Wednesday, June 29
July Fourth fun
Shows that light up the night sky, and more
There’s lots to do this Fourth of July weekend.
Culture worthy of your calendar
The Morse will exhibit a 1798 cream jug by American patriot and silversmith Paul Revere
Free admission to the Morse Museum, fireworks in Altamonte Springs, video games at the History Center
Play On!
Whatever concept of God you have, if you have been around the world a bit, you’ll recognize that “America” is blessed real estate
America, our “sweet land of liberty”, has inexorably changed, as does a beautiful young girl who grows into a handsome, intelligent woman.
Perspectives
We, as a people, are smitten with the myth of our national creation
American exceptionalism on parade
Letters to the Editor
Crohn’s disease not only affects my health but how I live each day
Letters from Nancy Ludin and Charissa Frangione
From My Garden to Yours
Readily available, water-soluble chemical fertilizers lead to weakened plants and soil degradation
What I would not give to trade some of my sandy Florida scrub soil for that black Midwestern humus
Our Observation
Only a small percentage of the population relies on public transportation to get around
Our vehicles provide us with a certain security that we will never be left in the rain or without air conditioning
Rollins sprouts tech kids
Camp helps kids geek out
iD Tech Camps offer students ages 7-17 the opportunity to spend a week learning how to create games, programs, apps, websites and more
Penning a dream
WP man writes Japan tales
Winter Park man writes tales based on his journeys in Japan
Calendar and Family Calendar
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," DUI checkpoint, animal rights potluck picnic
Maitland City Talk
How safe are fireworks?
Winter Park City Talk
Olde Fashioned 4th of July in Central Park
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
Bank gives away money
Fifth Third Bank gives money to camp for homeless children
Winter Park Towers opening
Apt. building breaks ground
Winter Park Towers hosted a Celtic-themed groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate its new apartment building
Branding Winter Park
City gets new identity
Engauge presents new brand identity elements to the Community Redevelopment Agency
Monday, June 27
To rise above
It’s already the middle of June and we have not received the first of our expected summer rains.
Wednesday, June 22
Culture worthy of your calendar
Antique collectors will not want to miss the Orlando Museum of Art’s new exhibit
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer invites the entire Central Florida community to three days of celebration in honor of the official groundbreaking for the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Play On!
Several years ago, the sight in my good left eye began to falter. Avastin injections into my left eyeball stalled deterioration.
Living the role of Samson
Perspectives
Online dating is not for the timid. Women subtract weight; men subtract years.
I would tell anyone serious about dating online to invest in professionally taken, flattering headshots, a full-body candid (playing tennis) if you are fit, and an honest biography.
Letters to the Editor
The Silver Alert program is a lifesaver
Letters from Ira J. Goodman and Catherine Lamprecht
Wisdom in planning
China trip opens eyes
Despite the tremendous differences in the economic and political systems, similarities between the environment for financial planning in the U.S. and that in China were plentiful
Our Observation
It’s not fair for Maitland to spend the money of its 16,000 citizens to benefit just a few folks
A raise would up the chances of a police officer being able to buy a Maitland home
Living to write
WP grad's play wins award
Winter Park High School grad Evan Roush is earning more than just applause
Lost pets find hope
Website reunites pets, owners
WinterParkLostPets.com has reunited more than 200 pets with their owners since launching in 2009
Calendar and Family Calendar
"Charlie Brown" musical in WP
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in Winter Park, career expo on Thursday, Mayor Bradley hosts Coffee Talk
Dawgs still hot
Rain-outs slow momentum
A rainout and a loss have shaken up the top of the Florida Collegiate Summer League standings
Maitland City Talk
Police training is a priority in Maitland
Winter Park City Talk
There's still time to design the city flag
From the corner table
RanGetsu is amazing
At RanGetsu, pricing is low for the extraordinary quality of the food that comes to your table
Station rising
Fire station takes shape
Maitland Fire Station 45 broke ground in March, with an expected December completion
Diebel’s early bid for Congress
New districts invite candidates
Former city commissioner eyes one of two new congressional districts for Florida
Storm season kicks off
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates the amount of storms that will develop in the Atlantic this year will be above normal
Tuesday, June 21
Police search for robbery suspect
Can you help identify this suspect?
Wednesday, June 15
Play On!
Our president is reportedly closing down our space facilities at the Cape, and we shall pay the Russians to be our space shuttlers!
Presidential swagger, etc.
Letters to the Editor
It’s not clear what U.S. Rep. John Mica’s goal is in promoting this vision
Letters from George F. McClure, Jeff Atwater, and Bryan Nelson
Our Observation
Historically, it takes a devastating weather event to wake up the public and get people to care about being prepared
It’s the same every year: the prediction for an “above-normal hurricane season.” And then nothing notable happens.
Health Action
Your mouth health can affect your heart and maybe even your baby if you are pregnant
How the bad tooth fairy can break your heart
From overweight to cover girl
Woman sheds 120 lbs
Her original goal was to lose 30 pounds to increase her pregnancy chances, but then she kept going
Culture worthy of your calendar
"Hair" still sends an irresistible message of hope more than 40 years after it first opened
‘Hair’ direct from Broadway
Fashion for equality
Shop sells fair-trade crafts
All of the handbags, jewelry, scarves and home décor found in Bajalia are made by women in some of the poorest countries in the world
Celebrate Dad this weekend
Local venues offer specials
Local attractions offer Father’s Day specials and events to suit any kind of dad
Calendar and Family Calendar
Local artist Emily Heinzel has one-person show
Maitland City Talk
Trees sprout from neighborhood grant
Winter Park City Talk
Winter Park fire rescue featured in paramedic textbook
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
WWII vet at Fantasy of Flight
Lieutenant colonel featured at Fantasy of Flight symposium
Signs of summer
JCC kicks off camps
Maitland’s Jewish Community Center kicked off summer on Monday with a series of camps for kids
Foreclosure program faces opposition
Some say it would be irresponsible for the city of Maitland to use taxpayer money to buy vacant homes
Golden ticket
Foodies dine in Goldenrod
Tastefully Goldenrod's theme this year was “Bootin & Scootin"
Let the contest begin
Resident will design city flag
One lucky resident will design Winter Park’s official flag
Florida's stormy future
Nelson speaks in Maitland
A town hall meeting with Rep. Bryan Nelson shows little silver lining for next year's economy
Should I buy organic milk for my family?
From a health perspective, there are no nutritional differences between organic and regular milk
As a registered dietitian, I am often asked if organic milk is better. There are several factors to consider when answering this question and the information may surprise you.
Perspectives
It’s a comfort that poor taste, bad judgment, infantile behavior and narcissism are such universal male qualities
I am so sorry Anthony Weiner isn’t a Republican, you know, one of those “family values” Republicans
Giving homeless kids summer fun
Free camp still available
While many children teeter on the edge of their seats on the last day of school, daydreaming about summer, there are thousands in Orange County who dread it.
Wednesday, June 8
World of dance
Orlando hosts ballet event
The fifth annual World Ballet Competition took place last week at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Play On!
In the ‘30s, Winter Park’s social life changed abruptly when a Napoleonic French “conte” and his wife leased a home on a lake here
Educational encounter (Memories from a dim past)
Perspectives
I am one of those, you know, those who believe that human meaning is an individual construct
The difference between luck and fate
Letters to the Editor
Support for the arts at WPHS needs to be demanded by the parents and community members who truly value the arts
Letters from Robert Dutton, Barbara S. Bytell and Bryan Nelson
Prepare for hurricane season
Hurricane season has arrived and families should start preparing to ensure their safety
Hurricane season has arrived and families should start preparing to ensure their safety
Our Observation
Gov. Rick Scott wants to put the profit motive back into education
When the profit motive doesn’t work
Culture worthy of your calendar
The Orlando Science Center has scored a major coup in the world of museum exhibits
Guitar exhibit at Science Center will rock Orlando
A passion that’s one of a kind
Merchant monograms wares
Entrepreneur moved business from foyer to boutique
Calendar and Family Calendar
Charlie Brown musical, new artwork in the Winter Park Commission Chambers, and Spice & Tea Exchange public events
Maitland City Talk
Maitland City Hall breaks ground
Winter Park City Talk
Mead Garden summer camps for ages 9-13
Dawgs come out swinging
Dawgs open with 3-0 run
Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley may have been a good luck charm for the Dawgs, who started 3-0
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
Boot camp drops pounds
YMCA fitness camp encouraged vigilant exercise and weight loss
Through a bird’s eye
Airport visitors get high
Air Orlando Charters hosted a fly-in at Orlando Executive Airport
Hooked on helping
Couple helps local teens
Baldwin Park residents Tom and Donna Page open their home for benefit for Orlando’s homeless teens
Park Avenue makes history
Gets spot on Nat'l Register
Officials say National Register spot will create sense of place, drive tourist traffic
Ravaudage gets zoning change
Residents pipe up on project
Residents voice concerns about increased traffic surrounding proposed development
Shovels hit dirt for Maitland City Hall
City hall's rise begins
On Friday, June 3, Howard Schieferdecker and the Maitland City Council broke ground on the new city hall.
Wednesday, June 1
Social seniors
Elderly adopt social media
Studies show seniors are the fastest-growing group on social media sites
Culture worthy of your calendar
It takes a special performer to “channel” the talent of Bette Midler
"A Funny Thing Happened" and "Bathing in Bette," as well as "Men Painting Men"
Resources available for advance care plans
The fact is that hospice organizations provide a variety of information and educational services to the community
Senior Community Bulletin
Hurricane expo
Hurricane expo at Fashion Square Mall, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Thanks for the memories
Woman recounts tours
Maitland resident recounts her entertainer days spent touring the country with USO show icon Bob Hope
Play On!
Great leadership emanates from great character and high intelligence
Lately I have had the weird suspicion that I may be a man who is without the country in which he was born, which he served in war, and which he has always loved intensely. Is it my country that is changed, or I?
Perspectives
A local reader recently took me to the woodshed of Letters to the Editor and gave me the verbal beating she thought I well deserved
A local reader recently took me to the woodshed of Letters to the Editor and gave me the verbal beating she thought I well deserved. Take that you relativist! And that, you multiculturalist! You, you, liberal!
From My Garden to Yours
Now is a good time to create infrastructure for your future garden
Utter the word “farm,” and most everyone will picture vast acreages of monocrop agriculture undulating across broad sweeps of North America’s prairies or California’s Imperial Valley
Letters to the Editor
I agree with Mayor Ken Bradley’s desire to increase broader thinking from more diverse constituents
Letters from Ed Sabori and Richard A. Machek
Our Observation
When we tune in to salivate over Casey Anthony’s downfall, we’re tuning in to see the worst in ourselves
Will plays ever again eclipse the popularity of reality television?
Quick play
High schoolers act fast
Winter Park High School’s Festival of One-Acts featured classic drama and comedy in rapid-fire form
Living in the script
Screenwriter talks shop
Maitland screenwriter Art D’Alessandro has found success in the movie business and in life
Winter Park City Talk
New community center accepting reservations
Maitland City Talk
Be a community with honorable character
Knights into NCAA regionals
UCF readies for Alabama
After shocking Conference USA foes in the conference tournament, UCF readies for Alabama rematch
Community Bulletin and Business Briefs
BRIO feeds teachers
BRIO feeds faculty and staff at Hungerford Elementary
A day to remember
Flags fly for Memorial Day
American Legion Post 112 remembered fallen veterans at its Memorial Day ceremony
Maitland’s cornerstone
City Hall will break ground
City Hall’s groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning is six years in the making
Flag daze
Flag may bear resident design
In the quest for a new flag, Winter Park plans to invite residents' ideas
Calendar and Family Calendar
Florida League baseball begins Thursday, Maitland City Hall will break ground, learn about yoga and nutrition