Lake Nona Arts spring season is in full swing! Our community theatre auditions took place in January, and community choir and orchestra rehearsals are preparing for our spring show. This season features a culmination of all three performing arts groups! Lake Nona Arts presents its first-ever Broadway revue, Stage Struck! This dazzling celebration of musical theater showcases … [Read more...]
“Are We Raising Successful Kids – or Strong Ones?
Five questions that could redefine how we raise our kids. Across the country, childhood is beginning earlier – and ending faster. Elementary students carry schedules that once belonged to teenagers. Middle schoolers are now worrying about résumés. High school students are juggling academics, athletics, arts, leadership roles, community service hours, and the quiet … [Read more...]
UCF Lake Nona Hospital Presents Grants to Five Local Nonprofits Addressing Community Health Priorities
UCF Lake Nona Hospital and UCF Academic Health leaders presented five local nonprofit organizations with the hospital’s inaugural Community Health Advancement Grant Awards. The total of $50,000 in grants from the UCF Lake Nona Hospital Community Health Fund – $10,000 each – will help support their vital work in the communities they serve. Recipients of this year’s grant … [Read more...]
The 13th Annual Uptown Art Expo Celebration of Art and Music Returns to Beautiful Cranes Roost Park
The beloved Uptown Art Expo returns to beautiful Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs March 27–29, celebrating its 13th year as one of Central Florida’s premier art and music festival. This FREE, three-day community event brings together original art, vibrant chalk street paintings, live tribute concerts, festival food and family-friendly fun in the heart of Uptown Altamonte. … [Read more...]
Still Glowing
If you walk by HiveLabs’ door next to Foxtail Coffee right now, one of the first things you will notice is a glowing wall of old televisions. Some are huge, some are tiny travel radios, and few have the classic VHS player combo. When they are on, they light up the whole corner of the office entrance like a time capsule from the 1990s. Around HiveLabs, we have started calling it … [Read more...]