Six months ago, historic “Eola Girl”, the landmark fountain of Lake Eola, was struck by lightning and put into a state of disrepair. Since then, the city went from scrambling to figure out how to fund repairs, to discovering two policies including a fine arts insurance policy protects the condition of the fountain, but comes [...]
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Six Months since Lightning Struck Lake Eola Fountain; Repair Announcements by Spring
Friday, February 12th, 2010Orlando and Central Florida Welcome ArtsFest Cultural Arts Festival
Thursday, February 4th, 2010A 10-day, 205-event free arts and cultural festival is taking place now through February 14th in Orlando and areas of central Florida.
Presented by United Arts of central Florida, ArtsFest takes place throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties. Rich in culture and entertainment, this festival spans 75 venues in central Florida. Many events are occurring [...]
High-Speed Railroad to Connect Central Florida Regions and Eventually Miami
Friday, January 29th, 2010Yesterday, President Obama appeared in Tampa for a town hall meeting at the University of Tampa, delivering $1.25 billion as a down payment for an 84-mile high-speed rail line to connect Orlando with other regions of central Florida.
This railroad is planned to connect areas of central Florida including Downtown Orlando, Lakeland, Walt Disney World, Orange Country [...]
Downtown Orlando’s Third Thursday Artwalk Kicks off First Third Thursday Artwalk of 2010
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010This week, Orlando celebrates its first Third Thursday of 2010. Downtown Orlando’s Third Thursday artwalks present new artworks each month, and for the year’s kickoff, there will be additional bonus exhibitions.
Occurring Thursday January 21 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., exhibitions include Orlando City Hall’s Terrace Gallery, presenting works by 25 members of the Florida Sculptors Guild. It’s not too often that [...]