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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • November 10, 2023
Orange County School Board announces approval of contract with educational support professionals

The collectively bargained agreement with the Orange Education Support Professionals Association sees minimum 9% pay per hour increase

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • July 20, 2025
Foundation Academy announce changes to its athletic department leadership

Robert East has been named Chief Operations Officer, while Krystal Thomas-Smith will replace East as Lions' athletic director.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • October 3, 2024
Young Star Musical Theatre offers space for Garden Theatre’s ‘Little Mermaid’

The closure of the downtown Winter Garden theater has left young performers without a space for their upcoming production.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 29, 2024
Harris Faulkner to speak at Foundation Academy

The six-time Emmy Award-winning newscaster and television host will be the featured speaker at Winter Garden First Baptist’s God Still Answers Prayer fundraiser.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 12, 2024
Legacy Academy to host free College Prep 101 Parent Workshop

The workshop will focus on the importance of the post high school experience and will feature a range of guest speakers.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • October 15, 2024
Obituary: Edgard Anthony Colòn

Obituary: Edgard Anthony Colòn, formerly of Ocoee, died Oct. 7, 2024.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • November 8, 2024
Spoleto Italian coming to downtown Winter Garden

The Italian kitchen offers build-your-own pastas, salads and pizzas, as well as sandwiches, breads and more.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 23, 2025
West Orange Chamber of Commerce's Stina D’Uva Tour de Chamber rolls Oct. 2

This year’s ride takes place from 5:30 to 730 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, beginning at Home State Brewing Co., in Horizon West.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 26, 2025
Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrates Bakso the tiger's birthday

Cast members prepared birthday enrichment including ice treats and goat’s milk to celebrate the Sumatran tiger's first birthday.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 26, 2025
Ocoee launches video project for centennial

Discover Ocoee is a video project and community initiative to celebrate the cultural richness of the city.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 5, 2025
Dunkin' set to re-open in Lake Buena Vista

The store is celebrating with a free giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12236 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 30, 2025
Homeowners: The Horizon West Home Expo is this weekend

Horizon West Happenings’ first home expo takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Toole's Ace Hardware of Hamlin, 5175 Hamlin Groves Trail, Winter Garden.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 9, 2025
Disney mariachi director receives Walt Disney Legacy Award

Esteban Carrillo is the co-founder and director of the world-renowned Mariachi Cobre, which performs in the Mexico pavilion at EPCOT.

  • Southwest Orange
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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 9, 2026
Windermere announces road closures

Butler Street and Seventh Avenue will have daytime closures Monday, Feb. 9, through Friday, Feb. 13.

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  • By Leticia Silva |
  • January 13, 2026
Town of Windermere faces multiple road closures

The town announced multiple road closures from Monday, Jan. 12 to Friday, Jan. 16.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • January 29, 2026
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation ‘paddles up’ for pickleball tourney

Registration is now open for the Paddles for the Past Inaugural Pickleball Tournament, which will take place Saturday, Feb. 28, at both the Roper YMCA Family Center and the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 13, 2026
Here's how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Winter Garden, Windermere, Ocoee and Horizon West

As luck would have it, there are five ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this weekend.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • March 23, 2022
Influencer of the Week: Lilly Moses, Legacy Charter High School

Lilly Moses has been called the school's chaos coordinator for handling everything that comes her way.

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  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • June 21, 2016
Keepin' it Kenpo: Windermere's Randy Kuhn excited to teach American Kenpo Karate

Randy Kuhn, a professor at Stetson University and resident of Keene’s Pointe, is excited to take his lifelong passion for American Kenpo Karate and share it with children around West Orange.

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  • By Gabby Baquero |
  • November 21, 2016
Remembering Kayleigh Rawles

Kayleigh Rawles, an 8th-grade student at Ocoee Middle School, died Sunday, Nov. 13, but the memory of her kind heart and smile will live on in the memories of those who loved her.

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