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Old 09-15-2011, 08:04 AM
 
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Yes Orlando is making strives in tourism it is renowned as the vacation capitol of the world but admist that Orlando lacks serious infrastructure. Central florida needs to improve in education, culture, employment, affordable housing, and access to affordable healthcare. No wonder half its residents leave each year. However we as residents need to stop complaining and start to organize there is no voice here and n very little input or contribution from its residents so no wonder there are corrupt politicians, $8 hr jobs (including proffesional feilds), no culture. We need to take a stand in our communities and city!
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Old 09-15-2011, 04:00 PM
 
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Except that Orlando's prices are actually picking up this year. It might be more helpful to cite something more recent than May.

Home prices show yearly gain for first time since crash - Orlando Sentinel
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Old 09-15-2011, 04:11 PM
 
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Yes Orlando is making strives in tourism it is renowned as the vacation capitol of the world but admist that Orlando lacks serious infrastructure. Central florida needs to improve in education, culture, employment, affordable housing, and access to affordable healthcare. No wonder half its residents leave each year. However we as residents need to stop complaining and start to organize there is no voice here and n very little input or contribution from its residents so no wonder there are corrupt politicians, $8 hr jobs (including proffesional feilds), no culture. We need to take a stand in our communities and city!
I agree completely. The best ways to get involved are to organize neighborhood groups, attend town hall meetings and of course vote. Unfortunately in our society today most people are active complainers but passive problem solvers. There a reason our arena holds 18500 and our city hall auditorium a fraction of that. But it does not take much to Vote and educate others to vote. If you want to change your community, start by changing your own home, than block, than neighborhood. After that change the powers that be.
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Old 09-15-2011, 08:17 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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I agree completely. The best ways to get involved are to organize neighborhood groups, attend town hall meetings and of course vote. Unfortunately in our society today most people are active complainers but passive problem solvers. There a reason our arena holds 18500 and our city hall auditorium a fraction of that. But it does not take much to Vote and educate others to vote. If you want to change your community, start by changing your own home, than block, than neighborhood. After that change the powers that be.
People need to decide if they'd rather live in a city that is already soaring when it comes to arts, culture, and politics, or if they'd rather be part of the transformation. To me it's more exciting to be the change I want to see in the Metro, and it's 100% reciprocated in a booming place like Orlando. I could see how a much smaller town would get depressing since things aren't changing, but Orlando is open to and embracing massive changes everyday. Great cities weren't built in a day, and neither will Orlando be.
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Old 09-15-2011, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Excellent post ORL, las vegas is changing in similar ways but not as quickly and not being embraced as unanimously
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Old 09-15-2011, 08:54 PM
 
Location: Altamonte Springs, FL
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People need to decide if they'd rather live in a city that is already soaring when it comes to arts, culture, and politics, or if they'd rather be part of the transformation. To me it's more exciting to be the change I want to see in the Metro, and it's 100% reciprocated in a booming place like Orlando. I could see how a much smaller town would get depressing since things aren't changing, but Orlando is open to and embracing massive changes everyday. Great cities weren't built in a day, and neither will Orlando be.
You hit the nail on the head right there OrlFlaUsa, and echo my thinking exactly on that. I think it is rather absurd that people complain left, right, and center about the lack of culture for a city that is, for the most part, just a few decades old.
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Old 09-15-2011, 10:04 PM
 
Location: NYC/Orlando
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You hit the nail on the head right there OrlFlaUsa, and echo my thinking exactly on that. I think it is rather absurd that people complain left, right, and center about the lack of culture for a city that is, for the most part, just a few decades old.
I agree- also, how many of the people complaining that we have no arts or culture have actually gone out to local theaters to see performances? Or go to art openings or festivals? Or go to see live music or film festivals or whatever else is going on?

I'm pretty sure some people like to complain about Orlando's lackthereof instead of embracing what we have and supporting it so that it will grow.
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Old 09-15-2011, 10:31 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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Excellent post ORL, las vegas is changing in similar ways but not as quickly and not being embraced as unanimously
Thanks Davie, I have high hopes for Vegas too but it seems to be lacking the separation Orlando enjoys from the Attractions area. Don't get me wrong, I've spent a lot of time in the real Vegas visiting friends who moved out there, but I think it's harder to avoid the strip out there (even just visually) than I-Drive here.

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You hit the nail on the head right there OrlFlaUsa, and echo my thinking exactly on that. I think it is rather absurd that people complain left, right, and center about the lack of culture for a city that is, for the most part, just a few decades old.
Yup, 40 years ago Orlando was a fledgling metro maybe a little smaller than say Greenville, SC and is now a major metropolitan area that is known worldwide.

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I agree- also, how many of the people complaining that we have no arts or culture have actually gone out to local theaters to see performances? Or go to art openings or festivals? Or go to see live music or film festivals or whatever else is going on?

I'm pretty sure some people like to complain about Orlando's lackthereof instead of embracing what we have and supporting it so that it will grow.
That's exactly right, the people I know who complain the most about Orlando have never been to a Broadway play at the Bob Carr, never seen the Orlando Ballet, never seen a play at one of our smaller theaters like Theater Downtown, Orlando Shakes, UCF, the Rep, also they've never been to the Moorse Museum in Winter Park, never been to OMART, or the Fringe Festival. They also never seek out local farm to table restaurants, never track down the food trucks, and never ever stray from the highly visible chains in the area. The same people will then complain about politics here but never read the Orlando Weekly or listen to Real Radio to get a local take on all the issues. They're also ignorant of the vast music scene available through places like the Social, Backbooth, the Plaza, and more mainstream places like HRL, HOB, and the Am.They've probably never tried riding the Lymmo downtown instead of driving, and on that note, have probably never even been downtown unless it was to pay a ticket at the courthouse. They live in their own bubble and bury their heads in the sand while this metro evolves all around them. Are things perfect...? Of course not, but there is a lot in this town if you open you eyes. And in many ways you can experience it on a more personal level than the larger, more "established/cultured" cities.

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Old 09-15-2011, 11:03 PM
 
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+1, +1, +1,+1 since I can't rep yall anymore.
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Old 09-16-2011, 09:35 AM
 
Location: Altamonte Springs, FL
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I agree- also, how many of the people complaining that we have no arts or culture have actually gone out to local theaters to see performances? Or go to art openings or festivals? Or go to see live music or film festivals or whatever else is going on?

I'm pretty sure some people like to complain about Orlando's lackthereof instead of embracing what we have and supporting it so that it will grow.
Yep, and Mad Cow is about to move into a much larger space on Church St in the space above Five Guys. If nobody cared or went to their events, they would have never been able to afford to move and pay for such an upgrade. We have a lot of local theater spaces around town like you said. There is a growing number of local art galleries that are open late and serve wine now too. Local art is everywhere downtown!! And we are trying to take things to a larger and more grand scale with the new PAC. Is that not progress?
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