Black area suffers service inequities
Maitland's 'have-nots'
Maitland promises to fix decades-old inequities in city services for a pocket of black residents.
Real Estate Briefs
Meritage Homes is building 86 new single-family homes at Winter Springs Village priced from the $180s.
Report: Home sales and prices recover
The 2011 Hillman Report showed transactions for all single-family homes were up 5.7 percent over 2010.
Grace, Ancient Olive join forces
Grace + Ancient Olive
Tucked within the Avenue’s Hidden Garden lies a collaborative force that you may have yet to discover.
Land swap OK’d minus street closing
Won't include street closing
A multi-million dollar land deal is a go between the city of Winter Park and Progress Point, who will trade properties on different sides of the city.
Hot deals for Small Business Saturday
Deals at small biz
Movement encourages shoppers to checkout local small businesses instead of big-box stores this holiday season.
Apply to win a complete financial makeover
Gradient gives back financial makeover program – Deadline Nov. 1
Rollins student sets up bakery in South Africa
Student effects change
Rollins College student combines her education, passion to help women in South Africa.
Winter Park, Maitland markets on mend
Mid-year sales increase
According to the Mid-Year Hillman Report, home transactions for the Greater Orlando area were up 2.53 percent.
Maitland City Talk
Developing Maitland’s CRA district and downtown
On Friday, Aug. 19, playing to an overflow crowd in City Hall, the Maitland City Council hosted a work session to review several key projects being planned for Maitland’s CRA district and our downtown.
Reshaping downtown
New plans unveiled
Maitland’s mayor will present a new vision for downtown redevelopment that includes shared parking during a workshop Friday.
Losing the American dream
Foreclosure relief lags
Battling foreclosures, many are finding little outside help
Our Observation
The bottom line will be tougher times ahead for average Americans, thanks to a political game that bet Americans’ quality of life and lost.
Dreaming of a red Christmas




