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So long, Del Frisco's – hello, Christner's
Christner's Del Frisco's Prime Steak & Lobster at 729 Lee Road in Orlando officially shortens its name to Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster on June 2, ending a 20-year licensing agreement with Del Frisco's of Dallas. The owners added their name to the...
Engineer, inventor earned nickname 'Einstein' from family, friends
When Sand Lake residents had an electrical problem, they knew who to turn to, and where they could find him.
Gayle Blackert was usually in his crowded garage creating his next invention or trying to perfect another, but he never hesitated to stop what he...
Fast food calories are more than you think
Knowledge is power. Or in this case, a healthier meal.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts and Connecticut Departments of Public Health found that adults and teens eating at fast-food restaurants significantly underestimate...
Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do in Orlando
Free events around Orlando to keep you moving this week.
Events
ROCK‘N' ROLL CAR SHOW AND CONCERT: featuring vintage cars, retail and food vendors, and live rock bands: 5 p.m. Saturday; Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry;...
Winter Park right to be snobby about counter service
Winter Park didn't become Winter Park by putting up with bourgeois counter service.
And it has no intention of starting now.
Go ahead, insert your own Winter Park snob joke here.
Because this is the same place where you can glance into a passing...
As grocers, restaurants bicker, many menus still lack calorie counts
Three years after Congress voted to require it, you still won't find calories listed on the menus of most restaurant chains.
The problem? The federal government has yet to write the specific rules to carry out the law, in part because supermarkets are...
Darden tries out Atrium bar area
Wedged between its latest combination of Olive Garden and Red Lobster in Wilkesboro, N.C., Darden Restaurants is testing a bar called Atrium.
Atrium offers its own menu. It has alcohol and foods such as flatbreads, tacos and mini-sandwiches that...
05/20: New businesses
Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa.
Lake
The London Fish and Chippy, restaurant, 3242 Cypress Grove Drive, Eustis, 32736.
Kapa Reno...
05/20: Business events
Advertising
American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach, "Getting Out of Chase Mode" with Eric Shulman of Sander Training, 11:30 a.m. networking, noon-1 p.m. luncheon May 21, Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Admission to...
SeaWorld's Antarctica could further tilt Orlando's tourism market
Three years ago, Harry Potter loosened Mickey Mouse's grip on Orlando's theme-park market.
Now, Puck the Penguin is ready to try pulling Mickey's fingers even farther apart.
After more than a year of construction, SeaWorld Orlando this week will...
Park Avenue fast food makes Winter Park officials fret over 'fine dining' image
Fast food has begun creeping on to Park Avenue, alarming Winter Park officials who want to preserve the street's reputation for "fine dining."
A BurgerFi opened last year, and a Firehouse Subs is expected soon. By agreeing to offer table service, both...
Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do in Orlando
EVENTS
HIPSTORIC 3RD FRIDAY: with vendors, book giveaways and walking tour: 5-8 p.m. today; Downtown St. Cloud, Pennsylvania Avenue, St. Cloud; free.
BARCAMP ORLANDO: informal presentations on tech and creativity: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; Wall...
It cost $34.2 million to lobby the 2013 Legislature
TALLAHASSEE -- Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature over the first three...
Seas the moment: Now is a good time to consider a cruise
Two new mega-ships will debut. River cruising is hot. Amenities are mounting.
And cruise lines battered by bad news desperately want your business.
As the summer-fall cruising season approaches, cruise lines are working hard to impress travelers and...
Hue closing in downtown Orlando, will re-open in fall with new concept
HUE in Thornton Park will close in the coming weeks, prior to the slow season that summer brings. The space will reopen in the fall with a new dining concept.
"It was time," said developer Craig Ustler. "We are coming up on our 12th year with Hue and it...
Tavares' Soup to Nuts Diner featured on TV's 'Restaurant: Impossible' closes
TAVARES — Sharon Whitmore has served up the last of her signature tenderloins at the Soup to Nuts Diner.
She said she couldn't keep up with "ballooning" mortgage payments and high employee-payroll taxes and decided to close the diner five months...
Yard House will open on I Drive
Yard House, the upscale bar-and-grill chain purchased by Darden Restaurants last year, will open its first Orlando location at the I-Drive Live complex now under construction.
Orlando-based Darden said Wednesday the International Drive restaurant will...
Diner owner has served up favorites for 25 years
When a customer walks in the doors of the Winter Park Diner, he or she is greeted by friendly staff smiles, a homey atmosphere and menu items reminiscent of family favorites.
This atmosphere is important to Linda D'Auria, who has owned the Winter Park...
Sanford plans to wreck old post office it bought, never used
An old post office that Sanford bought years ago for half a million dollars but never used is now presenting the city with another bill: the cost of tearing it down.
Almost a decade ago, the city bought the post-office building on Palmetto Avenue near...
Winter Garden: No outside bars downtown
Winter Garden will ban outdoor bars in its historic downtown if city commissioners approve a proposed ordinance regulating sidewalk cafes.
The new rules, introduced Thursday at a city commission meeting, would allow downtown restaurants to serve...