The Park Press Blog

Commissioner Stuart – August 2021

It’s Time To Start Thinking About Back To School! The first day of school is August 10 for our Orange County Public Schools and our private schools will follow soon after. Back-to-school time is...

Genus Series: Podocarpus

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas The Genus Series selects a genus of plants and explores a selection of its species, varieties, and/or cultivars that will grow successfully in Central Florida....

Landscape Lingo 1.0

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas As landscape architects/designers we bandy words about, assuming our layperson audience is savvy to our technical jargon. While some words have become part of many...

Wire Fraud On The Rise

Cybersecurity Awareness – By Ron Frechette, The Cyber Coach Wire fraud is one of the most common types of white-collar crime.  The practice has been around for decades but with the proliferation of the internet...

We Usually Leave Horn Tooting To Cars

Protection And Service – By MPO Jim Whitman, Winter Park Police Department Recently, one of our officers, Chris Belcore, was given an assignment for his Community Engagement class while he attains a master’s degree in...

Book Bit – Fruits Of Florida

In The Garden – By Stephen and Kristin Pategas  At first blush Florida seems like one of those states where growing fresh fruit should be a no-brainer. But if you are from a northern...