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The 23-acre natural lake in the heart of downtown Orlando was formed, as many Florida lakes and ponds are, from a sinkhole. The lake and adjacent land was donated to the city of Orlando in the late 1880s and has become a centerpiece of the city with its fountain and paddle boats. The original fountain was installed in 1912 at a cost of $10,000 and was replaced in 1957. The lake is home to a variety of swans.
The 23-acre natural lake in the heart of downtown Orlando was formed, as many Florida lakes and ponds are, from a sinkhole. The lake and adjacent land was donated to the city of Orlando in the late 1880s and has become a centerpiece of the city with its fountain and paddle boats. The original fountain was installed in 1912 at a cost of $10,000 and was replaced in 1957. The lake is home to a variety of swans.
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Arrancan fiestas de la hispanidad
EL SENTINELBanderas latinoamericanas, ritmos contagiosos, sabores y olores tan intensos que transportan a cualquiera: a partir de este fin de semana la Florida Central será más latina que nunca gracias a la celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Con medio...Tags: Neiman Marcus, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Dance, Dancing
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Big goals: Lower blood pressure, set world record for readings
Sentinel Staff WriterRoll up your sleeves, Central Floridians. In what could be the largest communitywide health initiative in the country, Central Florida government and business officials Wednesday kicked off a 10-month campaign aimed at reducing the blood pressure of area...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Walt Disney World Resort, Buddy Dyer, Diseases, Fires
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Will urban grocer make many hunger to move downtown?
Sentinel Staff WritersOrlando's first city-center supermarket in nearly three decades opens this weekend with slightly undersized shopping carts waiting for downtown workers on lunch breaks and on-the-go shoppers from surrounding condominium towers. Workers from Lakeland-...Tags: Publix Super Markets Incorporated, Paramount, Miami Beach, Orange County Regional History Center, Employees
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Developer's new proposal would spare Orlando homes
Sentinel Staff WriterFour of the five old-but-not-quite-historic homes on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando would be spared the wrecking ball by a new office-tower proposal that an Orlando-based developer plans to file today with the city of Orlando. James R. Heistand,...Tags: Patty Sheehan, Tampa, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Fort Lauderdale, Lake Eola Park
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Almost time to put away the white shoes?
Sentinel Staff WriterA recent article offering back-to-school shopping tips touted the value of cotton, which "breathes" in the Florida heat -- and that catapulted my mind back to a pamphlet I received before my freshman year at Florida State University, then still mightily...Tags: Orlando, Labor Day, Diseases, Orange County Regional History Center, Virus Diseases
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Take Paramount condo buyers' lawsuits one at a time, judge decides
Sentinel Staff WriterBuyers of condominiums in the Paramount on Lake Eola who want to back out of their contracts will have to battle the developer one at a time, now that a judge in Orlando has rejected a request to grant class-action status to one buyer's lawsuit. State...Tags: Trials, Judges, Paramount, Court Administration, Windermere
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2 area apartment complexes going strong, partner says
Sentinel Staff WriterDespite the real-estate slowdown, apartment developer Lane Florida LLC is moving forward with its Orlando-area projects. The company, launched in Orlando by Atlanta-based Lane Co. in 2006, is wrapping up work on portions of its first complex in Florida,...Tags: Banking, Walt Disney World Resort, Tampa, Apopka, Academic Progress
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DANCE
ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS The center in New Smyrna Beach hosts residency programs for master artists and associate artists, culminating with performances of their works-in-progress.< INSIDEOUT/RESIDENCY #132: Works-in-progress by artists including...Tags: Adults, People, Academic Progress, Valencia Community College, International Speedway Corp.
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Great choices at Medici Cigar Bar
Special to the SentinelBefore I battened down the hatches and hunkered down at the beginning of the week, some dude sitting next to me at Oviedo's Medici Cigar Bar and Lounge licked my arm. He bought me a shot beforehand, but it wasn't tequila, and there was no salt on my arm....Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Health and Safety at School, Distilling and Brewing Industry, University of Central Florida, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Firm's designs are all over the map
Larry Ziebarth, 52, president of Maitland-based HHCP Design International, a boutique architecture-and-planning firm that designs theme parks and themed projects such as Orlando's Lynx Central Station and China's angelfish-shaped Shanghai Fish marina...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Automotive Equipment, Technology, Tourism and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Downtown Orlando condo developer defends project
Sentinel Staff WriterThe developer of downtown Orlando's newest condominium tower testified in court Wednesday that the company had to spend more than $16 million to add extra bracing to the building -- but said the extra work was not a "material" change requiring...Tags: Paramount, Building Material, Court Administration, Lawyers, Windermere
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We think: Volusia County needs a plan to get cars off the beach
Imagine dozens of cars parked at the edge of Wekiwa Springs on a sunny summer day. Or picture the walkway around Lake Eola converted into a driveway. Those are ugly images, but that's what sections of Volusia County's beaches look like every day. Just...Tags: Passenger Cars, Walt Disney World Resort, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Volusia County
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