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  • Liz Ramos
  • April 29, 2026
Winter Garden hires firm to support downtown businesses

The city of Winter Garden has enlisted the consulting firm Retail Strategies Inc. as another way to explore balanced and targeted ways to support small local businesses downtown.

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  • April 29, 2026
Winter Garden finds partner for Garden Theatre

The Winter Garden City Commission unanimously approved a partnership with DNA Event Creative to partner on managing the Garden Theatre.

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  • April 28, 2026
Winter Garden family opens center to help people with autism reach their potential

Connection, a center helping people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, began through the Sophia family’s journey with an autism diagnosis that led them to open the first physical location in January.

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  • April 28, 2026
Sushi Kindai is coming to Horizon West

The Japanese fusion restaurant will be located at 8810 Seidel Road, Winter Garden.

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  • April 28, 2026
WAY BACK WHEN: John Nabers

The 88-year-old Windermere resident recalls a childhood full of going fishing, attending a two-room schoolhouse and making frequent visits to the town dump to find “treasures.”

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  • April 28, 2026
Congressman Daniel Webster announces retirement

Florida's longest serving elected official announced he will not be running for reelection.

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  • April 28, 2026
Ocoee PD assists with drug trafficking group takedown

The Ocoee Police Department announced its participation in "Operation It's A Trap."

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  • April 28, 2026
District 1 Commissioner to host community discussion

The Coffee with your Commissioner event will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 30, at Fire Station 32, 13286 Luna Harvest Ave., Winter Garden.

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  • April 28, 2026
Burn ban issued for Orange County

The ban prohibits ignition and burning of open fires.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • April 27, 2026
James Hitchcock to be executed for 1976 murder

James Hitchcock, now 70, will be executed Thursday, April 30, after years of being on death row.

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  • April 27, 2026
Windermere continues road work

The town of Windermere is asking drivers to allow for extra travel time.

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  • April 27, 2026
Tropical Smoothie Cafe opens in Horizon West

The new cafe is open at 15503 Sunquat Drive in Hamlin.

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  • April 25, 2026
Food trucks catch fire in Windermere

Two food trucks caught fire Friday, April 24, prompting the town of Windermere to cancel Food Truck Night.

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  • April 24, 2026
City of Ocoee asks for community thoughts

Ocoee is asking residents to take a community survey regarding property taxes.

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  • Leticia Silva
  • April 24, 2026
Winter Garden City Hall ditches fluorescent lights

All fluorescent lights throughout the building have been replaced with LED lights.

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