For years-and-years we here in Central Florida have had a couple of identities. We’ve passively let ourselves be referred to as “O-Town,” which I’ve personally always thought to be fairly unoriginal. That, plus there’s this:

And this is most certainly not the “city beautiful,” yet it’s what we seem to be most well-known for these days:

So I’m making it the mission of “Pulse of Central Florida” to come-up with Central Florida’s newest nickname. No more “O-Town.” No more “The City Beautiful.” Let’s think of something creative and catchy, that the rest of the world will catch-on to.

Any ideas? Share them with us by leaving a comment in this post.

…well, nobody! Can you believe not a single person submitted their tacky holiday sweater in our contest? I thought for certain we’d get a few. Oh well…that’s just an extra $25 in my pocket for holiday shopping!

Stay tuned to our “Contests” category for more fun promotions.

Announcing “Pulse’s” first contest! It was inspired by a post fellow Central Florida blog “Tacky Fabulous published yesterday.

While we here in the Central Florida area don’t necessarily always have a need to wear sweaters, I’m fairly certain we’ve all got a few tucked-away in our closest for the cooler days. I’ll even bet some of these are tacky, holiday sweaters. I know you guys know what I’m talking about.

Well, if they are it’s time to bring ‘em out…and show us! Submit a photo of you wearing a tacky holiday sweater by e-mailing pulseofcentralflorida[at]mail[dot]com or by leaving a link in the comments section of this original post, no later than Friday, December 5th. Of all the photos submitted we’ll post them on our site, and our readers can vote for the tackiest! The winner will receive a $25 gift card to spend however they’d like (hopefully not to buy a tacky sweater). This’ll come in handy just-in-time to finish-up holiday shopping!

Can’t wait to see what you guys send our way!