OrlandoSentinel.com - Florida Flashback

Winter Park to honor 4 of its grandest ladies

Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Like other longtime Winter Park folks, it must be no surprise to Rose Bynum that a peacock has become the city's symbol.

Question for Joy in the text (query answered)

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A few months ago, I learned a bit more about my mother's and grandmother's family heritage during the Museum of Seminole County History's St. Lucia Festival, which celebrates the traditions of the area's Swedish settlers.

Festival of Faith celebrates Catholic Church's massive history

Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Catholic Church has been a presence in Florida for centuries, since the days of Spanish exploration in the early 1500s, and a presence in Orlando at least since Bishop John Moore arranged the 1881 purchase of a block facing Orange Avenue at Robinson Street for $1,050.

Central Florida Fair has long history of entertainment

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A Central Florida institution is back, and it's a venerable one indeed -- even though its foundations are sawdust instead of brick or marble.

Norman Rockwell on race

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A rich exhibition offers surprises about an icon.

The big Norman Rockwell exhibition now at the Orlando Museum of Art has the power to astonish in several ways, especially if you thought you knew something about America's most beloved 20th-century artist.

A fitting tribute to 'Pappy' Kennedy

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with events all over Central Florida, including the 17th annual Arthur "Pappy" Kennedy Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Central Florida YMCA and the Southwest Orlando Jaycees.

Over the river, through the woods, to that town of the spirits we go

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

For decades, Orlando-area folks have taken a drive to visit the remarkable Volusia County community of Cassadaga, which scholars deem the oldest active religious community of its kind in the Southeast.

'The heart of Maitland'

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Folks "seeking health and wealth" couldn't find a better home than Maitland, Florida, an enterprising copywriter wrote about 1890.

Jewish pioneers gathered at family grove for High Holy Days

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Last week, we started a fresh year on the Jewish calendar, when the HighHoly Days started at sundown Wednesday with Rosh Hashana, the New Year of5768.