February 2018

Spring Training isn’t only a Major League game

The RussMatt Collegiate Baseball Invitational is the largest collegiate Spring Training event in the nation When it comes to baseball, the Major League Spring Training isn’t the only game in town. Starting Feb. 22, college teams from around the country come to Polk...
Run 863 about to take the streets

Run 863 about to take the streets

AUBURNDALE — You’ll be forgiven if you think Run 863 is the name of a new hip hop group. Instead, it is a new series of four races – two existing annual events: the Carillon Classic 5K on March 10 and the Tiger Trot 5K on March 31; one returning race: the...

Frosty lips get a kiss of Florida sunshine

It was a balmy 28 degrees Fahrenheit when fresh-squeezed Ridge Island Groves orange juice reached the frosty lips of attendees to this year’s Icelandair Mid-Atlantic Tradeshow. “I like to think of it as sharing a little Florida sunshine with these folks,” said Joni...

VCF sponsors sold out TigerFest in Detroit

Representatives from Visit Central Florida once again participated in the annual TigerFest, held at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich., on Saturday, Jan. 28. Visit Central Florida was the title sponsor of the event. A sold-out crowd of 12,000 streamed into the park to...