From the manatee to the dolphin and the marine turtle, the spotlight will be on some of Florida’s favorite native animals at the Brevard Zoo  in June

The zoo will host its annual Conservation Conversations, sponsored by Florida Power and Light Company, every Wednesday  during the month.

This year’s theme is “Sea” the Change: Saving Florida’s Natural Treasures and includes guest speakers Dr. Llew Ehrhart, Ken Nedimyer, Ann Spellman, and Dr. Randall Wells. Each event begins at 6 p.m. in the Nyami Nyami River Lodge at Brevard Zoo. There is no cost to attend any of the Conservation Conversations events.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

Don’t set your expectations  too high and you will have a good time watching Chronicle (20th century Fox Home Entertainment), a tale of three teens who stumble upon some force deep in the ground which gives them telekinetic abilities.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

Anything Goes at the Osceola Center for the Arts next season.

The classic Cole Porter 1934 musical introduced the songs “Anything Goes”, “You’re the Top”, and “I Get a Kick Out of You and it is one of 6 musicals and plays coming to the center for the 2012-13 Broadway Series.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

Discovery Cove is a fun day, but it is pricy.

SeaWorld Orlando just made the day of swimming with dolphins and more a bit easier on the pocketbook. Effective immediately, a day at Discovery Cove now includes unlimited admission to SeaWorld and Aquatica, SeaWorld’s water park.

By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

When I mentioned earlier this week that I was a going to an advanced  press screening for Men in Black 3 in Orlando there was kind of collective  “Why are they making another one of those?” response in the newsroom.

I pretty much concurred. The first film with its crazed assortment of aliens was creative and fun. Men in Black 2 was about as necessary as a three-hour musical starring Jersey Shore’s Snooki.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

So maybe you really do make the world’s worst barbecue, and your attempt at amazing everyone with your homemade chili was foiled because that Hormel label floated to the top of that bowl of chili you placed in front of Uncle Joe.

You’ve got one more chance to show off your cooking skills at Kissimmee’s Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese Challenge.