Last September, I introduced myself and The Southern Division of the Train Collectors Association (TCA) National Club to Lake Nona. We held our Model Train Show at Lake Nona Middle School. Thanks to many of you, it was a huge success as evidenced by the included photos. We introduced model trains to all age groups and were able to make a small donation to the Central Florida … [Read more...]
Raccoons Being Killed by Trash Has Lake Nona Residents Concerned
According to the United States Census Bureau website, Orlando has grown from 2010 to 2018 by 19.6%, and with this increase in population comes an increase in urban development that likely caused the death of one raccoon by suffocation on a glass mason jar. “People feel entitled like it’s our land when it’s not our land, we have to share it,” says Tomasz Gruzyinski, … [Read more...]
Accessibility Is a Right, Not a Privilege
On a normal Saturday in January, Fred and Sharon Adams were headed to volunteer for their local service dog training foundation, Pawsitive Action, where they had gotten their service dogs Beckette and Ollie. Fred, a former Air Force photographer and Korea veteran who’s legally blind, mentioned to his wife that he wasn’t able to teach his usual tracking and scent class because … [Read more...]
Talia’s Legacy Lights the Beacon Gold in Lake Nona
Talia Joy Castellano struck a chord in our hearts when she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012. Talia quoted the little blue fish Dory when asked how she stayed positive: “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.” Many years later, after her passing, Talia Joy is still being honored by Talia's Legacy Children’s Cancer Foundation, as well as many other boys and girls who … [Read more...]
Foxtail Coffee Co. Is Coming to Lake Nona
Photos Courtesy of Orange Visual Group and @Grizzleemartin In 2016, Alex Tchekmeian and Iain Yeakle teamed up to co-found Foxtail Coffee Co. Yeakle had been a coffee roaster for many years while Tchekmeian worked on developing a number of businesses in the Orlando area. Through Tchekmeian’s travels, he had been to many coffee shops throughout North America and wanted to … [Read more...]
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