Surviving Hell’s Kitchen: Chef Ashley Nickell

Chef Ashley Nickell, who finished third overall on the most recent season of Fox’s hit Hell’s Kitchen series, isn’t just a product of Greater Orlando—she’s also a product of our community’s burgeoning restaurant scene. Her fathers, Nicholas Olivieri and Eddie Nickell, worked in hospitality for as long as Ashley can remember, and she’s been collaborating with them since... Read More

Signing Off One Last Time: Bob Opsahl

If you’ve turned on local news at any point during the past, oh, 40 years, chances are you know WFTV’s Bob Opsahl. Having first moved to Orlando in 1968—beating Walt Disney World by a few years—he was hired as a reporter for the station in 1978 and started anchoring the news desk not too long after, providing “coverage you can count on” (per WFTV’s slogan) ever since.... Read More

Staycation Like a Pro

Orlando is the world’s go-to vacation destination, but those of us who reside here can sometimes lose sight of that fact as we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. After all, between incredible resorts, five-star dining options, easy access to beaches, year-round sun and other selling points, there’s more to the City Beautiful than the theme parks—which... Read More

Interview: STUFF Happens!

Once a celebrated spectacle of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, the slam dunk contest had seemed to fizzle out in recent years due to a lack of superstar participants and overall unoriginality. Things changed this year, however, when the Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon stunned a sold-out arena in Toronto as well as a captivated television audience with an array of acrobatic feats. And... Read More

Q & A with Today Show’s Natalie Morales, Al Roker & Willie Geist

Orlando Family Magazine joined NBC journalists Natalie Morales, Al Roker, and Willie Geist at Universal Studios on Thursday, May 23rd. The NYC-based Today Show filmed the morning program live at City Walk and inside the theme park as part of their Great American Adventure series. Fans got a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes television production while engaging with characters, including... Read More