Thursday, March 25
Winter Park City Talk
Government news
Maitland City Talk
Maitland's west side on the move!
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
March of Dimes is looking for proposals for grant projects; Orange County Health Department receives grant to control tobacco
Knights sweep Presbyterian
A dominating three-game performance by UCF leads the team toward conference play this weekend
Wildcats downed on the diamond
After leading most of their game against Oviedo, the Wildcats watched a comeback turn into an upset
Manager nets $1.1M
Former City Manager Jim Williams ends his legal contest with Winter Park by accepting a settlement
Updated: Reese files Ch. 11 to stop auction
Crucial Maitland Town Center properties won't be auctioned off Friday, March 26 as scheduled. Developer Bob Reese made an eleventh-hour filing for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, freezing the properties.
Therapy with a grain of salt
The Salt Room in Orlando offers salt therapy, an ancient remedy said to help with respiratory ailments
Hands-on spring break
Spring break camps can be a great way for kids to explore new interests and preview activities for summer camp.
A dream opens shudders
Play on!
Life scares me to death! I tremble in the face of clairvoyance that surpasses understanding.
Letters to the Editor
Letters from Kathleen Jaeger, Alnita Ann Holder and Bryan Nelson
What? No par?
Perspectives
I wonder a bit about those claiming they don't keep score. Not so much in the win/loss column but in some reflective "total scheme of life" manner.
Thursday, March 18
Culture worthy of your calendar
Third Thursday and a battle of the sexes
Third Thursday, Ballet Battle of the Sexes, Orlando Shakespeare's Playfest, goodbye UrbanThink!
Play On!
Sweating it out in the touted tropics
Come to see me in my Florida house. I'm the guy in the seal-skin pants and jacket huddled by the thermostat.
Letters to the Editor
Letters from Carol Rollman, Gary W. Summers and Thomas Kincaid
Why close Winter Park Memorial thrift store, Jepson stacks the deck on religion, Identifying the silent killer - diabetes
Perspectives
It's not the dying, it's the ending
I'm sixty-sucking-one this week. I'm old. In my fifties, I used the F-word to count my way through that decade.
Building a home
Friends and colleagues of Winter Park's Jack Rogers band together to make home for deserving family
Winter Park City Talk
There will be a City Commission meeting on Monday, March 22, at 3:30 p.m., in City Hall Commission Chambers.
Leaders
After coming in second place last year, Winter Park beat eight teams to the state championship
Tech boom
Central Florida's only digital media incubator moves in across from Full Sail, just outside Winter Park
Bye Speraw
Knights Coach Kirk Speraw passes the school's all-time win record at 279-233, then loses his job
Maitland City Talk
Take 10 in 2010!
This week, the U.S. Census Bureau distributed the 2010 Census to more than 130 million addresses across the nation.
Knights prevail
After winning its second C-USA tournament game ever, UCF's mens team loses to top-ranked Miners
Ill-fated romance
It started with a kiss and ended with an undercover police officer disgraced and fired.
Firestorm over message
A nonprofit director "inadvertently" sent a political message shortly before the Maitland election
Fond farewell
Two women leave Winter Park; one pursues a Congressional seat, the other keeps her one-term promise
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
Florida Film Festival opens April 9; Maitland Historical Society celebrates anniversary with free admission to museums this year
Thursday, March 11
Station to be rebuilt
Winter Park residents learned more about how their new Amtrak Station could shape up after Mayor Ken Bradley introduced plans for a complete rebuild at Monday's meeting
Underground market pays off
Sitting in the wake of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Steve Moreira finds himself playing a vital role in the largest part of Orlando's real estate market
Thousands satisfy sweet tooth at fest
Orlando Science Center hosted four floors of chocolate creations, games
Creative funding
Orange County schools will sell ads on the district's Web sites
Knights win season finale over Rice
After a four-game Conference USA slide, the UCF men's basketball team beat the Owls in a nail-biter
Winter Park wins championship
After suffering playoff disappointment three of the past four years, Winter Park wins the state title
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
Astronaut visits the Mayflower; UCF students will spend spring break volunteering abroad
Maitland City Talk
By Mayor Douglas T. Kinson
Maitland's upcoming events! Movie in the Park, Men's basketball, Farmers' Market, Party in the Park — celebrating 125 years!
Winter Park City Talk
By City Manager Randy Knight
Government news, Sign up now for the 2nd annual Bike from Park to Park, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra spring pops "Musical Postcards", and Quick Census 2010 Facts.
Winter Parker's play heads to the stage
The winning original play "Doors" will be performed at Valencia's theater.
Letters to the Editor
Letters from Don Thompson, Nancy Ludin and Dr. Katie Tripp
Letters regarding Niagara Bottling's water pumping, the Jewish Pavilion's efforts to give elderly in assisted living facilities religious opportunities, and the cold winter's effect on manatee life.
Play On!
Victor's voodoo - an original short story
One day a few years ago I was looking down at a newly-arrived plate of La Scala's sinfully delicious saltimbocca a la Romana, when I heard a resonant bass voice say my name.
Perspectives
The revenge of the empire
I do not particularly blame either Congress or the presidency for where America has arrived in 2010.
Culture worthy of your calendar
Free Philharmonic, quickie Shakespeare, and Richard Marx live
Free outdoor concert by the Orlando Philharmonic, All of Shakespeare — shortened — really shortened!, Richard Marx at the Plaza Theater
Thursday, March 4
Knights, Tars fall in conference play
A game of huge numbers saw UCF nearly win in double OT, and Rollins is knocked off by Eckerd
When the UCF Knights fell to the UAB Blazers Feb. 24, it was the third time this year they hadn't scored more than 50 points in a game.
Closure for city and fireman
The city upholds the firing of a Winter Park fire marshal, while the union fights the termination
After the Winter Park Civil Service Board upheld the fire department's firing of Randall Mells, a 16-year veteran with the fire department, Mells shook the hand of Jim White, his former boss.
D.C. trip 'success' for Winter Park
Funding and planning talks with representatives could spur new projects
Winter Park may emerge a little richer after a contingent of city commissioners met with legislators in Washington D.C. in February to discuss plans for road, rail and Post Office projects and to ask for federal help to get them done.
Know where to vote
Budget worries have reduced the number of polling places on March 9
Scott Peelen has lived in Winter Park since before 1984, and in that time, he said he's built a reputation as the "superest of super voters," not missing a single election in more than 20 years.
Op-eds on item 10
Letters from Kathryn Grammer and Patrick W. Chapin
Letters from Kathryn Grammer and Patrick W. Chapin
Letters to the editor
Letters from Nancy Shutts, John Skolfield, Elinor Lynn Warner and Nancy Rudner Lugo
Letters from Nancy Shutts, John Skolfield, Elinor Lynn Warner and Nancy Rudner Lugo
Kids in the kitchen
Junior League of Greater Orlando leads kids at Fit-n-Fun Fest in Winter Park
Luscious brownies and yummy banana bread may seem out of place at an event promoting healthy food but kids can devour these delicious samples at the Junior League of Greater Orlando's 3rd Annual Kids in the Kitchen Fit-n-Fun Fest on Saturday, March 6.
One nation under chocolate
Winter Park-based Sprinkles Custom Cakes received national recognition in TIME magazine in 2008 for their divorce cakes, which picture an upside-down wedding cake with the bride or groom's legs sticking out at the bottom.
Culture worthy of your calendar
Tuneful musicals and an important art collection
Tuneful musicals and an important art collection
Caring for the caregiver
Share the Care aired budget woes in Tallahassee
Mirta Wallace, 57, never thought she would be giving up her six figure job in Texas to move back to Winter Park to take on the responsibilities of caring and watching over her 81-year-old mother 24 hours a day.
Faces behind crisis lines change
Orange and Osceola counties saw food stamp recipients increase by more than 50 percent in one year
A crisis line operator answered the phone; a desperate voice was on the other end. It was the operator's 300th call that day, and the phone just keeps ringing.
Crime log
Brief reports of crimes in Winter Park
At the 1700 block of Westchester Ave. on Feb. 23, subjects were arrested for stealing property from a storage shed attached to the rear of a residence.
Regional champions
Winter Park destroyed First Coast en route to the state final four
The Winter Park boys basketball team is flying high after the biggest win in the regional tournament so far.