My interview with Alyssa Raghu, a Lake Nona local chasing her music dreams on American Idol this season, occurred over a FaceTime call across the country. Raghu was in the car on her way home from a radio interview and I am in another state. After trying my best to chase down this rising star, we were finally able to find a time in Raghu’s schedule that worked well enough … [Read more...]
Nona Your Neighbor: Daniel Mancini
This month’s Nona Your Neighbor subject is Mr. Daniel Mancini, more commonly known as Danny or Uncle Danny. Danny was brought to our attention through an incredibly thoughtful Facebook post, detailing this compassionate Lake Nona resident’s dedication toward keeping Laureate Park clean. You’ll never see Danny without a trash bag in hand as he walks through Laureate Park, … [Read more...]
VillageWalk FireStars Tennis Team
The VillageWalk FireStars tennis team finished 5-0 this past fall 2017 season and remained undefeated in 10U competition. The team won the Junior Team Tennis Championship, which was played at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, after months of hard work and training daily at the Estrada Tennis Academy, located in VillageWalk. “These players train and compete with and … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: A Gentleman in Moscow
Book: A Gentleman in Moscow Author: Amor Towles Genre: Fiction Hardback 462 pages Having read and enjoyed Amor Towles’ first novel, Rules of Civility, I was ready for another interesting and well-written story, and I was well rewarded with A Gentleman in Moscow. This novel is different from anything else I have read. As the novel opens in 1922, we meet the main … [Read more...]
Food Challenge: Adults Can Eat Food From Strangers in Trucks
Do you remember the ice cream man, the telltale jingle that could be heard from blocks away that served as a radar beacon for every child with a sweet tooth on hot summer days? That familiar tune could turn children into superhumans, enabling them to sprint faster than an Olympian, scale fences in a single bound, and brought out vocal calls to “wait!” and “stop!” that would … [Read more...]
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