Brendan O Connor

Jeff Thompson has lived on Amelia Street since 1989, which is the actual year the Lake Eola Heights neighborhood became a historic district. He's been on the City of Orlando's Historic Preservation Board for 18 years, and is currently serving as its chair. He spent 30 years as a senior landscape architect at Walt Disney World, helped renovate multiple homes in Thornton Park before it was designated, and built a house downtown he calls “turn of the century,” even though it was built in 1999.

The FIFA World Cup runs June 11 through July 19, with 104 matches across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Orlando isn't a host city, but you'd never know it from the watch party options. Here's where to catch the games.

In 2005, at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Evangelicals was on the verge of doing something novel: affirming science.

Corner Chophouse ) is hosting a one-night Woodford Reserve Bourbon Dinner on Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m., featuring a multi-course menu paired with bourbon selections including the restaurant's own Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Barrel Pick, which is exclusive to Corner Chophouse.

Marcello Hernández | ) is bringing his stand-up to the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center this Sunday, June 21, with two performances at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A second show was added to meet demand. Because he's adorable and funny.

United Arts of Central Florida is fielding applications from professional visual artists to design and install a large-scale mural on an exterior wall at East End Market on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park.

Orlando City Council just approved a temporary 36-month moratorium on the Downtown Historic Preservation District on June 22, allowing projects to bypass the Historic Preservation Board for the next three years. The vote was 4-2, with Commissioner Patty Sheehan casting the sole dissenting vote among present commissioners. Commissioner Ortiz was absent.

and 36 W. Crystal Lake Drive [ ] and 2506 Taylor Avenue [ ] for a combined total of $2.5 million.

Insomniac ) has announced the lineup for EDC Orlando ), with the festival returning to Tinker Field from November 6-8 for its 15th year.