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The Gentlemen of the Night Spring Jazz Concert Live will take place in Casselberry’s Lake Concord Park on Saturday March 24th, 2012 from 6pm-9pm. This will be a FREE concert sponsored by the city of Casselberry and 102.5 WLOQ and will feature live performances from Marion Meadows and Paul Taylor and special guests Joe McBride [...]

If you missed the Delta IV rocket launch on January 19, 2012, below are a few images from the launch that night.

What: Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities 2012 Where: Various locations including Eatonville, Winter Park, Orlando When: January 21st-January 29th, 2012 The Zora Neale Hurston Festival celebrates the famous local author with Haitian cultural events, seminars, outdoor festivals, and more. For more information please call 407-64-3307 or check out www.zorafestival.com Below are [...]

The Senator, The Worlds Oldest Cypress Tree has burned down. We at Unlock Orlando are very upset and sad with this unfortunate news. This was one of Central Florida’s original attractions before Disney. Thousands of people have seen and visited The Senator at Big Tree Park which was over 3,500 years old including president Calvin [...]

If you’re looking for places to eat on Valentine’s Day, check out Unlockorlando.com’ s top 10 Valentine’s Day Restaurant Venues. This list was specifically prepared by the Unlockorlando.com Valentine’s Day Restaurant Squad and these members not only live in Orlando; they are native to Orlando. While Orlando has many great options for Valentine’s Day Dinner, [...]

If you’re looking for new restaurants in the Maitland area then you should try out the newly opened SoNapa Grille. The SoNapa Grill is located in the old Steak and Ale building across the street from Antonio’s. Maitland is just a hair North of Orlando. SoNapa is a restaurant concept from California that so far [...]

What: Jingle Jam Festival When: Saturday December 3, 2011 from 11am-5pm Where: 2885 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL (in the parking lot in between Chick-fil-A and RBC Bank Admission: FREE! Come out for a holiday party and join Santa and the rest of your Orlando gang at the Jingle Jam Festival located in South Downtown [...]

Below is a list of the top 10 Wine Bars in the Orlando area. This list was put together by Orlando natives and locals of wine bar locations that are sure to please. Vine’s Grille and Wine Bar 7563 West Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 407-351-1227 vinesgrille.com Vines Grille and Wine Bar, has an extremely [...]

What: ICE at Gaylord Palms Resort Orlando When: Now through January 2, 2011 Where: Gaylord Palms Resort 6000 West Osceola Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34746-4414 407-586-2000 www.gaylordpalms.com Admission: Adult Tickets $20.99-$29.99 Child Tickets $13.99 to $15.99 Want to get out from the Florida heat over the holidays? Check out ICE at the Gaylord Palms Resort where [...]

Below are the top 10 Asian Grocery Stores in the Orlando area. While there are many other great stores in the Orlando area, this list gives a run down on some of the most well-known Asian Grocery Stores in the area in addition to highlighting some of the slightly lesser known stores that focus on [...]

What: Winter in the Park When: Friday, November 18th, 2011 thru Sunday, January 8, 2012 Where: Central Park West Meadow, 150 North New York Avenue, Winter Park (next to Park Avenue) Admission: $10 including skate rental Celebrate the Winter season Orlando style and come out to Winter Park’s Winter in the Park event which takes [...]

What: Wall Street Plaza’s The Night Before Thankxgiving Block Party Where: Wall Street Plaza When: Wednesday November 23rd, 2011 from 8pm-2am Admission: FREE! Its a party before Thanksgiving! Wall Street Plaza will be hosting its Night Before Thankxgiving Block Party on Wednesday November 23rd, 2011 from 8pm-2am. There will be lots of music, lots of [...]

What: SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration Where: SeaWorld (ofcourse) 7007 SeaWorld Drive, Orlando, FL When: November 25th to December 31st, 2011 from 9am-1am. Admission: Included with regular admission Through the month of December but starting November 25, 2011 of this year, SeaWorld begins decking themselves out for Christmas. In addition to all the usual attractions, there will [...]

Don’t be bored at home during your Thanksgiving Weekend, the city of Orlando and the Central Florida area have a lot of events and things for you to do. Whether you’re tired of your friends and family or you want to spend more time with them, below are a list of some of the best [...]

What: 22nd Annual Turkey Trot, 5K run on Thanksgiving Where: Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando When: Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 2011 at 8am Admission: $27 to $35 Want to work off those extra pounds before the big Thanksgiving meal? Run down to the 22nd Annual Turkey Trot a.k.a. “Walk & Trot” where you can run [...]