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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • April 10, 2023
OSZ Influencer: Yolanda Drislane, Lakeview Middle School

Yolanda Drislane is the SAFE Coordinator at Lakeview Middle School.

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  • By Andrea Mujica |
  • March 23, 2023
Special Olympics is a community for Dr. Phillips resident

Special Olympics swimming national champion Alex Cooper will compete in her first-ever Pickleball Invitational May 5 to 6.

  • Sports
  • By Danielle Hendrix |
  • July 21, 2017
Lucky's Lake Swim founder gives tips on open-water swimming

Open-water swimming has taken off with the popularity of triathlons, and Lucky’s Lake Swim in Dr. Phillips is one place to dive right into it.

  • Sports
  • By Troy Herring |
  • July 1, 2020
COLUMN: A layman learns golf | Part Two — Keep your head down!

An ongoing column where this oft-described “redneck” learns to play the gentleman’s game.

  • Sports
  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 4, 2022
OSZ Influencer of the Week: Chad Ryan, Horizon West Middle School

Coach Ryan is the school's ESOL compliance specialist and boys basketball coach.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • June 17, 2022
Second hearing for east Winter Garden rezoning set for June 23

The Winter Garden City Commission heard the first reading and public hearing of several ordinances pertaining to the rezoning of east Winter Garden, the final step in the annexation process.

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  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • January 26, 2017
Windermere Prep basketball standout plays through tragedy -- Observer Preps

Lakers forward Xion Golding began preparing for his senior season days after the death of his father, Marco Golding. He and his brother Xeo — a sophomore forward at Lesley University — have used basketball as a refuge during their time of mourning.

  • Sports
  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • September 14, 2017
Family tradition: Haka pregame ritual passed down through Dr. Phillips football family -- Observer Preps

Since 2009, Dr. Phillips High's football team has performed the Haka before its games. The ritual is a family affair, passed down from Phillip Amone to cousin Lorenzo Martinez to brother Alesandro Martinez.

  • Sports
  • By Troy Herring |
  • August 19, 2020
A Wolfpack’s underdog: Michael Fox joins N.C. State football program

Since his time at Dr. Phillips High School, Michael Fox always considered himself overlooked on the football field. Now, as a walk-on wide receiver at N.C. State, he’s hoping to show his worth at the Division I level.

  • Sports
  • By Tim Freed |
  • January 14, 2016
Park Avenue poet pushes back against street performer ordinance

A teenage sidewalk poet on Park Avenue isn’t going quietly after Winter Park passed an ordinance that bans street performers along downtown sidewalks.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
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  • By Zak Kerr |
  • February 11, 2016
Board members pick WOHS, MetroWest Elementary rezones

Rezones will not be official until members vote at a public hearing.

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  • By Tim Freed |
  • February 18, 2016
Winter Park Commission candidates spar over business, parking woes

Questions were tailored toward the business community and the city’s downtown core – specifically downtown parking now and in the future.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • News
  • By Steven Ryzewski |
  • June 9, 2016
Metro Hall of Fame honor puts DP's Hannah Schaible in elite company

Now a rising senior guard for the George Washington University women’s basketball team, Dr. Phillips alumna Hannah Schaible was inducted into the Metro Conference Hall of Fame in May.

  • Sports
  • By Gabby Baquero |
  • July 8, 2016
Uber-ing around town

Drivers and patrons of the popular ride-sharing application share their experience of using Uber in West and southwest Orange County

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Hilary Winocoor |
  • July 21, 2016
Dogs in Orlando don't live the 'ruff' life

The dog days are here as the summer heat is in full force, but life doesn’t need to be ruff on our four-legged friends. Our furry friends who are lucky enough to call the Orlando area home are in good company.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Neighborhood
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2016
Winter Park Wildcats come home for homecoming

The Wildcats are finally coming home after renovations and re-turfing of Showalter Field forced them to play on the road for the first eight games of their season.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
  • Sports
  • By Mary Gail Dufresne Coffee |
  • May 26, 2016
Avoid the summer learning slump - read!

Here at the Winter Park Public Library, our minds turn to helping residents make reading a part of their summer plans in ways that are fun, engaging and beneficial.

  • Winter Park - Maitland Observer
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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • November 2, 2022
OSZ Influencer of the Week: Jimmy Khan of West Orange High School

Mr. Khan, the master crew leader at WOHS, recently received a new ride at the school — a golf cart with Jimmy's Jaguar across the front.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • August 3, 2022
SunRidge Middle getting edible garden

Fleet Farming and Fresh Kitchen have teamed up to bring the urban agriculture program to the Winter Garden school.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 29, 2022
Windermere bans smoking/vaping in town parks

The ordinance will authorize the police department to issue a citation and trespass individuals who do not comply.

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