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(Above) The Madras Cafe is located on Sand Lake Road and is open from 11:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. for their breakfast and lunch dining, and then from 5:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. for their evening dinner experience. Guests can be seated indoors or outdoors.

Spicing Up South Indian Flavors

Hiba Bilal, Co-Editor November 11, 2024

When people seek an authentic taste of Indian cuisine and want to explore a wide variety of vegetarian options, The Madras Cafe is the way to go. The restaurant’s owner, Ms. Manisha Sheesta, had always...

(Above) The burgers served at Cow and
Cheese show off their distinct flavors. The restaurant has a vibrant atmosphere with outstanding music.

Maitland Burgers are a Smash Hit

Zane Rimes, Co-Editor November 8, 2024

A new style of smashburger restaurant has recently opened up in Maitland. With its unique flavors of burgers, fries, and “Beer Cheese,” Cow and Cheese has Maitland residents raving about their new...

(Above) Ports are also a huge part of cruising. Where a ship goes depends on whether or not someone books that cruise or not. Private islands have gotten more popular, and almost every company has its own island. Each private island offers different activities and excursions though, like now Carnival and Royal Caribbean have more of a fun island with slides, zip lines, and waterparks while cruise lines like MSC have more relaxing islands with tons of beaches and food areas. Before choosing which cruise to board, passengers should make it caters to their enjoyment.

New Cruises Kill the Competition

Mary Collins, Staff November 4, 2024

Cruising has never been more competitive. From robot bartenders and zip lines to entire rollercoasters cramped into as small of a space as possible, cruise ships are getting more outrageous every year....

(Above) After the new thrilling sequel to the iconic movie Beetlejuice came out, Crumbl partnered with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to deliver a delicious treat. This is a chocolate cake layered with vanilla frosting with green sprinkles. This cake was available at Crumbl Cookie from September 2 to 7.

How the Cookie Crumbles

Ava Anderson, Staff October 22, 2024

Ever since 2020, cookie reviews from Crumbl Cookies have been taking over social media. Crumbl Cookies gained mass popularity from its “Flavors of the Week,” a rotating menu of six different cookie...

Blake Lively also was the executive producer of It Ends With Us. She even got her husband, Ryan Reynolds, involved in the p[production of the film. Lively recently stated that Reynolds contributed to making the rooftop scene at the beginning of the movie. Lively has also recently been stating that her costar and director, Justin Baldoni, has been fat-shaming her. According to Lively, there was a scene where Ryle (Baldoni) had to pick Lily (Lively) up. Bandoni allegedly had lasting back issues, therefore, he enquired with the on-set trainer how much she weighed so that he could prepare for the scene. Lively also contributed to the main song of the movie. The song title was “My Tears Ricochet” by Taylor Swift. Blake and Taylor are very close friends in real life, so Blake wanted to contribute to her in the movie.

It Ends With Lively

Sofia Cohen, Staff October 14, 2024

Reading was not very popular among most teenagers until Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us intrigued many young adults and got them hooked on reading again. The story soon became popular after appearing...

(Above) The restaurant is filled with multiple different chandeliers. Decorated with murals and beautiful hanging from the walls.

Say Ciao to Simply Capri

Hayden Roberts, Co-Editor September 30, 2024

 In all of the tourist areas in Florida, visitors and locals alike have trouble finding fresh food that doesn't have a ridiculous price. Many visitors of popular theme parks such as Walt Disney World...

(Above) The new Foxtail Coffee shop, with its unique flavors of coffee and assortment of drinks, accommodates those who need to work on homework, work, or other things with their free wifi. The best thing is the fact that a person can get coffee at Foxtail and afterward get some fast and really fresh ice cream at Kelly’s right down the street.

Maitland Renaissance Delivers Maitland Social

Zane Rimes, Co-Editor September 27, 2024

Over the course of 10 years, the humble city of Maitland has been undergoing a rebirth–a real Renaissance of activity and growth. Though commonly associated with old and somewhat run-down buildings,...

(Above) The Storm Troopers are known to be the galaxy's soldiers and serve as the Galactic Empire's military force. Additionally, in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, visitors can experience the iconic characters up close as they surround almost the whole area. Today, these soldiers have become recognizable in the Star Wars saga.

Films Launch New Series

Hiba Bilal, Co-Editor September 20, 2024

A movie series with heroic duels using lightsabers, the power of the force, and the battle between the dark and the light side, Star Wars has had its place in cinema history for more than four decades....

(Above) As simple as it may seem, the origination of the name “pho” is actually more complicated and uncertain than most may think. It is debated that the name actually stems from French vocabulary, as “feu” in French means fire, and this word is used in the name of a French beef stew called “pot-au-feu.” As well as Pho, this is also a dish consisting of broth, beef, and vegetables. Seeing as the French colonized Vietnam starting in the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, the theory isn’t completely unbelievable. Other people argue that the name “pho” came from the name of a different brothy dish that Cantonese street vendors sold in Vietnam called “nguu nhục phấn,” which means, “Beef with rice noodles.” It is thought that the name became more and more shortened and simplified over time, at one point turning in to “phấn”, and eventually resulting in the simple name of “pho.”

Homecooked on the Menu

Tessa Guerra, Staff April 12, 2024

Orlando, Florida, offers a variety of different types of cuisine. The Asian food scene is notable and very prominent in Downtown Orlando. The street of Colonial Drive alone offers many tasty options ranging...

(Above) The owners of Winter Garden’s Spice and Tea, Mr. Bill Files and Mrs. Linda Files, love how family-oriented the franchise is. Mrs. Files comments, “Within Bill and I’s stores, three out of our four children work there. Our oldest daughter is the director of franchise operations for the whole company." All graphics courtesy of Canva.

One Stop Spice Shop

Alyssa Wiboon, Director of Media March 7, 2024

Good food isn’t good without its array of spices. Spicing up just about any homecooked meal elevates food to the next level. With just over 90 locations all over the U.S., and 18 locations in Florida,...

(Above) The atmosphere inside AVA was very loud, unlike other fancy restaurants. The people seemed to be enjoying the vibe of the restaurant and were dressed in formal attire.

High End Mediterranean Dazzles

Yara Koteish, Director of Archives March 1, 2024

AVA MediterrAegean is a fine-dining, Mediterranean restaurant located on Park Avenue in Winter Park. AVA is a fairly new restaurant that opened to the public on February 4th, 2022, making it almost two...

(Above) Most of the scenes in Wonka were shot at Warner Bros. Studios or in the United Kingdom. The opening shot of Willy Wonka sailing into town was filmed in Lyme Regis, Dorset, a place inspired by Meryl Streep’s 1981 romance, The French Lieutenant’s Woman. However, to get the non-descript European city scenes, production had to build the sets from scratch. Head production designer, Nathan Crowley noted, “You conclude that you kind of want to build your own place because you’re trying to achieve, as I call it, ‘Roald Dahl realism,’ which is fantasy but on all his terms.”

“Wonka” Leaves Audiences Craving More

Delaney Bolstein, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2024

Hollywood has done it again. Wonka is next in a long stream of films such as Elvis and The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes that check off all the buzzwords guaranteed to get studios...

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