Jon BusdekerApr 231 minUniversity of Doglando in east Orange CountyORLANDO, FL - The University of Doglando is unlike any other doggy daycare facility in Central Florida. What separates this east Orlando spot (get it?) is th...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minArt’s Sandwich Shop: Famous for cheesesteaksORLANDO, FL - It's easy to miss Art's Sandwich Shop on Orange Blossom Trail. In fact, even owner Mike Adkins said most people who drive by think the restaura...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minFairvilla Megastore and its cheeky marqueeORLANDO, FL - Let's get this out of the way up front: Fairvilla Megastore is an adult store that sells items to "enhance" relationships. Some might call it a...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minHearlie’s Flower Box: Making arrangements for 47 yearsORLANDO, FL - Hearlie Mae Donaldson is about the sweetest person I've ever met. She speaks slowly, loves making flower arrangements and didn't mind a strange...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minNikki’s Place: Where everything comes with gravyORLANDO, FL - The smell gets you first. From the moment you walk inside Nikki's Place in the Parramore community of Orlando, the smell of collard greens, fre...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minOrlando Wetlands Park: Home to 1,700 alligatorsChristmas, FL - Way out in east Orange County is a place that's home to more than 220 species of birds and 1,700 alligators. The Orlando Wetlands Park in Chr...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minRon’s Miniature Shop sells really tiny thingsORLANDO, FL - Ron's Miniature Shop may be the cutest place in all of Central Florida. The shop on West Colonial Drive near downtown Orlando sells everything...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minEat N Wash: Car wash doubles as seafood/barbecue restaurantORLANDO, FL - Eat N Wash combines two things that may not seem like they go together: a car wash and a seafood/barbecue restaurant. But think back to the las...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minThe Voodoo Priest of Orange Blossom TrailORLANDO, FL - The sign outside Saint Jacques Met Carnal Botanica reads: "Jinx Removal." That was enough to get me interested in the shop on Orange Blossom...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minThe Burger Queen of Mount DoraMOUNT DORA, FL - Mandy Cushman never thought she'd be known for her burgers. In fact, the owner of the Grub Hub Cafe inside Renninger's Antique Center in Mou...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minOrlando man installs life-sized T-Rex head on JeepORLANDO, FL - Imagine stopping at a traffic light and when you look into your rear-view mirror there's a life-sized T-Rex staring back at you. John Hammond,...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minBJ's T-Shirt Shop honors the deceased with "R.I.P. Shirts"ORLANDO, FL - They are the faces of the dead. Almost all of them are young, African-American men. Many of them were shot and killed. BJ's T-Shirt Shop at the...
Jon BusdekerApr 232 minPastor Kirk's Chicken & Waffles: A Heavenly TreatORLANDO, FL - Was it fate or divine intervention that I met Pastor Eric Kirkland? Either way, I'm glad I found him and his restaurant, Pastor Kirk's Chicken ...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minBarron's Silver Clinic polishes precious metalsIf you've ever polished silver for a wedding or a big event, you know it's a nightmare. Scrubbing. Soaking. Polishing. Scrubbing again. And again. It's bette...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minEntrepreneur with Down syndrome bakes, sells dog treatsCLERMONT, FL - On any given Sunday at the Clermont Farmers Market, Allison Fogarty is scouring the crowds for four-legged customers. Cute ones. Fuzzy ones. B...
Jon BusdekerApr 232 minSalsa Heat: Where the dancing doesn't stop until 2 a.m.ORLANDO, FL - If it's possible to have three left feet, then that's what I have. Get enough drinks in me, however, and I'm practically Fred Astaire...or at ...
Jon BusdekerApr 232 minEat Pizza and Learn About Islam at the Islamic Center of OrlandoORLANDO, FL - It's not every day I get invited to a mosque. But with an offer of free coffee and free pizza, I couldn't turn down the invite to the Islamic C...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minStuffed Animal Giveaway: Carrying on a Thanksgiving Day traditionORLANDO, FL - For years, Gary Sain gave out stuffed animals at The Salvation Army Thanksgiving Feast in Orlando. But the tradition stopped when Sain, the fo...
Jon BusdekerApr 232 minEat goat head soup at Dumpling SpotORLANDO, FL - It wasn't supposed to be a story about goat head soup. But when you see that on the menu, plans quickly change. Several months back, I was driv...
Jon BusdekerApr 231 minGit-N-Messy BBQ: Damn good gas station foodORLANDO, FL - Just 50 feet away from the gas pumps is a smoker so big a hog could fit inside. On this particular Saturday, Chuck Cobb is only smoking parts ...