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  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 17, 2024
Deer Island home tops Winter Garden sales from May 6 to 12

The home at 255 Deer Isle Drive, Winter Garden, sold May 9, for $1,200,000.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • May 9, 2024
Sam’s spring football stops: The First Academy

Observer Sports Editor Sam Albuquerque is taking you behind the scenes of your favorite high school football team in West, Southwest Orange County during spring football to bring you notes, tidbits and thoughts in this series.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • May 9, 2024
Sam’s spring football stops: Windermere High

Observer Sports Editor Sam Albuquerque is taking you behind the scenes of your favorite high school football team in West, Southwest Orange County during spring football to bring you notes, tidbits and thoughts in this series.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 3, 2024
Waterleigh home tops Horizon West sales from Nov. 24 to 30

The home at 10105 Atwater Bay Drive, Winter Garden, sold Nov. 26, for $1,289,990.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • November 26, 2024
ONP has new director at the helm

Nicole O’Brien has assumed the lead position at the Oakland Nature Preserve. She is familiar with the preserve, having worked there for six years as coordinator for both animal care and volunteers.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • February 5, 2025
Sicilian cook shares mealtime traditions as personal chef

Simona La Terra is a blogger, traveler and tastemaker who brings her authentic Italian roots to your kitchen table.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 6, 2025
Windermere High junior wins Central Florida Brain Bee

Allison Lowe's passion for science shined during competition.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 18, 2025
Lakeshore Preserve estate tops Horizon West sales from March 10 to 16

The home at 15687 Panther Lake, Winter Garden, sold March 11, for $2 million.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • September 20, 2023
Windermere principal returns to childhood elementary school

Life has come full circle for Janet Bittick, who is leading Windermere Elementary School, where she and her children attended.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 26, 2023
Golden Oak estate tops Horizon West-area sales from Sept. 17 to 23, 2023

The home at 10223 Symphony Grove Drive, Orlando, sold Sept. 22, for $5,900,000.

  • Southwest Orange
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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • November 3, 2023
Orange County to receive $219M for disaster recovery

The county is asking residents to provide input on how to spend the money.

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  • By Andrea Mujica |
  • October 19, 2023
GAME OF THE WEEK: Windermere Prep faces Foundation

At 1-4, Windermere Prep has had a challenging season. However, the Lakers do have youth on their side, which bodes well for the future.

  • Sports
  • By Michael Eng |
  • June 3, 2025
Signature Lakes estate tops Horizon West sales from May 26 to June 1

The home at 14700 Avenue of the Rushes, Winter Garden, sold May 30, for $2,700,000.

  • Southwest Orange
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  • By Kasey Bilodeau | Homeschool Student |
  • July 10, 2025
Three books to make your month

Here are three of my favorite books on truth, lies and difficult choices.

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  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 15, 2025
Independence home tops Horizon West sales from July 7 to 13

The home at 14724 Avenue of the Rushes, Winter Garden, sold July 10, for $2,385,000.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • July 31, 2025
Officer embodies WGPD standards in response to motorcycle crash

Officer Brian Drechsel went above and beyond to make sure the crash victim’s family was notified in the middle of the night.

  • West Orange Times & Observer
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 8, 2025
Waterside home tops Winter Garden sales from July 28 to Aug. 3

The home at 16779 Broadwater Ave., Winter Garden, sold July 31, for $2,225,000.

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  • Real Estate
  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • August 6, 2025
Game of inches: NxtGen brings home silver from first Jr. Olympics flag football games

After scoring a touchdown as time expired to make it a 7-6 game, the Windermere-based youth flag football team went for two-point conversion but came up just inches short.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • August 13, 2025
Ocoee to increase solid waste residential services fee

The $42 annual increase is part of an effort to restore the financial stability of the city’s Solid Waste Fund and adequately cover the actual cost of administering this service.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 20, 2025
INFLUENCER OF THE WEEK: Dana Christopher, Panther Lake Elementary

Dana Christopher has been a K-5 art teacher for 40 years and with Panther Lake Elementary since 2022.

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