May 2017 LAKE NONA | NARCOOSSEE | LEE VISTA | ST. CLOUD | LAKE CONWAY | HARMONY | KISSIMMEE
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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS MOSS PARK BRINGS THE
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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Because you live, work & play in the East Orlando area Publisher/Owner
STEVE FUSILIER steve@realtygroupfl.com
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LYNNETTE FUSILIER lynnette@cfmonthly.com
Say hello to Taylor, the red fox, and Honeybear, the ring-tailed lemur, two of your educational ambassadors at Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge in Moss Park.
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KELLY MOE kelly@cfmonthly.com
Photo credit: Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge
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I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.
Hi
If your day needs an escape hatch and you’re
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lucky enough to live near the Moss Park area,
AMI BROWN shearosefoto@aol.com
it’s worth a visit. Your mind, body and spirit noted: after a walk in the woods you’ll come
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out taller than the trees. Or at least you’ll feel there, neighbors.
As part of its mission, Back to Nature Wildlife
Where do you go to get away
Refuge rescues, raises, rehabilitates, and
from it all?
releases native animals that are injured or orphaned. Non-releasable animals—like Taylor
I considered this question on Earth Day, April
and Honeybear (shown above)—become
22, as I learned about a special place of refuge
educational ambassadors to visitors who want
for people and wildlife.
to learn about the natural environment and how to preserve it.
It’s uncommon for people and wildlife to coexist peacefully. But there’s a wildlife refuge
Neighbors who call the Moss Park area home
in the Moss Park area dedicated to preserving
say it’s like living in their own state park; a
the very things that draw residents and
place where the hustle and bustle of their daily
visitors to it—native animals and the natural
grind gives way to the quiet and calm of their
environment.
natural surroundings—where they go to get away from it all.
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SHANNON SMILEY shannon@cfmonthly.com
will be rehabilitated. As Henry David Thoreau
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COURTNEY NEZBETH courtney@cfmonthly.com
AUDREY MORAN audreymdesigns@gmail.com
like it. Learn more about Back to Nature by visiting its website, www.btnwildlife.org, and about the
MORE ABOUT YOU, PLEASE!
Moss Park area by reading this month’s feature
Connect with others who live, work and play in the East Orlando area. Meet new people, discover new places and learn new things.
story (page 14).
In gratitude,
lynnette
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MOSS BRINGS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Like living in your own state park, residents pair natural peace and quiet with a close proximity to shopping and nightlife centers. Text by Chad Walsh
L
eaving behind the big city sprawl of Orlando, many residents have found home in the self-contained, self-sufficient neighborhood of Lake Nona. With all of its tech and medical partnerships, the community has grown from a neighborhood into a small city with more and more opportunities to develop personal relationships as well as economic ones.
“I love it because it’s quiet,” she says. “There’s a lot less traffic over here.” And she loves the wildlife, too, adding that it’s not rare to encounter deer, sandhill cranes, bald eagles, raccoons and foxes. And because it’s surrounded by lakes—and because it’s Florida—it’s not rare to see alligators, either. “I’m looking at one out by the pond right now,” she said during our chat.
Residents of and visitors to Moss Park can camp overnight in the area’s many campgrounds, or spend afternoons boating or jetskiing atop its many lakes. The neighborhood is also home to the North Shore Golf Club. In other words, there’s something outdoorsy to do every day of the year, and when you’re all worn out but still feel like a night out, Lake Nona, with its shopping center, restaurants and bistros, is just a short drive down the road.
...there’s something outdoorsy to do every day of the year...
Yet, some Central Florida residents still seek quieter environs and more chances to interact with the outdoors. Drive three miles east of Lake Nona to the nearby neighborhood of Moss Park and this is exactly what you’ll find. The traffic recedes, the yards grow larger, the forests bloom, and the area’s natural wildlife quietly coexists within the community. Kim Hazlett has been a Moss Park resident for the last 13 years. She lives in the area’s North Shore development and says she wouldn’t trade places with anyone. It’s like living in your own state park, she describes. Originally, she moved here because her husband of 22 years, a landscaper, wanted to be nearer to his clients, most of whom live in neighboring Lake Nona. But Moss Park, with its excellent elementary school and endless wooded areas for her three children to play in, immediately started to grow on her. Hazlett, who operates the custom-made Cookie Cutter Creations bakeshop, says the reasons for living in Moss Park are many.
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Say hello to the Hazlett family: Kim (left), Drew (back), Kacie (front) and Matt (right). Not pictured: MacKenzie (she’s away at college)
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Even more, Hazlett says, Moss Park is just a 10 minute drive from the Orlando International Airport, which is the gateway to literally anywhere she and her family want to go in the world. Lissette Francis echoes Hazlett’s reasoning for living in Moss Park. Francis, her husband and two children moved from Kissimmee, Fla., to Moss Park four years ago. Their home is located in the neighborhood’s Moss Park Reserve area, and Francis— the assistant director of the case management department at Florida Hospital—is the secretary of the neighborhood’s homeowners association. “I have two school-age children who were 11 and four at the time, and the ratings and what the schools offered in Lake Nona was the biggest reason to move here,” Francis says.
But it’s the feel of the neighborhood that keeps them there. Francis says she and her husband chose Moss Park Reserve because the community is small and tight-knit—indeed, that part of the neighborhood is home to only 66 houses. “We live close enough to everything [in Lake Nona] and far enough away to enjoy the trees and greenery,” she says. For Hazlett and Francis, Moss Park is the best of both worlds. Their families can live and play in a quiet neighborhood surrounded by lakes, ponds, wooded forests and all the animals that call Central Florida home. They can sleep at night without interruption, save for the crickets and the occasionally slow-moving train that chugs along the tracks that run through the neighborhood. And when they want a little action, Lake Nona’s just a heartbeat away. n
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MOSS PARK HAS...
For homeowners looking for quiet, country-style living, Central Florida’s Moss Park neighborhood is the best of both worlds. The landscape is dotted with trees, lakes and ponds. The yards are large. There’s more space between homes. Traffic is minimal, and the only sounds that will keep residents up at night are crickets or the occasional train whistle. But the best part is that Moss Park is just a three-mile drive or bike ride to neighboring Lake Nona proper, which is home to the kinds of restaurants, movie theaters and boutiques that living in the woods simply won’t accommodate.
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ZIP CODE 32832 TOTAL HOMES SOLD in 2016
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$290,000 MEDIAN HOME PRICE 2016
$330,340 AVERAGE HOME PRICE 2016
BACK TO NATURE
WILDLIFE REFUGE
A leading wildlife refuge and rehabilitation center, Moss Park’s Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge has a purpose is to rescue, rehabilite and releasing our injured or orphaned Florida Native wildlife back into their natural environment.
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Last thing you ate at a food truck? The last thing I ate from a food truck was cupcakes—if that counts as food!! What is your favorite farmers’ market and why? My favorite farmers’ market is at the YMCA on Monday evenings. Great people and great food! Butterbeer, Dole whip, or _______? I am afraid to say I don’t know what either of these are or taste like.....
the people we have encountered is our “only in Orlando” moment. Dog person or cat person? We are definitely dog people. If you could change one thing about Orlando, what would it be? If we could change one thing about Orlando, it would be... all the tolls!! Where can we find you on the web? My email address is lissettefrancis@hotmail.com n
Springs, lakes, or oceans? We love the Ocean! Even though I am the only one in my family who can’t swim. Only in Orlando moment? Coming from New York, the friendliness of all
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THE FRANCIS FAMILY Q&A with LISSETTE FRANCIS Name and age: Hello. My name is Lissette Francis and I have been married to Willie Francis for the past 20 years. We have two daughters: Julia, age 15, who goes to Lake Nona High School and is in dual enrollment, and Julisa, age 7, who attends Moss Park Elementary. Hometown: We are both originally from New York; Willie is from Brooklyn and I am from the Bronx. Current neighborhood: Moss Park Reserve.
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How do you pay the bills? We pay our bills electronically, even though I miss writing checks! What do you create? As a social worker, I would like to think that I help create a calmness in people who come to me in times of hardship and despair. How did you land in Orlando? We landed in Orlando after a brief stop in Kissimmee. We moved to Florida because my father—who developed lung cancer after being a first responder in the World Trade Center attacks—needed a warm climate to help with his breathing and we wanted a better, calmer life for our family.
Do you hold an annual pass? If so, to which park? One year, we held an annual pass to SeaWorld and, after not using it all year, we decided not to renew—but we plan to renew at some point. What is the last book you read? The last book I read was “When Breath Becomes Air,” written by Paul Kalanithi, who was a physician and became a patient. This is his story about his transition in the healthcare system. Name your favorite tattoo: My favorite tattoo is the only one I have: it has my husband’s name and the names of my daughters on a rose on my back.
How you can participate: There are three simple rules to participate in CFM’s I Live Here Project. You must:
1. answer all of the questions. 2. be willing to be photographed in your neighborhood. 3. live, work or play in one of the zip codes we cover: 32812, 32827, 32829, 32832, 34741, 34771 or 34773.
Sound good? Great. Send us an email (lynnette@cfmonthly.com) and we’ll send you the questions. After you return your answers to us, we’ll schedule your photo shoot and put you in the queue for publication. And, of course, we’ll give you the heads up when we publish your Q&A in the magazine or online. Because #InternetFamous.
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STONE CARE
We’re a wee bit obsessed with the 11-acre megalagoon planned at Southlake Park in Lake Nona.
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Oh sure, a man-made crystal clear lagoon with white sandy beaches may sound more Disney than community amenity—but it’s as real as Starbucks’ Unicorn Frappuccino. And last month, Tavistock proposed adding a floating gym, jumbo climbing tower, and cable-supported wakeboarding attraction to the mix.
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If you haven’t checked out Crystal Lagoons, the Miami-based company that makes these liquid playgrounds possible, take a lap around their website, www.crystal-lagoons.com. The project page is 100 percent eye candy and we can’t help but daydream about what Lake Nona’s version will look like. But it’s the sustainable technology that makes this project even more sexy. Crystal Lagoons use a lot less chemicals and energy than conventional swimming pools and that means they are kinder on the pocketbook and the planet.
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EVENTS Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Classic Registration and lunch: 11:30AM Lake Nona Golf and Country Club 9100 Chiltern Dr., Orlando MAY
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For the first time ever, the RMHCCF Golf Classic will be held at the world renowned Lake Nona Golf and Country Club. Participation in the tournament will help support the 2,000 families who stay at the three Ronald McDonald Houses in Orlando each year.
Lake Nona Cars & Coffee MAY
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8-11AM 9681 Lake Nona Village Pl., Orlando
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!
Lake Nona Home and Garden Show
Movie Matinee
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10AM-4PM 06 Courtyard Marriott Orlando Lake Nona 6955 Lake Nona Blvd., Orlando
12:30PM St. Cloud Community Center 3101 17th St., St. Cloud
One-stop shopping for the latest in indoor and outdoor products and innovations for your home. Get expert tips from builders and interior designers, learn the latest in sustainable gardening, and see DIY home projects for kitchens, baths, and landscapes. There’s even a food and entertainment zone so you can refuel and stay focused.
Catch a free screening of “Quartet” (Rated PG-13); concessions will be available. Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Comics and Cars: Free Comic Book Day
Soak in the sunset and a free screening of “Beauty and the Beast” (Rated G).
11AM-6PM 06 Trouble’s Little Sister 5770 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee MAY
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Movie at the Lakefront Sundown The Lakefront 1104 Lakeshore Blvd., St. Cloud MAY
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Back to Nature’s Animal-versary! 10AM-3PM Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge 10525 Clapp Simms Duda Rd., Orlando MAY
Come for the Comics, Stay for the Old Town Classic Car Cruise. The DeLorean Time Machine— as seen in the “Back to the Future” trilogy—will be in front of Trouble’s Little Sister for photo opportunities.
Little Ladies Tea Party
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Celebrate BTN’s 28th Animal-versary with special wildlife guest stars, crafts, education classes, bounce house, and children’s activities. Wait! There’s more: Food, vendors, live music and raffle.
1-3PM Marina Banquet Hall 1104 Lakefront Blvd., St. Cloud MAY
Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation MAY
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Check-in: 9AM Moss Park: 12901 Moss Park Rd., Orlando
Great Strides is a fun, family-oriented event with a healthy 5k walk, children’s activities, food, and festivities that participants look forward to year after year.
Urban Agriculture Class 10AM-12:30PM 06 Peghorn Nature Park 2101 Peghorn Way, St. Cloud MAY
Cool down with some summer foods and herbs you can utilize throughout the season. You’ll also add a few yummy summer drink recipes to your collection. Recommended for ages 14 and up. $8 per person.
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It’s time to dress up and be fancy. Enjoy tea and snacks with your little lady (recommended for ages 2 and up), along with arts and crafts, story time, music and a fashion show. $10 per person.
Food Truck Meetup at Sam’s Club Lake Nona 5-8:30PM Sam’s Club (parking lot) 11920 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando MAY
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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 inaugural meetup, along with seven or so of its food truck pals.
WEEKLY THINGS TO DO in Lake Nona
Lake Nona Nights: Live + Local Thursdays, 6PM Crescent Park in Laureate Park 8374 Upper Perse Cir.
Yoga Nona Sponsored by Lake Nona Life Project Saturdays, 9AM Crescent Park in Laureate Park 8374 Upper Perse Cir.
Tai Chi at Lakehouse Sundays, 4PM Lakehouse, 13623 Sachs Ave.