About Citrus Soul
Some say Orlando has no soul.
Central Florida was built on citrus and unbuilt by a single freeze — and that’s only the beginning of it. Underneath the toll roads and the new subdivisions is a camp where the mediums outnumber the churches, a post office named Christmas, and a tree that stood for 3,500 years. You’ve driven past all of it. Come see what you’ve missed.
- Tallest Ghosts in the Neighborhood
It’s that enormous brown skeleton that used to be a Norfolk Island pine — proud, architectural, aggressively tropical — and now it’s just… standing there. Waiting. Being dead at you. - Dayventure 66: Mount DoraA salty tale of treasure, chowder and cats: In the spirit of Hemingway, this Dayventure spends the morning lost in one of the largest antique markets in the South, runs aground at a tiny seafood institution that has been winning chowder championships since before it ever had a brick-and-mortar address, and walks off lunch at…
- A Salty Tale: Cedar Key, FL
The Story of Tony’s Chowder House A Salty Tale: Cedar Key, FL Cedar Key sits three miles out into the Gulf of Mexico at the end of State Road 24, a two-lane road that cuts west from Gainesville through salt marsh and scrub until the pavement simply stops at the water. The town has fewer… - Lil’ Bit of Life Farm in Mount Dora
A guide to Lil’ Bit of Life Farm in Mount Dora, FL · lilbitoflife.com · (407) 461-3091 Tucked along a quiet road in Mount Dora, Lil’ Bit of Life is a working family farm with miniature horses, goats, bunnies, sheep, ducks, pigs, and a passionate owner named Tracey who has devoted herself to one beautifully simple mission: “Healing… - Orlando’s Coffeehouse Revolution
Five counties. Five standout independent cafés reshaping how the region wakes up, one cup at a time. Orlando may be famous for theme parks, but there’s another kind of magic brewing here — and you don’t need a wristband to experience it. Over the past several years, a vibrant wave of independent coffeehouses has taken…