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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...

Raw Travel TV Presents “Let’s Go Sanfording” at Special Screening in Historic Downtown Sanford

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RAW TRAVEL TV PRESENTS “LET’S GO SANFORDING” AT SPECIAL SCREENING - Third and Final Episode Spotlighting Historic Downtown Sanford, Florida Premieres May 18-19th Across the US - NEW YORK, NY: May 10th, 2019 - AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV) announced today that its internationally syndicated television series Raw Travel® will premiere its third and final episode spotlighting Historic Downtown Sanford...

Featured Artists at the St. Johns River Festival of the Arts

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Historic Downtown Sanford celebrated the 8th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts this past weekend and the brick streets of downtown buzzed with an eclectic mix of arts and craft vendors from across the country. This year’s theme was “Art-in-Action” with live demonstrations, chalk artists, and workshops for attendees to express their creativity. I took a tour of...

Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill Opens Today at Theater West End

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Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill opens today at Theater West End and runs May 3rd - May 12th. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty,...

$50 Million Catalyst Site ‘Heritage Park’ in Historic Downtown Sanford to Break Ground ….

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... in approximately 12 months. Big things are on the horizon in Sanford, Florida! Heritage Park is a forthcoming 3-block downtown waterfront neighborhood which will be located in the heart of Historic Downtown Sanford. Currently being developed by Sanford Waterfront Partners, LLC, this project serves to help ease the demand for affordable rental units we are feeling on a countywide...

Resort Style Historic Hotel to Bring Visitors & Jobs to Historic Downtown Sanford

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Since its construction in 1926, no architectural structure on Lake Monroe has commanded the lakefront like the old Forrest Lake Hotel in Sanford, FL.  As one of the oldest and largest landmarks in Sanford, the building has served a variety of functions over the years, but was at the height of its grandeur as a hotel, operating as such until...