In time to celebrate National Historic Preservation Month, the Sanford City Commission added the Sanford Civic Center to the City’s list of local historic landmarks on April 25, 2022. Historically and architecturally significant, the Civic Center is one of the 50 flagship structures featured in Florida’s Mid-Century Modern Architecture (1945-1975) by the University Of Florida School Of Architecture. This shortlist...
Month: May 2022
Sanford’s biggest party of the year is back and better than ever A storm is brewing. The 15th annual Hurricane Party Music Festival is back to start your summer off on a high note Saturday, May 28 at 12 p.m. in Historic Downtown Sanford. Rain or shine, hosted by West End Trading Co., the music festival will feature over 40 bands...
Sanford Art & Jazz Night is a multi-venue celebration of visual and auditory arts that occurs on the 3rd Thursday of each month. On May 19th, the venues hosting live music and exhibiting artists will be Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Cafe, Tuffy’s Music Box & Lounge, Sanford Brewing Company, Deviant Wolfe Brewing and Magpies Modern General Store. Hollerbach’s presentation of art...
Located across the Historic Ritz Theater sits a 100+-year-old warehouse that has been converted into Sanford’s newest brewery: Dees Brothers Brewery. Once upon a time, the 6,400 square feet space was home to a Buick dealer and a paint store, miraculously surviving a raging fire fifty years ago. Opening in August 2021, Dees Brothers (also known as Dees Bros) serves...
Historic Downtown Sanford’s *hottest* new business is no doubt the Spice is Nice International Heat Market located at 106 S. Palmetto Ave.! Former Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens CEO Dino Ferri opened his doors to this blazing retail venue recently, specializing in spicy foods and groceries from around the world. Unique products from the four corners of the globe,...
