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Lake Nona Relay for Life

This year, several Lake Nona businesses and neighborhood communities are helping save lives from cancer by taking part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Lake Nona.

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Jazz on the Green Concert Postponed

Due to the expected inclement weather this weekend, the Jazz on the Green concert has been postponed.

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2012 Parade of Homes

Four Laureate Park models are the tour this year.  Stop by models Ashton Woods Homes and David Weekley Homes models this weekend.

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Jazz on the Green Benefit Concert on 4/21

There are still tickets available for the inaugural benefit concert.   The concert features the renowned jazz performers Ken Navarro and Jeff Bradshaw.   Proceeds will benefit the NorthLake Park YMCA and the UCF College of Medicine.  For more information, visit jazzongreen.com 

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Lake Nona’s Timeline Wall

We installed an interactive history wall about Lake Nona at this year’s Tavistock Cup.  Here’s a few photos, with a couple of touring pros you might recognize.

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Check out Lake Nona’s new mobile website

We just launched our new and quick mobile website.  So next time you’re on the go and need some Lake Nona information, stop by at learnlakenona.com

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Presidential IT advisor visits Lake Nona

Dr. John Holdren (center front), Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy stopped by Lake Nona Medical City last Friday.

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Nemours to Specialize in Rare Illnesses

The Orlando Sentinel reports this morning on Nemours at Lake Nona.

Nemours to specialize in children’s rare illnesses such as juvenile arthritis

5:34 p.m. EST, April 1, 2012|By Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel

Sadie Veselka was only 4 when she started complaining that her body hurt. She had trouble getting up after sitting on the floor, and she walked “like a little old woman,” said her mom, Dawn Veselka of Oviedo.

Her pediatrician called the problem growing pains. An orthopedist thought it was an infection. A chiropractor ordered orthotics. An allergist and the emergency-room doctors the Veselkas saw in desperation waved the girl and her mother off. “All said the problem would resolve, to give it a month,” Dawn Veselka said.

It would take nine months and a 130-mile drive to the nearest pediatric rheumatologist before they would learn that Sadie had juvenile arthritis, a disease that affects one in 250 kids and causes inflammation and stiffness in joints.

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