By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

You don’t  have to wait until fall for a big food and wine festival — the Downtown Food and Wine Fest at Lake Eola is this weekend.

This is the fifth year for the annual Orlando event which features local cuisine paired with wines from around the globe.

By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

Probably the biggest compliment I can give to any movie is,  I would pay to go see it.

While I wouldn’t actually happily pay to go see Snitch, I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing it again.

KINGS Bowl, the Boston-based, dining, bowling and entertainment venue that pioneered the “boutique bowling” revolution in 2003, is scheduled to open its first Florida location in April in the “I-Drive Live” project on, International Drive.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

The big party is all over in New Orleans, but Mardi Gras lives on at Universal Orlando Resort through April 20.

By Peter Covino
Lifestyles Editor

Tacos and lobsters will be on the menu as two new diverse dining  establishments come to Central Florida in March.

Chuy’s, a popular Mexican restaurant chain based in Austin, Tx. opens its first Central Florida restaurant in Kissimmee in a few weeks, while Sea Dog Brewing Company, a Maine brew pub with restaurants in Portland and Bangor, opens a second Florida location off of International Drive.

By Peter Covino

Lifestyles Editor

Will Argo spoil the Academy Awards biggest night?

It didn’t seem like that big a snub when Ben Affleck was left off the list of Best Directors last month when the Academy announced its list of nominees. After all, there are nine Best Pictures, but only five directors.

But then something unexpected happened. Argo began winning many of the other film awards, and along with it Affleck was winning best director as well.