It should be noted that January is usually a slower month in regard to real estate sales and we usually start seeing the market pick up in February getting ready for Spring. There is a mixed bag of results. While the Average Mortgage Rate remained low, hovering at 4%, the Total Inventory of homes available…
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Winter Park Tries On-Street Dining on Hannibal Square
On Monday, February 13, 2012, the Winter Park City Commission gave a temporary approval to allow restaurants in the Hannibal Square district to offer café-style on-street dining. This would allow Armando’s, Chez Vincent (one of my favorite restaurants) and Hannibal’s on the Square to extend their sidewalk seating onto E. Hannibal Square closing the street…
Uptown Altamonte Art Expo
The Uptown Altamonte Art Expo is this weekend, February 18 & 19, 2012. It is located on Cranes Roost Boulevard along the shores of Cranes Roost Park at Uptown Altamonte. It is a free Art & Music Festival for the whole family with children’s activities as well as concerts in the Eddie Rose Amphitheater. The…
Old Florida Outdoor Festival
The Old Florida Outdoor Festival is a 3-day outdoor & music fest for all, the weekend of February 10 – 12, in Apopka. There will be evening concerts, as well as exhibits and demonstrations. Additionally, there is, a farmers market and chili cook off as well as children’s activities & wildlife education . To learn…
Florida ranks 6th in students passing AP exam
CollegeBoard.org, in it’s 8th annual report, announced the Advanced Placement results for the Class of 2011. According to the report,Florida’s public high school students took more Advanced Placement classes than ever in 2011 and also aced more of the AP exams. Advanced Placement allows high school students to pursue college-level studies earning college credit while…
The Real Estate Market – Where Do We Stand?
Forget about the past. It’s over and done with and no matter how much rumination you do about it, it won’t change the present. This is the here and now. OK, so let me take a step backward for a moment. Let’s not totally forget about the past, just the learn and remember the…
Respect
A seven letter word, yet powerful in it’s own right. Aretha Franklin said it so well in the song, Respect. There are many levels and kinds of respect . You may respect someone for a variety of different reasons and this could be considered esteem or admiration. A butcher may have respect for their knives…
Reinventing Yourself
There comes a time at some point and for whatever reason that we may feel it is time to reinvent ourselves. We all do it, even if we think that we don’t. Of course, a lot of introspection comes with this.
Friends, Acquaintances, Life….
It’s amazing to me. A week ago I was tumbling down into the depths of an abyss, and yet a couple of days later, I found myself climbing a mountainside reaching for its heights! Life is grand! Especially, when you have such caring & loving true friends!! What does the word ‘friend’ mean to you?…
What’s Happening in Orlando and Central Florida – July 21, 2010
This is a guide to a smattering of events occurring in the Greater Orlando Central Florida area. The sections are divided into Art, Music, Theater, Food, Nature, Etc. There is surely something for everyone. There is also an extensive complementary list of On-Going events in the area as well & you can find those by…
