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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 24, 2025
Former Olympia High student stitches together a new business

Mei Ashton turned her passion for crochet into a business that also spreads awareness about her invisible illnesses.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 7, 2025
Young Star Musical Theatre to present "Les Misérables School Edition" in Winter Garden

The cast of at least 60 students will have performances May 8-17.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 10, 2024
Defense, toughness and grit: Horizon girls flag football’s identity key to 2024 success

In its third season, Horizon High’s girls flag football team finished the regular season 13-2 and has its sights set on a deep playoff run.

  • Sports
  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • February 12, 2024
Titan Time: Olympia boys basketball is about going all out, all 32 minutes of the game

Despite losing two of its expected top returning players to transfers, Olympia has doubled down on effort and talent to fuel its postseason run.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • December 21, 2023
Fantastic 15: Meet West Orange, Southwest Orange County's top girls basketball players for 23-24

Basketball season is in high gear, so catch up on some of the area’s top girls basketball players for the season.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 26, 2025
Winter Garden resident finds new dream as an author

Jaylene Rodriguez-Garau used her personal faith journey as inspiration for her first Christian novelette.

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  • By Megan Bruinsma |
  • October 7, 2025
Olympia's looking to finish out strong after its bye week

Olympia’s season hasn’t been what it hoped for, but the team used its bye week to reset and finish strong.

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  • By 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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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 13, 2026
Winter Garden educator leads with purpose in new microschool

Lea Thompson created Purpose Prep Academy to provide individualized education to students after experiencing a childhood of not being academically challenged.

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  • February 8, 2012
Calendar of events

The inaugural Sweet Wars is from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, at Indigo Palms at 740 N. Wymore Road in Maitland.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • January 20, 2016
Warrior World

Former students and the community are invited to celebrate West Orange's 40th

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • December 4, 2019
Celebrating the holidays

The month of December is packed with holiday events and activities throughout West Orange County.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • July 6, 2022
Where will the festivals go? Groups search for solutions

With upcoming development scheduled to begin by the end of 2022, the area near Cinépolis in Hamlin is no longer available for events.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • March 23, 2022
1928-2022: Philanthropist, trailblazer Barbara Roper dies

The longtime Windermere resident was a female powerhouse who made an enormous impact on the West Orange County community.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • April 23, 2022
Windermere resident Bill Martini studies local otters through deck camera

West Orange residents said they love seeing Martini's adorable otter videos on Nextdoor and Facebook.

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  • By Josh Garrick |
  • October 29, 2015
Eric Jacobson artfully leads Orlando Philharmonic

His opening concert, performed twice at the Bob Carr Theater, began a five-year relationship between the Orchestra, Maestro Jacobsen and the world.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 20, 2020
Armbrusters retiring after 68 collective years with OCPS

Mike and Sandi Armbruster have a list of household projects, as well as a bucket list, to tackle after their joint retirement next month.

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  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • September 23, 2020
West Orange-area real estate booms despite pandemic

Although many industries have suffered mightily in 2020, real estate — and specifically West Orange real estate — isn’t among them.

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  • By Chris Martucci |
  • August 19, 2021
West Orange County Football Preview – Part 2

Preview features Ocoee High School and the two new high schools – Horizon and Lake Buena Vista

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • March 26, 2025
Griffis family is fostering in faith

Faith, coffee and help from their church community keep Daniel and Brianne Griffis moving forward on the days they feel they’re at their breaking point.

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