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Amy Quesinberry Price
February 16, 2026

PHOTOS: Rotary Club of Winter Garden's 100th anniversary exhibit

A new exhibition at the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation pays tribute to the Rotary club’s dedication to its mission of Service Above Self and making a difference in Winter Garden.

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Michael Eng
February 12, 2026

PHOTOS: Tildenville Elementary School Family Science Night

From computer programming and meteorology to biology and chemistry, Tildenville Elementary School made science come alive at its Family Science Night Thursday, Feb. 12, at the school.

Observer School Zone

Megan Bruinsma
February 11, 2026

Winter Garden Heritage Foundation serves up community through pickleball

WGHF will host the inaugural Paddles for the Past pickleball tournament Saturday, Feb. 28.

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Megan Bruinsma
February 8, 2026

PHOTOS: Legacy Events for Education’s Central Florida Chili Cookoff 2026

The community tested its spice levels in the Legacy Events for Education’s Central Florida Chili Cookoff Saturday, Feb. 7.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
February 7, 2026

FAMILIAR FACES: Jim Crescitelli is West Orange's history buff

Crescitelli, director of education with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, has long had a fascination with documenting history.

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Leticia Silva
February 2, 2026

PHOTOS: Oakland Heritage Day 2026

The town of Oakland held its 26th Heritage Day celebration Saturday, Jan. 31, at Speer Park.

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Liz Ramos
January 28, 2026

Boyd Street Radio keeps Winter Garden rockin’

West Orange resident Thorp Thomas, an encyclopedia of rock music, uses his love for the genre to create Boyd Street Radio.

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Leticia Silva
January 27, 2026

Former Oakland Avenue Charter teacher to perform at Oakland Heritage Day

Kyle Zavada was an Oakland Avenue Charter School music teacher for eight years. This week, he is performing as the opening act at Oakland Heritage Day for the second year.

Arts + Entertainment
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Leticia Silva
January 21, 2026

Sidewalk improvements coming to Ocoee neighborhoods

The city of Ocoee announced sidewalk improvements are underway from Wednesday, Jan. 28 to Thursday, Feb. 19.

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Megan Bruinsma
January 20, 2026

Last place to World Champion: Winter Garden adaptive water skier sets record at Worlds

At 21, Jana Shelfer was a Paralympian basketball gold medalist. At 50, she won four adaptive waterskiing gold medals and the title of 2025 International Disabled Athlete of the Year.

Sports

Leticia Silva
January 20, 2026

PHOTOS: Winter Garden's MLK Celebration 2026

The city of Winter Garden invited all residents to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 19, at the downtown pavilion.

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Megan Bruinsma
January 19, 2026

PHOTOS: Ocoee's 18th annual MLK parade

The City of Ocoee enjoyed its 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade Monday, Jan. 19 and celebration after.

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Leticia Silva
January 15, 2026

The Nurture Place hosts stuffed animal drive

The drive will take place from Wednesday, Jan. 14 to Saturday, Feb. 14.

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Liz Ramos
January 14, 2026

Good & faithful servant: Winter Garden's First Baptist Church pastor retires

Tim Grosshans says goodbye to the "sweetest fellowship" after nearly 17 years serving as pastor.

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Liz Ramos
January 8, 2026

FORECAST 2026: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation works to make history fun

Foundation Executive Director Kristi Karst Gomen is taking the momentum of the successes in 2025 and using them to further expand offerings to bring the community together through the foundation.

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