Category: Orlando
Posted on March 23, 2017
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I was on the UCF campus yesterday evening to see our Knights take on the Seminoles in softball. No. 1 ranked FSU bested the Knights by a score of 4-0. It was a good contest and I don’t think the UCF softball stadium could… Continue Reading “UCF knocks off Illinois, advances to NIT Final Four – Orlando Sentinel”
Category: Central Florida, Orlando, SportsTags: Basketball, CFE Arena, Fighting Illini, FSU, FSU Seminoles, Illinois Fighting Illini, Johnny Dawkins, Madison Square Garden, N.I.T., N.Y.C., National Invitational Tournament, New York, New York City, New York New York, NIT, Tacko Fall, UCF, UCF Athletics, UCF Basketball, UCF Knights, UCF Mens Basketball, UCF Softball, UCF Sports, University of Illinois
Posted on September 25, 2016
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It’s quite possible that Arnold Palmer was the best-known golfer of all time. He had a home here in Orlando for a very long time and he was well-loved in this part of the world. Although he was a true legend in the game… Continue Reading “Golf Legend Arnold Palmer Has Passed”
Posted on August 17, 2016
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The Early Years of the OBBS The Orange Blossom Blues Society is getting close to celebrating its twelfth anniversary! My, how the time has flown… I’m going to take a few minutes and look back over the first two years for our growing enterprise.… Continue Reading “The Early Years of the Orange Blossom Blues Society”
Category: Blues and Other Music, Central Florida, OrlandoTags: Alley Blues Bar, Amado Ohland, Austin Petit Band, Austin Petit Band with Debby Boyer, Beautiful Bobby Blackmon, Ben Basile, Big Rick, Bird Dog Bobby, Blues, Blues and Other Music, Blues Crew, Bulldog Ben, Burnin' Vernon, Cafe Annie, Catfish Charlie, Central Florida Music, Debby Boyer, Downtown Disney, funkUS, Gary Ingber, George Linson, Hard Rock Live, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, IBC, International Blues Competition, Jae Futch, Jae Gibbs-Futch, Jann Childers, Jeff Willey, Jerry Waller, JoAnna Hudson, Jody Hudson, King MuDDfish, Lady DB, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Lucky Peterson, Mike Edwards, MuDDfish Mike, OBBS, Orange Blossom Blues Society, Orlando Music, Paul Stott, Rob Mola, Sarasota Slim, Selwyn Birchwood, Smokee Tavern, Stoney and the Houserockers, Susan Bowman, Teague Stefan, The Alley, The Blues Foundation, Tim Williams, Tracy Bennewit, Vernon Miller, W.C. Handy, Zaida Zoller
Posted on August 16, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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The best I can remember, I first visited Bubbalou’s Bodacious Barbecue back around ’85 or ’86… Not exactly sure. What I know for sure is that I’ve gone back about a bajillion times. And I’ll be going back many, many times more. At the… Continue Reading “Bubbalou’s Bodacious Barbecue is As Good As It Gets”
Category: Beer, Central Florida, Orlando, Restaurants/FoodTags: Black Eyed Peas, Bubbalou's, Bubbalou's Bodacious Barbecue, Florida Barbecue, Florida Restaurants, Sun Rail, UCF, University of Central Florida
Posted on August 12, 2016
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Here is a foto I like especially. Lake Eola Park is probably the most recognizable spot in all of Orlando. It’s certainly a fave hang out for denizens of Central Florida of any age, shape or race. It’s most definitely a “top ten” spot… Continue Reading “Fave Fotos: A View of Orlando’s Lake Eola Park”
Category: Amateur Photography, Nature/Ecology, OrlandoTags: Amateur Photography, Ducks, Jogging, Lake Eola, Lake Eola Park, Mindi Abair, Orlando, Swans, Thornton Park, Walking, WLOQ Radio
Posted on July 31, 2016
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Jeff and his top-flight band The Smokin’ Torpedoes are well-known to lovers of live music here in Central Florida. Jeff is very good at his craft. By that, I don’t mean only the musical side; he’s a very capable promoter and has shown over… Continue Reading “Jeff Willey and Those Smokin’ Torps Are Killin’ It in Central Florida”
Posted on July 22, 2016
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To this beer lover, Orlando Brewing is a truly unique establishment. Central Florida has its share of microbreweries, but none plowing the same ground, so to speak. You’ll find this low-key establishment in the southwestern corner of the downtown area, just west of ORMC… Continue Reading “Orlando Brewing is a Hidden Gem in Orlando’s Sodo District”
Posted on July 12, 2016
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The story of the slaughter of 49 partiers at Pulse has been told many times. By a thousand journos and bloggers. Orlando and her people are still coming to grips with what happened there in the early morning hours of June 12th; all the… Continue Reading “A Dark Tale of 49 Murdered by Hate, revisited”
Category: American Life and Politics, Central Florida, Florida, OrlandoTags: Central Florida, Dante's Italian Restaurant, Justice, Ken Lewis, One Orlando Fund, Orlando Evening Star, Orlando Florida, Orlando Sentinel, Premonition, Pulse, Terror, Terrorism, The Sentinel Star, WKMG News
Posted on July 3, 2016
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It was 1999 when I first got into the taxi business. I drove for a mid-sized company here in Central Florida. If you’re from around here, you’d no doubt recognize the name. The training was bad. Well, there was none. It’s not the easiest… Continue Reading “Driving, Recruiting, Training: A Taxi Career in a Changing Industry”
Category: Career and Working, Central Florida, Disney World, OrlandoTags: Career and Working, Checker Cab, City Cab of Orlando, Lyft, Mears Taxi, Mears Transportation, Orlando, Ride Sharing, Taxi, Uber, Walt Disney World, Yellow Cab
Posted on July 1, 2016
by Bulldog Ben
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Cecil’s Texas Style BBQ is most definitely one of my favorite spots in south Orlando. I’m not the only devotee, the place is consistently packed at lunch-time. I’ve had just about everything they have to offer and have found their chow to… Continue Reading “Hard to Beat Cecil’s Texas Style BBQ in O-town”
Category: Beer, Central Florida, Orlando, Restaurants/FoodTags: All you can eat, Appetizer, barbecue, BBQ, Cecil's, Collard Greens, El Paso, Jalapenos, OPD, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Pinto Beans, Real Deal, Side Dishes, Stuffed Jalapenos
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