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The Uptown Altamonte entrance arch. Photo: Martinezpj1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Altamonte Springs built itself a downtown around a lake. How Uptown Altamonte works — the park, the mall, the hotels, the events calendar — and how to run a perfect park-once evening there.

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Neighborhoods

November 14, 2026 Evelyn Brooks

North End, South End: I-Drive Is Really Two Strips

Eleven miles, two personalities. The north end runs on attractions and beautiful chaos; the south end on resorts, conventions and SeaWorld mornings. Learn the split and the whole corridor becomes legible.

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Neighborhoods

November 14, 2026 Evelyn Brooks

Two Downtowns: The One Visitors See, and the One That Lives Here

Visitors get Church Street at midnight. Residents get CREDO at eight, the lake at dawn, North Quarter dinners and a farmers-market Sunday. A field guide to telling the two downtowns apart — and crossing over.

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Neighborhoods

November 14, 2026 Evelyn Brooks

The North Quarter: Downtown’s Quieter Half, and Proud of It

North of Colonial, downtown trades neon for neighbourhood: Reyes Mezcaleria, a wine bar built on conservas, a speakeasy at 861 North Orange and coffee that roasts on the avenue. A guide to Orlando’s most grown-up few blocks.