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Downtown Orlando is a place where most of us go to let loose. While the downtown skyline towers with corporate banks and high-rise condos, there are those who call the sidewalks and alleyways of Orlando home. The homeless roam the streets and the parks. As we come across the homeless on our jogging route, on the way to work or lunch, we've been conditioned to simply feel sorry for those in need and then go about our day. I myself, grew up under the same sentiment. Through Rock for Hunger, I… Continue

Feeding the Homeless. It's right up there with saving the world. Sure, I've always had good intentions to help those in need. But I felt like the vast majority of people today who doubt the power of their contribution. That was until this last Monday, when I volunteered during the food sharing. To be honest, I didn't really help with the food, but I did pass out blankets and clothes. I urge anyone reading this to come to next Monday's food sharing at Lake Eola. All that is needed is a will to… Continue

I'm in the office, typing and clicking the mouse away,and I can hear the Golden Globes in the other room. And I'm stuck. The screen in front of me has been blank now for 15 minutes and to say I have a creative block would be the world's biggest understatement. Nothing is coming out right. The font's doing funky things, and the colors are not enough and too much, simultaneously. The logos were cutting, copying, and pasting a minute ago, but now that I'm back from my "tea slash see Heath Ledger… Continue