The Lake Nona area has a new way to return library books! The Orange County Library System (OCLS) recently installed a library return drop box on the Valencia College Lake Nona campus several months ahead of schedule. Local residents can easily return books and multimedia materials that were delivered to their homes through the library’s free delivery service or checked … [Read more...]
Best Friends in the Nonahood: Nara, A Positive Side of COVID-19
“Hey, little dog, want a treat?” Nara is the first in line when it comes to treats, and her small size isn’t of any importance. Everyone wants to hug Nara, the one-year-old Shiba Inu hailing from Merritt Island. Her owners, Nic and Jenna, always wanted a dog, but their airline jobs made that difficult. Things changed after COVID-19, and that allowed Nic and Jenna the … [Read more...]
Nona Heroes: Lindsey Palm
Heroes often unsung are students and those with families. When those two incredible things collide, you get Nona Hero Lindsey Palm: local UCF graduate, mother, and wife extraordinaire. Palm originally grew up in Kissimmee with her parents, Sheri and Ray, and her sister, Alicia. She stayed local throughout all of her childhood and now resides in Lake Nona with her husband, … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk Lake Nona: It’s All in Your Head
Meet the brains behind a Lake Nona startup leveraging technology for better mental and cognitive performance. Dr. Tommy Shavers and Kyle Israel are Lake Nona residents, former UCF football players and alumni, and, most recently, business partners in a sports and health tech startup headquartered right here in Lake Nona known as NESTRE (pronounced nes-tree). One of the six … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: Black History Month in Lake Nona
In the U.S. and Canada, we celebrate Black History Month in February and learn about the important Black figures and events that make up the world and areas we live in today. At the beginning of Lake Nona’s history, the area wasn’t home to too many people as it was still mainly grasslands before being developed by the Tavistock Group. Nowadays, we see entire communities filled … [Read more...]
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