Photos by Mayra Hamilton and Jelena Semjonova Honna, an international flight attendant, and her tennis coach husband, Ilja, moved so often for his job that they were never able to fit a dog into their lives. But after this New Jersey couple happily settled into the Lake Nona area, Honna thought it was time to welcome a dog into their family. Ilja, however, never owned a … [Read more...]
Nobel Notable of Laureate Park: Leon Lederman, Cosmological Comedian
“The Goddamn Particle” was the title Leon Lederman had chosen for his book about the development of quantum mechanics. Lederman, the “Mel Brooks of Physics,” had invented the moniker as a joke. The goddamn particle in question was a bit of mass later to be recognized as the Higgs boson, the final puzzle piece in the array of 17 elementary particles that make up the Standard … [Read more...]
Yoga Nona Crescent Park
A comfortably paced community yoga class that allows time for beginners to find their poses and advanced practitioners to find their edges. Open to all ages and skill levels! These hour-long classes are free and open to the public and held outdoors at Crescent Park, so dress appropriately and bring your own mat, towel and water. … [Read more...]
Nobel Notable of Laureate Park: Harold Pinter, Prickly Playwright
If you’ve ever viewed a play by Harold Pinter and found his characters to be creepy and weird, consider this: Pinter himself looked upon them as strangers. So, you say to yourself, if Pinter had such a dim appreciation of his own characters, then how am I supposed to understand them? Let alone identify with them? Let’s be blunt. Pinter’s characters are not nice people. By … [Read more...]
Arcadia Publishing Releases Images of America Photo Book on the History of Nemours Children’s Health
We Lake Nona residents often proudly point out to visitors Nemours Children’s Hospital on Nemours Parkway. We so admire that stunning teal and butterscotch structure, but isn’t that an odd name, Nemours? Where did that name come from? To answer that question, we have to peek back – believe it or not – to the French Revolution. In the spring of 1794, a … [Read more...]
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