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Discover why residents love Randal Park. Read our feature story on page 14.
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EDITOR’S note Hi
there, neighbors. Don’t you love how summer (literally!) starts with a bang?
Before we dive head first into summer vacation and activities, we slow down and celebrate the freedom we’re so privileged to enjoy on Independence Day. And we do it with our friends, family and neighbors. Take a minute to unplug from technology and savor every moment you spend with the people who matter most. Eat a hot dog (or vegan dog!), drink a beer, dress up in red, white and blue — but whatever you do, slow down and enjoy it. With so much going on in the world (not to mention our busy lives), it’s easy to forget how privileged we are to live in this great country. And it is great. So, somewhere between the BBQ, ice cream and fireworks, I hope you’ll
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You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ― Erma Bombeck
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Randal Park residents, The Pescatello Family (pictured left to right): Lucas, Jeff, Lucie, and Isabella.
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RANDAL
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everywhere you want to be Text by Chad Walsh
B
y his standards, Randal Park resident David Grimm is living the dream.
“You know how some people say, ‘When you work in the community you’re in, you’re always working?’” the Orlando native asks. “Well, having the opportunity to live where I work just adds to my job.” David sees himself as lucky because the former Lake Nona math teacher will be able to put his physical education degree to work as Innovation Middle School’s phys ed teacher and athletic director when the school opens for classes this August. The school’s just three miles down the road from his home, he says, and his home’s close enough to the community’s elementary school that he can walk his 8-year-old daughter to class. “Living where I work has allowed me to build relationships with my students and their families, as well as with business owners and doctors and vets,” he says. Like a lot of people who choose to live in the planned community of Randal Park, one of Lake Nona’s satellite neighborhoods, David and his wife, Kari (also a teacher except she actually teaches the teachers as an algebra instructor at Cypress Creek High School), chose Randal Park because of its sense of community and its many amenities. After all, not a lot of neighborhoods have their own clubhouse, Olympic-sized swimming pool or fitness center. And the people of Randal Park celebrate their neighbors with year-round activities like movie and pizza nights, ice cream and food truck socials and empty nester potlucks, all of which are held in the neighborhood’s park.
The Pescatello Family
Those aspects are some of the same reasons Lucie and Jeff Pescatello chose Randal Park over other communities. “One of the nicest things we have is that pool, with a couple of nearby outdoor kitchens where the community holds potlucks,” Jeff says. Lucie admits that she and Jeff try to bring healthier dishes to pass around, like bean salads and fruit salads, but she’s known for her macaroni and cheese — a recipe she cribbed from her brother, a caterer. And for campers and beachgoers, a home in Randal Park means you’re within driving distance of everything you like to do best.
a home in Randal Park means you’re within driving distance of everything you like to do best.
Randal Park’s a splash with resident Emma Grimm.
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The Grimms also like to camp. In fact, David is the fellow who started the community’s annual camping in the park tradition, where they create a pop-up campground each fall anchored by a fire pit and an outdoor movie screen that flickers with familyfriendly films and college football games. “We’re so blessed and excited to be here,” David says — and who can blame him when his favorite things are in his backyard? But when the Grimms do decide to venture outside their own patch of grass, the nearby international airport gives them the chance to see someone else’s. In their last three trips, the Grimms have spent time in Germany, Italy, Paris and London, and sometimes they take working vacations, bringing students and their families abroad to experience new places and cultures. The Pescatellos also feel blessed to call Randal Park home. “I grew up in Orlando,” Lucie says, but she later moved away and was living in Connecticut. After her father was diagnosed with cancer, she and her family returned. “My friend raved about [the] Lake Nona [area], so we checked it out and immediately loved it.” “I love the nature walks in Randal Park, the gatherings and walking my youngest to and from the elementary school,” she adds. But her favorite thing might just be Randal Park’s “sense of community,” and the fact that the neighborhood is smack dab in the middle of everything, all at once. n
Say hello to Randal Park residents, the Grimm Family (pictured left to right): David, Emma and Kari (not pictured: Shelby. She’s away at college).
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The planned community of Randal Park is just a hop, skip and a jump to Tavistock’s Lake Nona neighborhood, but the folks who live here love it for what it is: A small, close-knit community where you can meet your neighbors while you walk your kid to school.
Randal Park is just a 20-minute drive to Disney World, a 30-minute drive to downtown Orlando and a 40-minute drive to the ocean. It’s literally smack dab in the middle of everywhere all at once.
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“Within a 30-minute drive, we can go camping at 20 different sites,” says Lucie, who runs her own travel agency, Escapes International Travel. “And from where we are, it’s just a 20-minute drive to Disney World, a 30-minute drive to downtown Orlando and a 40-minute drive to the beach.”
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a community center, resort pool, splash park, open-air pavilion, playgrounds, workout facility and miles of biking and hiking trails.
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FOOD TRUCK MEETUP at Sam’s Club Lake Nona
5-8:30PM • Sam’s Club (parking lot) 11920 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando facebook.com/events/836878686478368
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The food truck gods have heard your cries, Lake Nona. On the first Saturday of every month, bring your own chair(s) to Sam’s Club and enjoy a moveable feast. Cousins Maine Lobster will be at this meetup, along with seven or so of its food truck pals.
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GREAT AMERICAN BLOCK PARTY
5-9PM • Lake Nona Town Center 9588 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando facebook.com/events/1362160053900196
Celebrate Independence day with your friends and neighbors at Lake Nona Town Center. Enjoy the beer garden, adult and kid friendly snow cones, live DJ, carnival games, bubble machine, and food offerings from Canvas Restaurant & Market & Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen. Enter the pie baking contest judged by Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen’s Chef Jason & Chef Anthony, and Canvas Restaurant & Market’s Chef Bryan. And cap off your evening with a special Independence Day celebration on the Beacon at 9PM.
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LAKE NONA CARS & COFFEE
8-11AM 9681 Lake Nona Village Pl., Orlando facebook.com/lakenonacarsandcoffee
Free event for car buffs of all ages. Auto enthusiasts will see exotics, classics, hot rods, muscle cars; show, race, and euro cars. And there’s coffee to start your engines!
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Tai Chi at Lakehouse 4PM • Lakehouse 13623 Sachs Ave.
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YOGA NONA Sponsored by Lake Nona Life Project
9AM • Crescent Park in Laureate Park: 8374 Upper Perse Cir. lakenona.com/live/community/events-venues/events
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THE SOCIAL at American Pools & Spas
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When work bae says “Let’s Network & Chill.” Grab your business cards and get ready to eat, drink, and network — poolside. Twenty minutes into Network & Chill, bae will give you this look ( ) for hooking him or her up with the best resources in Lake Nona. Because doing good business is hot.
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(AND JULY 27) COFFEE CLUB NONA Lakehouse 13623 Sachs Ave., Orlando eocc.org/content.aspx?Id=78
You might think the draw of Coffee Club Nona is 1) good coffee or 2) cool location. But actually, it’s 3) GREAT people. On the second and fourth Thursdays of every month, connect with other local business owners and grow your business. The second Thursday is dedicated to high-octane networking activities and the fourth Thursday is reserved for high-caliber speakers.
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Every year, Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge accepts over 7OO injured and orphaned squirrels from the public and local animal services. Baby squirrel breeding and birthing season starts in summer and continues through fall and winter—so B2N is patiently waiting this year’s arrivals. You’re invited to shower these furry babies with much-needed items from B2N’s wish list and attend a party in their honor.
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