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Guests wear face masks while visiting the Disney Springs shopping and dining district in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The Florida Department of Health reported 3,207 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, marking a record daily high for Florida since the pandemic began. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Pictures: Coronavirus Phase Two reopenings at Disney, Universal, SeaWorld

June 19, 2020 at 12:51 p.m.

Scenes from Covid-19 Phase Two reopenings at Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando.

Tampa resident Elouera Pappas, 9, shows off her BB-8 costume at the opening day of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Disney's Hollywood Studios. Costumes and dress-up are great ways to activate the imagination and celebrate at home.

May the Fourth: 5 ways for ‘Star Wars’ fans to celebrate at home

May 4, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

"May the Fourth be with you" has become a common way of greeting fellow Star Wars fans on the annual celebration of the spacey franchise, May 4. What started as...

Garrett Ward, co-founder and head brewer at Sideward Brewing Co., and his staff are stepping up to join the cause and planning to release their beer May 2.

Beer for a cause: Breweries band together to help hospitality workers

April 14, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

Alcoholic beverages of all kinds, especially beer, have always been great unifying forces in this world, bringing people together for celebrations and gleeful "Cheers!" Even during a pandemic, the drink...

Shoppers outside Trader JoeÕs in Winter Park, Fla., stand in line under shade tents for social distancing as the number of shoppers inside is limited in response to the coronavirus crisis, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Shoppers are stocking up on groceries and supplies on the eve of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order, which takes effect at midnight Thursday. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Coronavirus impact by the numbers: Economy, travel trends and more

April 10, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

As many across the United States and world experience widespread disruptions due to COVID-19, social scientists are busy documenting the nuanced ways this pandemic is affecting people. Newspaper reporters, broadcast...

All is quiet at the parking plaza entrance to DisneyÕs Animal Kingdom as Walt Disney World enters its second week of being shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, photographed Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Visit the Grand Canyon, Eiffel Tower and Niagara Falls from your couch

April 10, 2020 at 2:32 p.m.

It's a gray, rainy afternoon at the Eiffel Tower and a sunny, hazy dawn at the Grand Canyon. Niagara Falls continue to churn, even as many parts of the world...

The sun rises behind a cross during the ninth annual Easter Eat, Pray, Swim event at Lucky's Lake Swim in Orlando on Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Online Easter, Passover services let Orlando-area faithful worship while social distancing

April 9, 2020 at 6:56 a.m.

Passover and Easter, two of the holiest observances in their respective religions, are fast approaching, even as the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to keep their distance...

Fleet Farming is offering online garden consultations and has numerous web-based resources.

Stuck at home? Gardening can provide food, mental relief

April 3, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.

If you find yourself stuck at home, cautious about grocery shopping and with more time on your hands than a month ago, now might be the perfect time to start...

Buying a bunny for Easter? Consider these tips first

March 30, 2020 at 3:23 p.m.

Melissa Cranis has seen it firsthand plenty of times before. Parents, excited about the Easter holiday, purchase a rabbit as a present for the family or the kids. When August...

Balloonists float up for a tethered flight at the Up Up and Away Florida Hot Air Balloon Festival on Friday, Feb 28, 2020. The festival is at the Sun 'n Fun Expo in Lakeland Feb. 28-March 1.

Pictures: Up Up and Away Florida Hot Air Balloon Festival

July 1, 2020 at 8:52 a.m.

The Up Up and Away Florida Hot Air Balloon Festival took place at the Sun 'n Fun Expo in Lakeland, Florida from Feb. 28-March 1 with balloon glows and flights.

Delightful Caramel Bars are made when combining Trefoils (or Shortbread) and Samoas (or Caramel deLites) along with melted caramel, shown on Friday, Feb 14, 2020.

Turn Girl Scout cookies into delightful Caramel Bars with this easy recipe

February 20, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

What do I do with all these extra Girl Scout Cookies? (Said no one, to anyone — ever, I'd imagine.) I don't know from cookie leftovers, but I do know...

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