Growth Explosion to Continue with Mixed-Use Concept Adjacent to Sanford’s ‘Famous L’ A survivor of the September 22, 1887 fire that ravaged the wooden buildings populating the east side of Sanford, the Hotel San Leon stood on the corner of 2nd St. and Sanford Ave. The hotel occupied the north half of block between 2nd and 3rd Streets, abutting the...
Month: March 2020
Following in the immediate wake of Orlando’s No Day Off livestreamed music telethon over the weekend, Historic Downtown Sanford is getting in on the action with a week’s worth of livestream shows from mainstay venue West End Trading Co. It’s an idea with legs, putting some money in bands’ pockets directly through online donations, keeping the venue in watchers’ minds,...
Sometimes good ideas and kind intentions can even outpace a virus. In this case, it was local musician, actor and author Andy Matchett, who came up with the idea of staging a virtual live-music telethon to benefit musicians hit hard by the lightning-fast economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on our community. In short order, Matchett had a location -...
If you haven’t noticed, the craft beer scene in Sanford, FL is rocking. One of the headliners at this rock concert is Deviant Wolfe Brewing. This weekend marks Deviant’s Two-Year Anniversary and they’re throwing a party to celebrate! To kick off their anniversary weekend, Deviant collaborated with local Winter Springs brewery Bowigens on a sour beer called Dry Hopped Lollipop....
