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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 9, 2021
New York Beer Project breaks ground in Horizon West

A New York based brewery with award-winning craft beer broke ground this week in Winter Garden.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 9, 2021
Kelly’s opens new location in Horizon West

The popular homemade ice cream shop is in soft opening at the new Horizon West location.

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  • Chris Martucci
  • September 9, 2021
Embracing the Process: Windermere Prep’s Micah Kurtz keeps school strong

The Lakers’ strength and conditioning coach was named the Southeast Region Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 9, 2021
Open Houses will be held virtually for Orange County Public Schools

The district has determined that open houses will be virtual due to the high transmission of COVID-19 in Orange County.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 9, 2021
Ties and Tails event to benefit LoveyLoaves Rescue

All proceeds from the event will go to the special-needs dogs housed at the non-profit organization.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Theresa Rinaldi: ‘Fear is what I still remember to this day’

Ocoee resident Theresa Rinaldi was living on Long Island the day of the attacks. One friend survived. Another did not.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 8, 2021
Hamlin to add Miller's Ale House location in Horizon West

The Hamlin Miller’s Ale House is set to open in the second quarter of 2022.

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  • Annabelle Sikes
  • September 8, 2021
Orlando Health opens Community Grant Program to Central Florida

The program provides grants to address health and wellness needs in the community.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Educators, students reflect on 9/11

Fear, confusion and safety concerns gripped parents, students and teachers as attacks were carried out.

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  • Jim Carchidi
  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Called to duty

Winter Garden resident Jack Ashby was in middle school on 9/11. But that didn’t stop him from calling a recruiter.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Images from the archives

West Orange is about 1,100 miles from New York City, but the 9/11 attacks had lasting impacts in this area.

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Steeled resolve: Obtaining a piece of history

Winter Garden, Ocoee and Windermere all have 9/11 memorials that contain pieces of the World Trade Center.

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  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: How educators teach 9/11 in the classroom

Teachers say questions or concerns always should be met by honest and reassuring dialogue.

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  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: Michelle Bergstein-Fontanez: ‘We were literally just running for our lives’

The Ocoee resident remembers the chaotic atmosphere while heading toward the Manhattan Bridge with thousands of survivors escaping the World Trade Center.

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  • September 8, 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11: ‘We have to look back at history to know what the future might be’

Winter Garden resident Norman Rein worked at Ground Zero with the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team.

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