When you think about the Fringe Festival, you don’t automatically think “kid-friendly.” Sure, the festival features shows and activities for children. But with its famous “100 percent uncensored” spirit, the local theater event is far better known for its adult-oriented and oft-outrageous offerings. |READ|

You can buy locally and give globally through fair trade merchants. |READ|

Tough break for Deb German. We had her all lined up to be recognized as one of the town’s premier movers and shakers in the “people” section of this month’s annual “Simply the Best” issue. As founding dean of the rapidly evolving University of Central Florida School of Medicine, she was a slam-dunk for the honor. |READ|

I don’t want to scare you away, but at some point you may feel huffy toward your servers at El Tenampa. They tend to disappear for long stretches of time. Many speak little English. Ask about the ingredients in a beverage called horchata, or inquire what “steamed BBQ” means as defining a birria gordita filling, and expect a blank smile. |READ|

At Clearwater Beach, a posh resort delivers all the pampering you’d expect while paying homage to its laid-back predecessor. |READ|

Jeff Zaslow, co-author of The Last Lecture, began his career as a writer in Orlando and left in favor of a much larger stage. He disappeared from both places far too soon. |READ|

Body art is all the rage these days, so acceptable that there’s even a line of tattooed Barbie dolls. With 45 million Americans sporting at least one tattoo – including roughly 40 percent of those under the age of 40 – we’ve all seen them. |READ|

Cheryl Hines may be best known for playing Cheryl, the levelheaded wife to Larry David’s scatterbrained husband in HBO’s long-running Tinseltown spoof, Curb Your Enthusiasm. |READ|

The long-delayed MILLS PARK mixed-use development, slated to take shape on a 14½-acre tract at Virginia Drive and Mills Avenue, is finally moving forward. The nearly finalized plan by DeBARTOLO DEVELOPMENT envisions a bustling project consisting of retail, restaurant and office space as well as multifamily homes. |READ|

What a stubborn holdout the old Kummer place was. Despite occupying arguably the most valuable lot in Central Florida, the modest Winter Park bungalow held fast for nearly a century to the humble task of being home to the family that built it. |READ|