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Raw Travel Smashes Records plus Episodes Featuring Historic Downtown Sanford and Seminole County at over 5.2 Million Live Viewers

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The numbers are in ... and they're amazing! AIM Tell-A-Vision (AIM TV) Group recently announced that its first-run, syndicated TV series Raw Travel® has completed its most successful May Sweeps rating period with +13% year to year audience growth and impressive +11% season-to-date year to year audience growth, leading to its biggest average audiences in the show’s 6 season history....

Sanford, FL Visitors Guide v2.1 to be Printed and Distributed This Week for 4th of July Festivities

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We are happy to announce that the Historic Downtown Sanford Visitors Guide v2.1 will be printed and distributed the week of July 1st in anticipation of the thousands of visitors to downtown Sanford and Fort Mellon Park for the Star Spangled Sanford Fireworks Extravaganza that night put on by The City of Sanford! Now at double the size as the...

Sushi & Omakase Pop Up Opens in Historic Downtown Sanford

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Zoetic Sushi & Omakase led by Chef Chuck Cobb and housed in the ZL Homes building on Park Ave in Historic Downtown Sanford had their soft opening this past Friday June 21st. Open only on Fridays and Saturdays with two seatings on each night at 6pm and 8pm, it seats eight at a time at $120 per person for a...

Epic Dining Guide of Historic Downtown Sanford by GO Epicurista

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The weekend of February 23rd 2019 was very special because that was the weekend we were having the Raw Travel Watch Party & Brunch by Chef Josh Oakley and the chefs from The Pass Progressive Cuisine food truck at Celery City Craft. It was the 2nd episode of Raw Travel Episode 611 and this one was titled Historic Downtown Sanford...

Theater West End to Present Musical Adaptation of the 1990 Academy Award-Winning Film ‘Ghost’

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Theater West End is proud to present the musical adaptation of the 1990 Academy Award-winning film Ghost, which follows the love story of Sam (Preston Ellis*) and Molly (Lea Marinelli*). Their romance takes a shocking turn after Sam's untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. In an attempt...

The Old Jailhouse Restaurant Launches New ‘Smash Menu’ for the Summer

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The Old Jailhouse Restaurant in Historic Downtown Sanford announced today that it will be offering a special 'Smash Menu' for the summer available Monday - Wednesday nights featuring a 4-course meal for two for only $50! This will be in addition to their already amazing menu. Sounds perfect for a special date night! SUMMER SMASH MENU

OIF Hosts Private Film Screening at Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Historic Downtown Sanford

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The Orlando Independent Filmmakers will host a private screening and awards ceremony at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Historic Downtown Sanford, Florida on June 15 followed by an after party at The Smiling Bison. Thirty three short films in the genre of comedy will be presented by local Filmmakers from Central Florida. The Orlando Independent Filmmakers Bring Comedy...

Project Hollerblock Taking Gemütlichkeit to the Next Level in Historic Downtown Sanford

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Make no mistake about it; while Historic Downtown Sanford has more recently become a burgeoning collective of gastronomic and artisanal culinary delights, it was Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café that set the tone of Sanford as a destination where craft, authenticity, and entertainment blend together. In 2001, Theo and Linda Hollerbach opened their doors on 1st Street serving up heaping portions...

Choo Choo to the Zoo Returning this Summer

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Starting Monday, June 3, ride SunRail to the Sanford Station and catch a ride on Choo Choo to the Zoo, a free shuttle that will take you to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! This service will be provided to riders from the Sanford SunRail Station to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens through Friday, August 9, 2019. Choo Choo...

Catching the Sanfording Spirit at the Sanford Art Walk

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Historic Downtown Sanford is whipping up an artistic night on the town this Saturday for Art Walk! Creativity abounds with music in the air, food trucks churning out the smells of dinner and several opening receptions not to be missed! Plan your night with a little inspiration from the events below... Historic Sanford Welcome Center – Animal Art Show Historic...