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An American flag painting in Winter Garden’s Black History Month exhibit encapsulates the Black experience in the U.S. — and the raging debate about teaching it.

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WINTER GARDEN

CHABAD brings Chanukah to Winter Garden

Record crowd turns out downtown for menorah lighting, latkes, klezmer music

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HOLIDAY HYPOCRISY

Winter Garden whiffs on Chanukah festivities

The city’s holiday marketing materials promoted numerous Christmas events while omitting the single Jewish event of the season.

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IN MEMORIAM

Pastor Hodge 1961-2022

With his death on Oct. 17, Winter Garden loses a fierce community advocate and a loving spiritual leader.

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WINTER GARDEN

HOW the Central Florida Expressway Authority (accidentally) saved an east Winter Garden neighborhood

Prep for the SR 429 expansion kept the E. Bay Street area from flooding out during Hurricane Ian.

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SCHEDULING SNAFU

Winter Garden reschedules city commission and budget meeting for Jewish holy day

Winter Garden Mayor to Jewish community: "We apologize and ... okay."

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WINTER GARDEN

Environmental Groups to PureCycle: Leave East Winter Garden Alone!

Leaders of 50 nongovernmental organizations sent a letter requesting the corporation find a new location for its “unwelcome plastics facility”

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COMMUNITY SERVICES

The HUBB of it all

The Foundation for a Healthier West Orange’s website connects residents to the housing, health, legal and financial resources all around the area.

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WINTER GARDEN

THE Garden Theatre Staff Has Something To Say ...

As the drama at the Garden Theatre between its board of directors and staff spilled into the community, the staff put out a statement on the theatre's Facebook page. The post was removed. We're publishing it here in full.

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GOVERNMENT

Residency requirement waived for new city manager by Winter Garden commissioners

Ballot initiative to repeal “relic” city charter requirement slated for March 2023 municipal election.

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