Isabella “Pansy” Alden is all but forgotten today. But her moralizing manuscripts taught countless Victorian-era children how to mind their manners, say their prayers, and fix their flaws.
The Maitland Art Center is seeking designation as a National Historic Landmark. But no one needs to tell Central Floridians that this other-worldly outpost is an irreplaceable cultural treasure.
Palmano’s had been known as a coffee house with an attitude. Now, under new ownership, it’s morphing into a French-infused eatery where the bill of fare is a work in progress.