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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

Jennie Joseph named one of Time magazine's Women of the Year

Midwife Jennie Joseph, owner of The Birth Place in Winter Garden, was one of 12 named to Time magazine’s 2022 Women of the Year list.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

This week in West Orange County history: March 31, 2022

These are the people and events in the past that shaped our corner of the world.

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Annabelle Sikes
March 30, 2022

Watermark Park community meeting happening tonight

The meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Seidel Road at Summerlake Grove Street.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

Briley Farms neighborhood coming to Oakland

The 150-home subdivision will have lots of varying sizes and multiple green spaces near Lake Apopka.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

Obituary: Kathryn Bowyer Hardwick

Obituary: Kathryn Bowyer Hardwick, 99, a native of Winter Garden, died March 3, 2022.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

Bloom & Grow celebrating 20 years of Spring Fever

The two-day downtown Winter Garden event includes everything from food, flora and foliage to plant-related vendor booths and the popular chalk art contest.

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Annabelle Sikes
March 30, 2022

TV host Matt Paxton coming to Winter Garden Goodwill

The ambassador and international spokesperson for the nonprofit is aiming to teach people how to downsize by organizing their keepsakes and encouraging locals to donate unwanted items.

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Amy Quesinberry Price
March 30, 2022

Anthony Hodge completes personal journey from Selma to Montgomery

The Winter Garden pastor walked the 54-mile route in Alabama to bring awareness to Martin Luther King’s famous freedom march 57 years ago.

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Michael Eng
March 30, 2022

Lake Olivia Reserve estate tops Windermere-area sales from March 18 to 25

The home at 1324 Lake Olivia Lane, Windermere, sold March 21, for $2.35 million.

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Michael Eng
March 29, 2022

Florida state Sen. Randolph Bracy calls for permanent closure of Free Fall ride at Orlando's ICON Park

Bracy made the request following 14-year-old Tyre Sampson's death.

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Michael Eng
March 29, 2022

New Florida bill requires curriculum transparency, sets school board term limits

HB 1467 comes five months after Orange County School Board members were surprised with a passage from “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” a book found in three district high schools.