Category: Culture

Day 212 – The Imperial Once Again

by Claudia | Apr 17, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Culture, Downtown, First Street, Night Life | 0

What else can I say, I am a “repeat offender” when it comes to the bars and restaurants in Sanford I love… The Imperial at Washburn Imports is one of them, so last night we decided to meet our friends who are...

Day 208 – Sofas and Suds Returns

by Claudia | Apr 13, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Community, Culture, Downtown, Events, Things to Do | 0

It was a great day for couch racing in Sanford! Sofas and Suds, one of the coolest and most creative events ever (kudos to Mike Smith of the Imperial at Washburn Imports for coming up with something so genius!), took place this...

Day 205 – Pirate Fest

by Claudia | Apr 10, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Community, Culture, Downtown, Events | 0

Today’s Alive After 5’s theme was Pirates! Pirates are always a popular theme (see my previous post about the Festival of the St. Juans) so combined with this awesome weather, the event was bound to be a success! One...

Day 203 – Coffee is all we need

by Claudia | Apr 8, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Culture, Downtown, Stores, Things to Do | 0

Rabbitfoot Records does not only have the best records in town, they are also brewing some amazing coffee right inside their store! It’s genius, good music and strong coffee, what else do you need to be happy on an...

Day 197 – The Sanford Rickshaw

by Claudia | Apr 2, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Community, Culture, Downtown, Night Life | 0

Sanford may soon have a rickshaw cruising the streets of downtown. The rickshaw currently stands in the beer garden of Busters Bistro and according to our source it might soon be circulating between Buster’s Bistro (412 S...

Day 189 – Sanfordites read mean tweets

by Claudia | Mar 25, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Community, Culture | 0

Sanford has been in the media so much especially following , of course, the general public has formed a rather negative opinion of our great little town. It’s quite sad actually to read through some of the comments online...

Day 158 – The Sanford Project

by Claudia | Feb 22, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Art, Culture, Events | 0

The big day finally came! I had been waiting to see the big collection of The Sanford Project all in one place for a little while now. The Opening Show took place on Saturday, February 22 in Orlando and was very well visited. It...

Day 151 – First Time Movies

by Claudia | Feb 15, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Culture, Downtown, Events, Kids, Things to Do | 0

First times with your first child are always something very special! That would explain why I was basically staring and smiling at N as he was watching his very first (short) film at the Love Your Shorts Film Festival today. We...

Day 150 – Love Your Shorts 2014

by Claudia | Feb 14, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Art, Culture, Events | 0

Oh what a night! A night to remember definitely because we watched awesome movies, had a great time, hung out with fun people and even made new friends. And did I mention the music and decor at the after party was amazing? My...

Day 126 – Princess Theater

by Claudia | Jan 21, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Culture, Downtown | 0

The Princess Theater downtown has been around since 1915 but was only fairly recent revived by Creative Sanford for their Celery Soup plays. Isn’t it great that Sanford has another theater next to the Wayne Densch...

Day 121 – Busters, the Sanford Project and Procrastination

by Claudia | Jan 16, 2014 | 365 Pictures, Culture, Downtown, Restaurants | 0

Day 96 through Day 121… So I have officially earned the title “Biggest Procrastinator of Sanford” and I am not proud of it. I hate to make excuses, so there won’t be any. I took it easy over the holidays...

Day 37 – A Peek into the Dressing Room

by Claudia | Oct 24, 2013 | 365 Pictures, Culture | 0

During a tour “behind the scenes” at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center I snapped this picture of the dressing room located right off stage. I thought it had something mysterious and very cool to it, just like...