Dining Archive

It is never a bad thing to have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and apparently Polk County’s orange juice makers have secured those bragging rights. Yahoo is currently featuring an article by Good housekeeping where they selected the best tasting orange juice brands and Florida’s Natural and Noble Juice  took two of the top [...]

For all the believers and skeptics out there, there is a new tour at Central Florida’s Fantasy of Flight.  nightFlight allows guests to experience the thrill and excitement of ghost hunting while exploring the collection of 40 fully-restored vintage aircraft.  For years, stories of unexplained occurrences, such as unidentifiable noises, temperature changes and the detection [...]

 
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Mark your calendar now for October 2011 because that is when LEGOLAND Florida is set to debut in Winter Haven. The announcement was formally made just minutes ago at Cypress Gardens, the new home of LEGOLAND. All in all, Merlin Entertainments Group plans to [...]

‘Tis the season to make preparations for house guests. For many of us, that means dusting off the sofa-sleeper and rearranging the kids’ rooms to make space for family.  Or, you can do the easy thing…ship them off to a hotel! Not that you don’t want to spend time with them, but it would be [...]

If you haven’t started thinking about the holidays yet, it’s o.k. because the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakeland already has. They just announced plans for a holiday lunch feast on December 18 that sounds mouth-watering.  If we are using the word mouth-watering, you know it will be good. On Friday, December 18 from 11:00am – 2:00pm (reservations are available [...]

Normally when you hear the name Wall Street, you would think NewYork, but if you live in Sunny Central Florida or are planning a visit, you might want to change the way you think. Wall Street is the main road in Frostproof and is now the second Wall Street I have visited in my life. While [...]

I was recently having lunch at a downtown Lakeland restaurant and saw the brand new Downtown Lakeland newsletter. What a great piece for those looking for things to do in Lakeland. One of the things I liked in the newsletter was their list of the Top 25 things to Do in Downtown Lakeland. This is [...]

Everyone says “Green is the new Black” and The Terrace Hotel in downtown Lakeland agrees. They were recently awarded their Palm 1 designation for a Green Hotel from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Green Lodging Program. The Terrace Hotel is the first hotel in Lakeland to receive this designation.
The Florida Green Lodging [...]

Do you know where you are going to be looking up at the sky this July 4th? Several communities around Polk County have celebrations planned, so check this list before you head out to make your plans to celebrate July 4.
Haines City – Thunder on the Ridge (July 4 from Noon-10pm): The 2009 Thunder [...]

If you are a man reading this post, hopefully it will give you some ideas and keep you out of trouble on Mother’s Day. If you are a mom reading this post, hopefully it will give you some suggestions to pass along to the man in your life who has no idea what to get you [...]