2009 February | Sanford 365

Day 155 – All We Need Is Love – The Miami Airport

By Claudia at February 28, 2009 | 11:30 pm | 0 Comment

On our way to Panama we had to take the connection flight in Miami. While waiting a couple of hours for boarding I encountered this neat little project currently displayed at the Miami Airport. I really though it was a lovely idea :) The next 4 days of my blog will consequently take place in beautiful Panama where we will attend the wedding of a close friend (Day 156

Day 154 – Old Fire Station in Historic Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 28, 2009 | 11:20 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_1004" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Old Firestation in Historic Sanford FL"][/caption] The old fire station of Sanford is located in the historic district at 109 South Palmetto Avenue. Here a bit more info: The building is also referred to as Hester and Shepard Block, named after M.K. Hester and Mr. Shepard who ha the building

Day 153 – Pico Building in Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 7:17 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_984" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Pico Building in Sanford FL"][/caption] This is another beautiful historic building located in Sanford downtown. I did some research and here's what I found out about the building: The building was originally built in 1887 by H. M. Papworth. The style is a Romanesque revival and Turkish with an

Day 152 – Chloe and the Central Florida Pug Rescue

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 6:53 pm | 1 Comments

[caption id="attachment_979" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chloe, the Baby Pug"][/caption] Chloe is the cute little baby pug of our friends. When I saw her yesterday I just had to take her picture. Of course, she's even cuter in real life... I thought since I am already talking about pugs, I might as well post a useful link at this point: For those of you who

Day 151 – Central Florida Regional Hospital Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 6:23 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_974" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Central Florida Regional Hospital"][/caption] The Central Florida Regional Hospital - the place you hope to never see from the inside, however the place you're glad exists... Just wanted to post some useful info about the hospital here. Obviously, it is open 24/7/365 and you can stop by anytime or call

Day 150 – Valentines Day in Sanford

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 6:08 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_971" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Valentine's Day Balloon"][/caption] This Valentine's Day we attended a Valentine's Day Party. My daily picture shows one of the many balloons that were part of the decoration at the party. Since we were lucky with the weather it was an outdoor Valentine's Day Party by the pool. Another reason why I

Day 149 – Route 46 Entertainment Complex in Sanford

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 6:01 pm | 2 Comments

[caption id="attachment_965" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Route 46 in Sanford FL"][/caption] Well, I have driven by this place numerous times, trying to find out what it is. As it turns out Route 46 is a new entertainment complex with restaurants, bars and late nite. They currently have 3 bars/restaurants open, 2 of them just opened recently: The Saloon at

Day 148 – Alive After Five and the Wet Spot Karaoke

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 5:33 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_958" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Alive After Five Party Gras in Sanford"][/caption] We got a bit later than expected to the Party Gras in Sanford. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a fun event, even though I missed the little parade... The weather was fabulous so we were able to sit outside most of the night. After meeting up with

Day 147 – Corona Cigar Company at Colonial Towne Park in Lake Mary

By Claudia at February 17, 2009 | 5:01 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_953" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Corona Cigar Company at Colonial Towne Park in Lake Mary"][/caption] The Corona Cigar Company at Colonial Towne Park in Lake Mary is always a fun place to hang out, even if you're not a cigar lover. The inside features handmade furniture from Nicaragua and Latin American accent pieces and decor. In

Day 146 – St Johns Cycles in Sanford

By Claudia at February 16, 2009 | 9:14 pm | 1 Comments

[caption id="attachment_947" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="St. John's Cycles"][/caption] One of the stores in Sanford I will definitely check out soon is St. John's Cycles. The store is located on Palmetto Avenue in Downtown Sanford.St. John's Cycles will mainly sell Blue, Look, Scott, and Electra cruisers. I think it would be a wonderful idea to also offer

Day 145 – New Town Home Communities in Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 16, 2009 | 8:59 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_937" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Terracina in Sanford FL"][/caption] There are two new town home communities in West Sanford that I wanted to mention here: Terracina Savannah Park Both communities are located in West Sanford (the part of Sanford to the West of I-4). Prices start in the mid 100s, in my opinion well priced

Day 144 – Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 16, 2009 | 7:31 pm | 1 Comments

[caption id="attachment_928" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center"][/caption] Formerly known as Helen Stairs Theatre, the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center is located on Magnolia Avenue and 2nd Street in Sanford downtown. For those of you who wonder about the name change, the Helen Stairs Theatre does still exist within the Wayne

Day 143 – Balcony in Downtown Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 11, 2009 | 2:57 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_917" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Baclony in Downtown Sanford Fl"][/caption] Sometimes it is really worth looking up in the air when you walk through the streets of historic Sanford. Even though I would rather not see the bike there (sorry dear bike owner!) it does add something authentic to the picture. I love how all the colors are in

Day 142 – Woodsong Subdivision in West Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 11, 2009 | 2:44 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_912" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Woodsong Subdivision in Sanford"][/caption] This picture was taken at the entrance of Woodsong, one of West Sanford's subdivisions. We just listed another home here so upon entering the subdivision I took my daily picture. The community which has just around 50 homes, is located right off highway 46

Day 141 – New Publix at Colonial Towne Park in Lake Mary

By Claudia at February 10, 2009 | 6:35 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_908" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New Publix at Colonial Towne Park"][/caption] Not long ago the old Alberston's supermarket at the Colonial Towne Center turned into a brand new Publix. Publix opened this new location in November of 2008. It's a very spacious store and if I didn't live a bit closer to the Publix on Highway 46 I would

Day 140 – Home for Sale in Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 10, 2009 | 6:20 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_905" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Home for Sale - Bug View"][/caption] We checked up on one of our vacant listings today to see if everything was alright. Since I had my camera with me I started experimenting with angles while Jose was inside the home. I was curious to see how this home would look from a bug view and above is the result

Day 139 – Sanford's Green Fire Hydrants

By Claudia at February 10, 2009 | 6:09 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_901" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Sanford's Green Fire Hydrants"][/caption] When I walked by this green fire hydrant I just had to take a picture. I don't recall seeing them in green but I sure do like them like this :) I wonder how easy they are to find in between the other green shrubs... They are quite bright though so I think it

Sanford Alive After Five Party Gras this Thursday

By Claudia at February 10, 2009 | 5:56 pm | 0 Comment

Here is the info about the 2010 Sanford Alive After Five Party Gras on February 11th [caption id="attachment_897" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Alive After Five Party Gras is February 12th"][/caption] Looking forward to another great Alive After Five Event this Thursday, February 12th, starting at 5pm on First Street in Downtown Sanford. This month's theme is

Day 138 – Sun Rail Train coming to Orlando

By Claudia at February 10, 2009 | 4:22 pm | 2 Comments

[caption id="attachment_893" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Sun Rail Train Brochure"][/caption] Today was one of the rainiest days ever, so I couldn't get myself to take my camera out with me. Besides, on a day like this, there isn't really anything nice outside anyway... I'm glad we don't really have days like this a lot! So today I decided to just take a

Day 137 – New Quiznos Sub in downtown Sanford FL

By Claudia at February 7, 2009 | 3:27 pm | 0 Comment

[caption id="attachment_889" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="New Quiznos on First Street in Sanford FL"][/caption] Listen up Quiznos fans: there's new Quiznos in town! Located right on First Street in Sanford downtown this location is open now (couldn't tell by walking by but just checked online and they're open for online ordering so they must be open for dine in

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