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Locals to know: Patrice Phillips

Hi, Patrice! l Tag either #pulptown or @pulptown on Instagram to be featured. (📸: Courtesy of Patrice) Who are you? What do you do?  My husband and I are the owners of Something Fishy Seafood Restaurant in Altamonte Springs. Wax poetic for a second and tell us: What brings you most alive about this city? Our […]

Food / March 24, 2023

Local recommendations Four Great Taco Spots in Orlando

Four great taco spots in Orlando – plus one!

Four great taco spots  – plus one! Authentic Mexican food in Orlando   Where you can find our city’s most delicious tacos and get them muy rápido In Orlando, you can’t just taco ‘bout it, you’ve got to be about it! Below are a few fast facts about our top four quick-service taco spots: Tin […]

Good to know / July 15, 2021

A Florida cracker from the 18th century. 📸: Florida Memory

The Wild, Wild West, Florida

Rustic survival and free-spirited roaming Back in the early days of Orlando, there were orange groves, cowboys and historical cow pies. What’s in a name The term “cracker” as it applies to Florida’s cattlemen has disputed origins. Dating as far back as Shakespeare’s times, it was used to refer to someone offering entertaining conversation, or immigrants and […]

Good to know / July 13, 2021

food local recommendations from Orlando pulptown members join

Local Orlando Recommendations

Orlando Recommendations from Locals – who follow Pulptown’s Mantra: Live Like You Live Here Food Man pizza Bruno trying to kill my diet 😢 @yadayadayadia  [Pulptown: this is a GOOD thing for your taste buds!] Vegan food scene in Orlando is legit! Don’t even have to be vegan to appreciate it all! 🌱 @ctoddlaw And […]

Locally Recommended / July 7, 2021

names of Orlando Murals and how to Find them

An interactive list of Orlando’s murals

Let’s get out and explore. (📸: @focomike) AdventHealth is Central Florida’s whole-person healthcare provider. With over 36,000 professionals serving the Greater Orlando area, AdventHealth is your go-to neighborhood resource. New to The City Beautiful? Request your free Welcome to the Neighborhood Kit today. We partnered with AdventHealth to spotlight some of the most creative and […]

Arts & Culture / June 16, 2021

Local restaurant fuels vegan food movement with a Jamaican flair

You’ll find Chef Jenn with a smile inside or outside of the kitchen. (📸: courtesy of DaJen Eats) DaJen Cafe & Creamery is a vegan restaurant with Jamaican flair – and then some! Go to eat Hoax Tail Lasagna, Sammiches, Build a Bowls, and then top that off with scrumptious Vegan Ice Cream. By the […]

Food / June 7, 2021

Juliana Tafur documentary List(e)n - Listen Courageously - made in Orlando

Dare to “Listen Courageously”? Join Pulptown for this special event.

Courtesy of Listen Courageously Juliana Tafur appreciates the importance of storytelling. As a journalist, she spent years traveling the world, documenting and eventually broadcasting the stories of others. Now, this Floridian’s inviting people to reimagine the way we communicate with one another using those same principles. “Sharing stories is so powerful because it allows us […]

Uncategorized / April 29, 2021

🦃 Pulptown’s guide to a safe and happy Thanksgiving

Read on for our tips on how to have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. (📸:pulptown) Alright, we’re less than a week away from Thanksgiving, a day many Americans traditionally spend around the dinner table with their families while gorging themselves on turkey, sweet potato casserole, and memories of years’ past. And for most, it’s set […]

Vacation / November 20, 2020

101 Things We Love About The Library

Pick up your library card today (📸: OCLS) Produced for the Orange County Library System by The Pulptown Creative Studio 📚 Learn. Grow. Connect. The Orange County Library System is the public library system serving 1.2 million residents of Orange County. Sign up or replace your library card today   We are excited to launch a […]

Arts & Culture / June 22, 2020

When your co-worker is a 1,000 pound alligator

Just another day at the office for Andrew. (📸: @wildfloridairboats) MEET THIS LOCAL: Andrew Biddle is one of the trainers who works with the alligators at Wild Florida. His co-workers include dozens of alligators, including the largest gator in Osceola County, Crusher.     WHAT HE IS DOING: Every day at work, Biddle steps into animal […]

People / April 15, 2019