Handmade Halloween horrors; Shaquem bobblehead; new life for dive bar Wally's

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View In Browser October 23, 2018 orlandosentinel.com The Weekly Smile ADVERTISEMENT Orlando haunted house: For creator of handmade horrors, Halloween is bittersweet Friday, Oct 19 A spooky house on Orange Avenue has deeper a connection to Halloween shrouded behind the spiders and skeletons on an Orlando man's front yard. Read More » Elvira: Spooky Empire's two-woman show Spooky Empire will present Elvira, Mistress of the Dark on one day. Then Cassandra Peterson, the actress who plays her, will headline sessions as herself. Read More » Pictures: Young patients get into the Halloween spirit at Arnold Palmer Hospital Young patients and their families attend Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children's annual Halloween party. Sponsored by Spirit Halloween, dozens of children enjoyed free costumes, gift bags, pumpkin crafts, face-painting and other activities. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Creepy cocktail recipes for Halloween Put away the witches cauldron and grab the cocktail shaker instead for these recipes. Read More » Universal adds 1 more evening to Halloween Horror Nights lineup Halloween Horror Nights just got 1 day longer. Universal has added Oct. 30 to the HHN28 lineup. Tickets are now on sale. Read More » America's scariest Halloween attractions While many of us spend our Halloweens (https://www.thedailymeal.com/free-tagging-cuisine/halloween)  dressing up in silly costumes and consuming as much... Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Shaquem Griffin becomes a bobblehead, makes a child's birthday extra special Last week, Seattle Seahawks linebacker, Shaquem Griffin, made headlines in two ways: becoming a bobblehead and making a young one-handed football player's birthday one remember. Read More » We're No. 1: Florida bathroom wins 'America's Best Restroom' The JN "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Florida has won "America's Best Restroom" from Cintas with its ecologically themed bathroom. Read More » Retired Florida teacher faces fines for butterfly garden A retired teacher in Pensacola received notice she would be fined $25 a day because of her butterfly garden, according to a report. Read More » Missing wolf from Florida preserve after Hurricane Michael found safe The missing gray wolf from a Florida preserve that escaped after Hurricane Michael has been found safe. Read More » Mills 50 dive bar Wally's Liquor will reopen, longtime owner says Shuttered dive bar Wally's Liquors could reopen on Mills Avenue before the end of the year after the longtime owner sold the establishment. Read More » Monster gator makes rare appearance on Florida golf course A 15-foot-long alligator named Chubbs made a rare appearance over the weekend at the Florida golf course he calls home. Read More » Yet another Florida reptile golf hazard: Rattlesnake intrudes on game A rattlesnake intruded on Florida man's golf outing recently. Read More » Pictures: Downtown Orlando 'Immersed' in performing arts The 2018 Creative City Project IMMERSE peforms in downtown Orlando on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Read More » advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2018 | Orlando Sentinel | 633 N. Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the The Weekly Smile newsletter.