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Yes, I am taking on the challenge! 365 days, 365 photos – and at the end I might become a better photographer and you might get a pretty good impression of life in Sanford, Florida, home town of choice. This project was inspired by another 365 challenge that I came across. Check it out, it’s [...]

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On Day 169 I had written about the upcoming opening of Vamonos Taqueria at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary. They have been open now for a while and of course, I had to try their food. Sorry for this belated post, I meant to review Vamonos Taqueria a lot earlier, especially since I became [...]

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Just a quick reminder that it’s time for Alive After Five again this week! Looking forward to “It’s A Green Thing”, the St. Patrick’s Day themed street party in historic Sanford this Thursday, March 11th. As usual the event starts at 5pm and ends between 8 and 9pm. There will be great music food and [...]

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Ahhh, it’s time for one of my favorite unofficial “holidays” again – St. Patrick’s Day! So if you are wondering where to find the best spots to celebrate St. Patty’s Day with your friends in the area, here is my top 5 Events list for 2010, obviously with a focus on the Sanford/Lake Mary area [...]

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Get ready for another Pub Crawl in historic Sanford! The next event will be on March 5th, 2010, starting again at 7pm. This time you will be able to tour the bars at your own pace. I think that’s a good idea because last time we fell behind after only having visited one bar and [...]

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First Annual Orlando Chillounge Night at Lake Eola

by Claudia on February 19, 2010

UPDATE: 3/2/2010: The new date for the Orlando Chillounge Night is Saturday, April 3rd, 2010! That should do it
UPDATE: 2/25/2010: Just announced: Orlando Chillounge Night will be moved to another date. TBD. As soon as I find out more I will post the new date here!! Good decision I think, the temperatures these [...]

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If you would like to experience Mardi Gras German style, you should definitely check out the Willow Tree Cafe in Sanford.
Starting on Thursday, February 11th (in connection with Alive After Five’s Party Gras event in Sanford), Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Cafe will kick off its FASCHING season with a fun schedule of German style carnival parties.
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The Bachelor Hometown Date in Sanford FL

by Claudia on February 7, 2010

Since Sanford FL will be on national TV tomorrow night (Monday, February 8, 2010), I figured, why not write a little post about it? Many of you are probably not big fans of ABC’s reality TV show The Bachelor, and admittedly, I am not either, but it can be entertaining sometimes and I got kind [...]

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Mardi Gras in Sanford – Alive After Five Party Gras Event on February 11

Mardi Gras in Sanford – Next Alive After Five is on February 11

February 4, 2010

Sanford has its own spin on Mardi Gras: Alive After Five’s Party Gras features the annual King Crawdaddy Strut (I had written about it last year, here’s the Parti Gras Post) is one of the most fun Alive After Five Events throughout the year. There even may be a feature about the event on Fox [...]

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Cars for the Cure at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary

Cars for the Cure at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary

February 4, 2010

For all of you automotive enthusiasts, there will be a great event at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary this weekend: Cars for the Cure is an annual auto show (this is their 6th year) that will take place on February 6th from 10am to 4pm at Colonial Town Park in Lake Mary/Heathrow FL. This [...]

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Sanford Mardi Gras Pub Crawl on Friday February 5

February 2, 2010

If you enjoy going out in Sanford then this event is just the right one for you! This Friday, February 5th, 2010, Sanford will have its monthly Pub Crawl (this month themed as Mardi Gras Pub Crawl). Below are the details and where the crawl crowd will be at which time – in case you [...]

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