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Danielle Hendrix
May 23, 2017

Bridgewater Middle relief school reaches 30% design

With Bridgewater Middle anticipated to be at 200% capacity this fall, school district officials are working to get its relief school built for the 2019-20 school year.

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Danielle Hendrix
May 23, 2017

Orange County officials break ground on Deputy Scott Pine Community Park

Orange County officials broke ground on the $9.7 million Deputy Scott Pine Community Park in Horizon West.

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Danielle Hendrix
May 22, 2017

Windermere High School Community Event and Scrimmage

Members of the brand-new high school’s football team took to the field in uniform to show the community what they’d been working on.

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Michael Eng
May 20, 2017

Two die in Windermere house fire

A 72-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman died in a house fire at 1004 Main St., Windermere.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
May 19, 2017

Addressing infant death

Kelly Steffee and the TEARS Foundation are out to break the silence about infant death, whether still in the womb or after their first breath.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
May 19, 2017

Forever Finley: One mother's quest to help others who lose their infants and babies

A Central Florida woman created a seven-step holistic program to deal with infant loss after discovering a lack of resources following her personal experience with devastating grief.

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Gabby Baquero
May 19, 2017

School hopes to save lives with swim lessons

Marc and Tanya Jablon launched Safety First Swim School after almost losing their own daughter in a near-drowning accident.

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Gabby Baquero
May 18, 2017

Winter Garden considering framework designs for East Plant Street Corridor

Winter Garden has drafted design standards it expects to implement as guidelines for future development of the East Plant Street Corridor.

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Gabby Baquero
May 18, 2017

Windermere to solicit design ideas for new town signage

Town Council members were displeased with town sign proposals presented at their May 9 meeting.

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Gabby Baquero
May 18, 2017

Financial struggles doom Caprino’s Italian restaurant

Caprino’s Italian restaurant in Windermere, located at 7782 Winter Garden Vineland Road, has closed, but former employees are still awaiting their paychecks.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
May 17, 2017

Oakland Art & History Center construction to start by summer

The design of the new building will blend in with the fabric of the historic town.

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Danielle Hendrix
May 16, 2017

‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John visits Ocoee Hardee’s

A boneless-rib company that John has invested in recently became the exclusive supplier for the chain’s new Baby Back Rib Burger.

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Gabby Baquero
May 16, 2017

Knox Medical opening medical-marijuana dispensary in Gainesville

The Gainesville dispensary will be located at 3400 SW 34th Street.

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Danielle Hendrix
May 15, 2017

Sand Lake Elementary on lockdown due to police activity

The school was on a modified lockdown as Orange County Sheriff's deputies pursue three stolen-vehicle suspects.

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Gabby Baquero
May 13, 2017

State legislature adopts 278-page education bill

After barely surviving the Senate, a $419-million education bill that proposes several controversial changes, including testing reforms, is headed to the governor’s desk.

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