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The Maitland Art Center is an otherworldly place that reflects its founder’s creative spirit. Now, the whole world will know about this not-so-hidden local treasure.
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Escapism is the message at the Winter Park Playhouse, which has a musical mission and a family feel. And not surprisingly, people love it.
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Indefatigable conductor John Sinclair has become one of the best-known — and hardest-working — leaders of Central Florida’s cultural community.
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The creator of 4 Rivers Smokehouse brings gussied-up Deep South cuisine to Winter Park. The fried chicken has customers lining up, but there’s a lot more to love about the homespun menu.
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At Hog Eat Hog, reclaimed wood is cut, scraped, smoothed and shaped into warm, wonderful (and sometimes weird) pieces of custom furniture.
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Theodore L. Mead’s namesake urban oasis is a tribute to imagination, beauty and persistence. But the path has taken some twisted turns.
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In a setting that’s curiously both humble and haute, Chef Aiello proves that a quality neighborhood pizzeria can also be a delightful destination restaurant.