At $3.1 million, this lakefront Mount Dora home is the most expensive condo on the market in the Orlando area

A $3.1 million condo can seem a little eye-popping in plain text, but a quick look at the 3-story waterfront home in…

By Alex Galbraith

At $3.1 million, this lakefront Mount Dora home is the most expensive condo on the market in the Orlando area
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The essential restaurants in Mount Dora you should try right now

Man can not live on blueberries alone. Luckily, the cute lakeside home of that famed festival has more than a few restaurants…

By Melissa Perez-Carrillo

The Goblin Market
330 Dora Drawdy Way, Mount Dora, 352-735-0059Mount Dora’s Goblin Market has been serving its new American cuisine since 1995. Pro tip, make sure to start the meal off with their Irish whiskey onion soup. It’s filled with caramelized onions, Irish whiskey broth, croutons, swiss cheese and mozzarella cheese.
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This historic Mount Dora home comes with a hidden cellar to ride out the apocalypse

Folks in Florida no longer need cinematic aliens to bring them visions of the end of the world. It comes to mind…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

This historic Mount Dora home comes with a hidden cellar to ride out the apocalypse
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The home of one of Mount Dora's original settlers is on the market

There are a few places in Central Florida that still maintain their old Florida charm. Towns like Mount Dora keep one foot…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

The home of one of Mount Dora's original settlers is on the market
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This lakefront home in Mount Dora comes with a full-blown BMX course in the backyard

A lake house in Mount Dora is the dream for many Central Florida residents. Plenty of people imagine sitting in their rockers,…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

This lakefront home in Mount Dora comes with a full-blown BMX course in the backyard
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This Mount Dora farm house sits on a dreamy 10-acre working fruit and vegetable farm

The three-bedroom, three-bath house is just four years old, almost 2,500 square feet, and has plenty of closet space and a "spacious…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

This Mount Dora farm house sits on a dreamy 10-acre working fruit and vegetable farm
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You can't buy this quirky, historic Craftsman-style Mount Dora home, but you can still look inside

You can no longer own a piece of Mount Dora history, but you can still take a look inside  this charming four-bedroom…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

You can't buy this quirky, historic Craftsman-style Mount Dora home, but you can still look inside
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The best festivals happening in Orlando this spring 2019 that are absolutely free

You don't have to spend money to have fun in Orlando. There are plenty of things to do this spring 2019 that…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

March 15-17Winter Park Sidewalk Art 
    Festival Art festival featuring fine arts 
    and crafts in an array of mediums from 
    artists across the country. 9 am-6 pm; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free; wpsaf.org
    
    Photo via Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
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20 essential Mount Dora restaurants that are worth a road trip

Mount Dora is not just a quaint town nestled in between Orlando and The Villages, it is growing into a restaurant hub.…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

1921 by Norman Van Aken
    142 E 4th Ave, Mt. Dora, 352-385-1921, http://1921nva.com 
    Norman Van Aken, James Beard Award winner, does it again with his 1921 restaurant in Mount Dora. The menu is a take on modern Florida cuisine which features a 1921 burger, Florida Rudderfish sandwich and rice-crusted Florida Bluenose Bass, just to name a few. The restaurant also offers an extensive wine menu that pairs well with meals. Photo via natcoch/Instagram
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20 Orlando area restaurants cooking Thanksgiving dinner

Whether you just hate cooking, or somehow ruined your homemade Thanksgiving feast, a few local restaurants are staying open for Turkey Day…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’
    1602 East Buena Vista Dr., 407-560-0100, disneysprings.com 
    
    Satisfy your holiday cravings with maximum Southern flavor at Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ in Disney Springs. The roast turkey dinner special includes mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, green beans, cheddar dropped biscuit, cranberry sauce, cornbread dressing and a special surprise dessert from the chef.
    
    Photo via Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’/Facebook
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The 20 weirdest things we found at Renniger's Antique Extravaganza

Three times a year, over 800 antique enthusiasts gather from across the country to peddle their wares at the Renniger's Antiques and…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

The 20 weirdest things we found at Renniger's Antique Extravaganza
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Inside the forgotten Mount Dora Catacombs, the nation's largest subterranean bomb shelter

One of the biggest secrets in Central Florida is just 6 feet below an orange grove on the outskirts of Mount Dora,…

By Orlando Weekly Staff

This is what the medical room looked like in its prime.
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