Stores

Day 356 – Altamonte Springs Mall

September 14, 2009

Another great mall in Seminole county is the Altamonte Mall. It is about 15 minutes from Sanford and features more stores than the Seminole Town Center in Sanford (soon Sanford will have one of the most awesome stores though, H&M!), including an Apple Store.The Altamonte Mall, just as the Seminole Town Center Mall is also [...]

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Day 325 – A Saturday Morning in Sanford FL

August 11, 2009

Sanford FL is a great place to enjoy a relaxed Saturday morning, away from all the hustle and bustle. Since I also wanted to check out the new covered shade I had written about during the week, I decided to visit the weekly Sanford Farmers Market on Magnolia Square and then walk a bit through [...]

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Day 260 – Imperial Design Casselberry FL

June 19, 2009

If you are ever looking for a place in the area that not only alters clothing but also custom tailors dresses or tuxedos, you should stop by Imperial Design, a store off 17-92 in Casselberry. Their services go beyond the occasional sewing jobs you might leave at your dry cleaners (I have 2 left hands [...]

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Day 250 – Prime Outlet Mall Orlando

June 9, 2009

As requested by most of our guests from anywhere in the US or the world (in this case Jose’s primas de Colombia) we typically visit Orlando’s most popular outdoor outlet mall, the new Prime Outlet on International Drive. I personally don’t mind the request by the way. So this Memorial Day I drove down to [...]

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Day 247 – Seminole Town Center Mall in Sanford FL

May 30, 2009

247 Days and other than in a quick post about Santa at the mall I hadn’t yet mentioned one of my favorite places in Sanford: the Seminole Towne Center Mall (yes, it is spelled with an “e”!). Well, I’m saying favorite places because I just like shopping in general. I have to admit, there are [...]

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Day 232 – Best Buy Store Sanford FL

May 18, 2009

Well, my digital camera (Casio Exilim) had been acting up for a while and many of my pictures actually never turned out right (had a funny pink neon glow around all brighter spots, especially during day time photography) so I finally decided to get a new digital camera. Since Circuit City (where I had my [...]

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Day 218 – Ritz Camera in Sanford closing and how you can help your area

April 29, 2009

After Circuit City I am sad to see yet another business of the Target Plaza at W P Ball Boulevard go: Ritz Camera in Sanford is closing and having a closing sale. Hopefully this is the last one to go and the vacant building will be filled promptly. Since we have seen so many local [...]

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Day 206 – Mosaic Station in Sanford FL

April 14, 2009

Mosaic Station is located on Palmetto Avenue in downtonw Sanford FL. The store doesn’t only offer mosaic supplies and custom mosaic art work, it also offers private mosaic classes which I think is a great idea! If you’d like more info about those classes, give them a call at 407.323.3555. Studio Hours are by appointment [...]

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Day 175 – New Look of Hollerbach Willow Tree Cafe in Sanford

March 15, 2009

Yes, the Hollerbach Willow Tree Cafe, Sanford’s famous German restaurant has a new look! They also have expanded and there are rumors that they are soon moving a European food store into the store next door (formerly Maya’s Used Books store – but don’t worry, Maya’s Book store is still there, she just moved further [...]

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Day 174 – Are you a Home Depot or Lowes Person?

March 15, 2009

Since I was looking for a vacuum cleaner today I had to visit 2 local home improvement warehouse stores: Home Depot and Lowes. To make a long story short: no, I didn’t find what I was looking for. Nevertheless I took my daily pics at the two locations. I couldn’t help but wonder: are you [...]

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