John Brown in Your Town: Stetson University
One of DeLand's most important assets is, without a doubt, Stetson University. It is the oldest private college in Florida. It's also one of the biggest employers and biggest economic drivers for that city.
John Brown in Your Town: DeLand growth
DeLand is a Central Florida community that is having great success in attracting young residents
Winter Park Scenic Boat Tours: Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise
Original Orlando Tours is bringing back the Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise for 2022. Each sailing includes Christmas music, holiday trivia, and readings from classic Christmas stories.
Winter Park holding 70th annual Ye Old Hometown Christmas Parade
The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the 70th annual Winter Park Ye Olde Hometown Christmas Parade. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. The FOX 35 Storm Team Thunder Truck will be rolling along Park Avenue as part of the parade.
Park Plaza Hotel on Park Avenue is Winter Park gem
One of the more interesting "hidden gems" in the Orlando area is a place you may see quite often, yet know little about. It’s the historic Park Plaza Hotel on Park Avenue in Winter Park, a European-style hotel with 28 guest rooms.
John Brown in Your Town: Winter Park Chamber of Commerce turns 100 next year
As FOX 35 visits Winter Park ahead of its annual Christmas Tree lighting. The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is also preparing to kick off a centennial celebration.
John Brown in Your Town: F45 Training in Orlando's Baldwin Park
F45 Training brings a little slice of WWE to Orlando's Baldwin Park neighborhood.
John Brown in Your Town: FOX 35 anchors learn to sail on Lake Baldwin
FOX 35 News anchors John Brown and LuAnne Sorrell were admittedly newbies to sailing before they received some expert training from the Sailing Club of Central Florida. The club provides lessons on Orlando's Lake Baldwin.
John Brown in Your Town: Baldwin Park once Navy base, now planned community
Orlando's Baldwin Park was once home to a U.S. Navy base before it became one of the city's hottest planned communities. We caught up with a current resident who was actually stationed at the base and lives just a short distance from his old barracks.
John Brown in Your Town: History of Orlando's Baldwin Park
Orlando's Baldwin Park is one of the city's newer residential developments having broken ground in the early 2000s. The land was once home to military bases for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. Named after former Navy vice admiral Robert Bemus Baldwin, the land was eventually turned over to the City of Orlando and has blossomed into a community of approximately 4,000 residents.
John Brown in Your Town: Tactical Brewing Co. in Baldwin Park
There are plenty of dining options in Orlando's Baldwin Park and for beer lovers there is Tactical Brewing Company.
John Brown in Your Town: Baldwin Park's hot housing market
Since its inception in the early 2000s, Orlando's Baldwin Park has drawn people to its planned urban community.
John Brown in Your Town: Orlando's Baldwin Park
Orlando's Baldwin Park neighborhood has developed its own identity after roughly two decades of existence. You can bike around the lake or stop off for a coffee in a Friends-themed shop.
John Brown in Your Town: Winter Garden's art scene
FOX 35's John Brown visits Winter Garden where the community enjoys a thriving arts scene.
John Brown in Your Town: Artisan Market at Crooked Can Brewing Company
FOX 35 News Anchor visits Winter Garden where the Artisan Market at Crooked Can Brewing Company draws thousands for shopping, dining and drinking.
John Brown in Your Town: Downtown Winter Garden is shopping destination
There are a number of boutiques along Winter Garden's Plant Street which serve to complement a number of great restaurants and art galleries.
John Brown in Your Town: Winter Garden Mayor John Rees
FOX 35 News Anchor John Brown visits Winter Garden, where Mayor John Rees discusses the struggles the city experienced during the freezes of the late 1980s and how it has rebounded ever since.
John Brown in Your Town: History of Winter Garden
FOX 35 News Anchor John Brown visits Winter Garden where agriculture and the weather have contributed to its growth over the years. People flocked to the Orange County community for the warm weather and the fact you could grow vegetables and citrus plants all year round.
John Brown in Your Town: Winter Garden's 'Outdoor Living Room'
FOX 35 News Anchor John Brown visits Winter Garden where the historic downtown area is billed as the community's Outdoor Living Room.
John Brown in Your Town: New Smyrna Beach restaurants
FOX 35's John Brown visited the iconic beachside community of New Smyrna Beach where you're sure to find to some of the freshest seafood in Central Florida.