. This is what the people at Lazy Moon Pizza do every day. When you live in Florida, a state that prides itself in…
Art and Romance in the Park – Gallery
I really need a new camera, or a photographer, but I managed to get a few shots of last night’s Art and Romance in the Park. It was a great night, perfect weather, fun music, delightful art to take in and tasty food & drink to cap it all off. Many people set up picnics,…
Black Bean Deli: A Cuban Café
If you live in Florida and haven’t had a chance to check out Miami, I highly suggest it. It’s the closest thing to leaving the country without actually crossing the border. Its mix of Cuban, Latino, and Hispanic cultures make it far more interesting than roughly 80% of the country, which pretty much resembles Semoran…