At the back of À La Cart’s new Art² (Art Squared) Park in downtown Orlando, the wall of the main building’s backside visualizes the city’s history. 
The portrait is a tribute to Orlando’s 150th anniversary, the mural’s artist, Justin Skipper, said in an interview. The four subjects in the mural are intended to represent Orlando in the years 1875, 1945, 1975 and 2025. 
“They were looking for art that would help celebrate,” Skipper said. “The concept is a tribute to The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ album...

The likes of Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé have been defrosted for their seasonal reign over radio stations. Yes, it must be the Yuletide season, but now some new players are ready to bring 1990s-style Christmas cheer.  Kevin Griffin, Better Than Ezra’s lead vocalist and one-third of festive supergroup Ezra Ray Hart, reveals his recipe for the perfectly baked Christmas hit to Orlando Weekly.

The Winter Park Veterinary Hospital keeps its doors open for patients who need care, and not just house pets. The hospital receives wildlife patients periodically, WPVH’s Dr. Eric Los Kamp said in an interview. “After a hurricane is always the worst time for the wildlife because they can get washed out in places they’re not supposed to nest and get trampled by families, get separated, things like that,” Los Kamp said. 
WPVH, a family-owned practice, is open daily. Its wildlife patients include...

School-organized after-school programs for the performing arts are commonly geared toward the classical arts: chorus, orchestra and band. Noticing a lack in support for modern music programs while seeing potential talents in her students, Holly Cordero paved a different outlet for young performers. 
“The stuff going on in terms of the arts being shut down and funding and grants being shut down has definitely put a little bit of a damper on most arts organizations,” Cordero said in an interview....