University of Central Florida administrators scrapped a multi-million dollar plan to build a dental school near its college of medicine in Lake Nona. The university’s plan to build the dental school was announced in May. A key committee was set to review its plans Wednesday and the Florida Board of Governors would have voted on [...]
The Lake Nona Lions hosted the Cypress Creek Bears Friday night. The Lions held a seven-zero lead at halftime. The third quarter started off terribly for the home team because of penalties. Bears QB Carl Bronislawski threw a pass into quadruple coverage intended for Isaac Cenescar and defensive pass interference was the call at the [...]
Orlando’s biggest park was supposed to open two weeks ago, but now it might not be finished for three more years. Under a deal with the city, the developers of Lake Nona donated the land and planned to build the park on the south end of the sprawling development in southeast Orlando. But the park, [...]
Written by: Lloyd N. Werk, MD, MPH Parents often struggle when guiding their child to eat healthy nutritious meals and establishing healthy eating habits for children at an early age with balanced meals is important. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) replaced their “food pyramid” model with MyPlate to make it easier to figure [...]
If you live in Narcoossee or Lake Nona, there’s a good chance you’re excited about the future development of our area. Not sure how this info came to me, but I woke to an email telling me about a new shopping center coming to the area that should be opening in the beginning of 2012. [...]
For years this editorial board has encouraged and applauded the development of Orlando’s Medical City at Lake Nona. We believe its success is critical to building a broader, stronger economy in Central Florida — an economy that goes beyond tourism and construction. So we can’t help but be drawn to a proposal to locate a [...]
The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute scored $300 million in 2006 when it agreed to set up shop in Central Florida, making it one of the largest beneficiaries of public incentive money in state history. Just five years later, the institute that is central to Orlando’s “medical city” development – along with UCF’s medical school and [...]
University of Central Florida plans to open a dental school near its College of Medicine in the heart of Lake Nona’s Medical City. UCF officials announced Thursday that they’re looking to open a College of Dental Medicine in 2014 that would graduate about 100 dentists a year. But some state officials and administrators at other [...]
Even though Lake Nona is only a second-year school, softball coach Julie Bouton not only thought the Lions would reach the state playoffs, she expected it. “I knew they could do it,” said Bouton, who was an assistant coach in the Lions’ initial season. “Initially, that was my goal. The girls, honestly at the beginning [...]
Turning the car into this manicured corner of Orlando’s gated Lake Nona enclave, the rear-view mirror fills suddenly with the vision of a hulking white Mercedes S-Class. Out into the midday sun, resplendent in a signature get-up of two-tone shirt and designer shades, steps Ian Poulter. He is talking animatedly on his iPhone. An audience [...]
