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MUSICAL MENUS
Restaurants are adding live entertainment and making dinnertime more tuneful.
Bernie Lee may have the best job in Orlando – at least he thinks so. The septuagenarian musical maven is a head-bobbing, bass-slapping, ivory-pounding soul machine. As leader of the Bernie Lee Trio, he has been headlining at Vines Grille & Wine Bar on Sand Lake Road for more than six years. MORE>> |
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LITTLE LUXURIES
While conspicuous spending may be out of style, there's nothing frivolous about enjoying an indulgent chocolate or an overnight at the spa.
Whether you call it “comfort consumption” or “little luxuries,” the economy of indulgent pleasures has paused only slightly as Orlando works on calming its collective frazzled nerves: Women are still getting facials, MORE>> |
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LUXURY ON SALE
Regional hotels offer their best rates in years.
We’ve had the “Summer of Love” and the summer of our discontent, but 2009 will likely be remembered as the summer of values, especially for travelers who want to sample the best that Florida has to offer. In Metro Orlando – and in places less than a day’s drive away – you’ll find luxury hotels, golf courses and spas eager to treat you to their best for a lot less. MORE>>
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SABOR CUBANO
Our Central Florida favorites for authentic Cuban flavor.
Too much of our state suffers from Gertrude Stein disease. When asked why she didn’t write about her hometown, Oakland, California, the author famously replied, “Because there’s no there, there.” In Florida, we have too many places that have no “there,” no center. No center, no soul. MORE>>
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ASK DR. RIPPE
What simple secret leads to better health and well-being?
Here’s a riddle: What one practice can help you lose
weight, increase energy, feel better everyday and
lower your risk of chronic disease?
The answer: Regular physical activity. An active lifestyle is a
healthy lifestyle; inactivity is hazardous to your health.. MORE>>
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