Michele Walker, Orlando journal editor (ROBERTO GONZALEZ)
As the brand new editor of Orlando journal, each month-to-month challenge is a revelation. I’ve discovered many info about my hometown, from Burger Brackets to the Better of ORL. Who knew there was a Peanut Butter Burger? Due to the Burger Problem, that’s now on my bucket record.
It’s October, which implies it’s time for our 50 Most Highly effective challenge. I can describe the choice course of as daunting, which is why I’m relieved to have the assist of such educated colleagues. If you wish to know something about our neighborhood, ask our Orlando journal staff; they have you ever coated.
For the second 12 months in a row, U.S. Consultant and Senate candidate Val Demings has made the primary spot on our record. Now we have an enchanting have a look at her previous, the challenges she faces as she runs for the Senate seat, and a have a look at who evokes her work as a public servant.
We rejoice all of the individuals who get up each morning and do their finest every day to make Orlando a metropolis of inclusion, excellence, and progress. Our 50 Most Highly effective record options politicians, enterprise professionals, philanthropists, artists, sports activities professionals, educators, and entertainers. The most recent addition to our record this 12 months is “The Corridor of Energy,” a legacy record of these distinctive people who’ve spent their careers in service to the neighborhood.
Take a look at Michael McLeod’s have a look at “The Mayoral Odd Couple.” It’s an enchanting examination of how Mayor Demings and Mayor Dyer handle to work collectively and the way they’ve change into a real “energy couple” for the neighborhood.
October isn’t all work and no play. In any case, it’s Halloween. Due to a unprecedented visitor {and professional} psychic, Terri Rodabaugh, now we have a one-of-a-kind insider’s information to what’s genuinely haunted and what’s not. Seek the advice of our new “Ghost-ometer” to see in case your favourite hang-out is “the true deal” or “a bunch of hype.”
We hope you get pleasure from our October 2022 challenge and wishing you all a protected and spooktacular Halloween. Blissful studying.
T. Michele Walker
michele.walker@orlandomagazine.com
