Mayor’s Message – September 2018 One of Will Rogers’ famous sayings is, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This quote especially holds true as it relates to first impressions...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas How did that hedge get so mean and ugly looking? You’ve seen them and we’ve certainly grimaced over them. They are seemingly everywhere. Proper plant selection,...
Cybersecurity Awareness – By Ron Frechette, The Cyber Coach Last year around this time, we introduced our readers to the cyber-criminal act of phishing. Over the past 12 months, spoofing and phishing attacks have...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan I have written before about songs that stalled on the way to the top at the #2 position, such as Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You”...
Live Meaningfully – By Ayesha G. Shenk, M.A. I was recently doing some reading of and listening to minds far greater than mine and, as is wont to do, a specific message kept weaving...
Last month, Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando took a unique spin on his annual State of the City speech, hosting it on his milestone 60th birthday and choosing to celebrate with an ode to the city...
As summer winds down, I am glad to share some news from the City of Orlando… Join me at the mayor’s State of the City Address on August 7th (which also happens to be...
Protection and Service – By The Winter Park Police Department No, we are not talking about tax time, but the start of a new school year. Tears of sadness for the kids as they...
Cybersecurity Awareness – By Ron Frechette, The Cyber Coach Last month’s article, Defense in Depth, focused on building various defense strategies that range from protecting our security perimeter down to the sensitive data we are...
My heart is heavy as I sit down to write this month’s message, as the iconic Harriett Lake passed at the age of 96 last month. Harriett was quite simply a living angel among...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Durable, strong, heavy, and timeless – stone is used for foundations, walls of buildings, slate roofs, sculptures, monuments, and tombstones. Generations have been awed by the...
