As summer ends and back to school begins, I hope you and your family had a happy and safe Labor Day! This year marked the 125th anniversary of this day being celebrated as a national...
Mayor’s Message – September 2019 As many of us work to improve our golf game, the city has also been working hard to improve your golf course. Since the $1.2 million course renovation in...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas In 1953, the Florida State legislature designated a state tree. They selected the native Sabal palmetto, commonly known as a sabal or cabbage palm or...
Protection And Service – By MPO Jim Whitman, Winter Park Police Department It’s that time of year again when the Winter Park Public Safety building opens its doors and hosts National Night Out. The event...
Winter Park National Bank’s president and CEO David Dotherow and Gulfside Bank’s president and CEO Dennis Murphy, Jr. were recently named 2019 “Bankers of the Year” by the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) at its...
By Susan S. Paul, MS Training Program Director for Track Shack Fitness Club If you can run three miles, you can run 13.1 miles! Wait, what??!! Seriously! And, here’s how. If you can run three...
As we celebrate our nation’s 243rd year of independence, I’d like to take this opportunity to honor my dear friend and Winter Park neighbor for nearly 20 years, Lt. Col. Walter “Pat” Patton. He...
Pop Culture Detours – By George McGowan One of the positive things about social networks is the random people you meet. I’m on Twitter, as @gmac94, and I like to follow quirky pop culture...
Protection And Service – By MPO Jim Whitman, Winter Park Police Department To quote the lyrics of a very popular Buster Poindexter song, “It’s hot, hot, hot!” Unfortunately, it’s true, we have entered that time...
In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas Water is vital for life and when heard, powerful in the garden. We try to incorporate a water feature into every garden we design. It...
