Winegard Elementary will be receiving a $50,000 classroom makeover from HGTV design-duo Bob and Cortney Novogratz (stars of the upcoming "Home by Novogratz" show premiering this summer).
What: Fifth Third Bank’s Financial Literacy Mobile, also called the "eBus," is a vehicle that has been electronically retrofitted to serve as a mobile classroom with all the financial tools needed to help you become financially successful.
Visitors to the bus receive one-on-one credit counseling, money management and budget...
We just finished the first week of the 2011 Legislative Session in Tallahassee. We’re only a week into the 60-day session and already big things are happening that will affect middle class Floridians like you and me.
Jobless Benefits Cut:
In the first week, House Republicans pushed through a cut to...
March 14, 2011
Prom Prep Lunch Jam – (Campus) A & B Lunch
March 16, 2011
Girls Track at Lake Brantley HS (AWAY) – 2:00pm
Boys Baseball vs. Wekiva HS (HOME – Rolling Hills Baseball Complex) – 4:00pm
Girls Flag Football vs. Wekiva HS (AWAY at Oak Ridge HS) – 4:30pm
Boys Weightlifting – Sub...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Easy As One initiative along with A Bag’s Life will host a collection event in Tallahassee at the Governor’s Square Mall on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The event will encourage the public to engage in simple green actions that can have a positive impact on the environment.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Ocoee Police Department, in conjunction with the Orange County Community Safety Task Force, will host a Multi-jurisdictional DUI Saturation Traffic Operation.
Seniors First kicked off its annual fundraising effort with “High Tea & Hats,” held at The Peabody Orlando. The event raised more than $40,000, which will benefit seniors living in Seminole and Orange counties with programs such as Meals On Wheels – a food delivery program, which provides more than 252,097 nutritious meals annually.
Fifth Third Bank, a proud sponsor of the Orlando Magic, is partnering with the local NBA team to bring fans free car magnets and a chance to win a trip to see the Magic play on the road. Official Orlando Magic car magnets will be given away for free...
During Bike Week 2011, Orlando Harley-Davidson will launch its “Hogs Against Hunger” campaign benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, a nonprofit organization that provides hunger relief to people in need throughout the region.
On Wednesday, March 2 Orlando Magic leadership, representatives from Kia Motors and Turner Construction as well as Mayor Dyer and Commissioner Sheehan, will be unveiling a new, state-of-the-art, Orlando Magic Reading and Learning Center Presented by Kia Motors to the residents of the Colonialtown Neighborhood at 1517 Lake Highland Drive in Orlando.
The Primary Care Access Network (PCAN) which provides healthcare services to more than 92,000 uninsured and underinsured residents of Orange County has elected new officers to its Executive Committee.
The board re-elected Chairwoman Maureen Kersmarki, Regional Director of Government and Public Affairs for Florida Hospital. Executive Committee Vice Presidents are:...
On Saturday, April 23rd from 2 to 6 p.m., Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida will host its inaugural Wine Women & Shoes fundraising event at the Royal Plaza, located at 1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
More than 350 local women will be treated to...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Talbot Islands State Parks will temporarily close the Big Talbot Island State Park boat ramp car parking lot and the George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park south entrance, south span and Sawpit Island. The closure will begin Tuesday, March 1, 2011,...
Orange County District 3 Commissioner Lui Damiani, Orange County staff and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Polytechnic University located at 550 North Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando.
On Saturday, February 26 from noon to 5 p.m., Orlando Harley-Davidson South will host a grand opening celebration for its new store, located at 7786 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. From I-4, take exit 64 and head west for 3 miles. From the 429 Toll Road take exit 6, and go east for 2 miles.
RLF, a leading Winter Park-based architecture, engineering and interior design firm, has announced the addition of three new employees to its team of talented professionals.
David Fishel, PE, joins RLF’s Mechanical Engineering team as an Energy Modeler. Fishel is a licensed engineer with twenty years of experience in mechanical systems...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Jeff Faine and Children’s Home Society of Florida present the second annual An Evening of HOPE Feb. 12, 7 p.m., at the Ballroom at Church Street Station in downtown Orlando. Monies raised through this black-tie gala will benefit The Faine House, a Project of H.O.P.E. (Home...
The Orlando Magic celebrate February as Black History Month with a variety of activities, highlighted by the Magic’s African-American Chamber Business After Hours reception on February 22 at Amway Center for more than 200 African-American community leaders.
Habitat for Humanity Orlando is seeking women to create fundraising teams to volunteer during its 2011 Women Build Week (May 2-7).
Across all 50 states, more than 7,000 women volunteers are building and raising the funding needed to build affordable homes at more than 200 Habitat for Humanity construction sites.
Each...
Orlando Police Department and Orlando Fire Department are conducting a Joint Training Day on January 27, 2011 involving all the Special Teams of both departments.
Chillounge Night, an upscale outdoor event that transforms a public area into a posh nightclub and lounge for one night only, is coming back to downtown Orlando Saturday, March, 26. Since the first Chillounge Night was held in Sarasota in 2008, the popular club-like concept has expanded to additional Florida cities that include Tampa, St. Petersburg, Delray Beach and Fort Myers.
When the multinational cast of Up with People takes the stage at Olympia High School Auditorium in Orlando on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM audience members will find something for virtually every musical taste and interest.
Long before American Idol began discovering and refining new talent or High...
Families in Orlando will have the unique opportunity to bring a bit of the world into their own homes from February 7 – 13, 2011 when an international cast of Up with People arrives in Orlando a stop on their 2010 world tour.
Host families are being sought to keep...
Senior Director of Food & Nutrition Services Lora Gilbert has received the Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year Award by the National Foodservice Achievement Management Excellence (FAME) Award program.
Fifth Third Bank’s 47 Central Florida branches recently collected more than $17,000 for the Camaraderie Foundation, an Orlando-based nonprofit that provides counseling services at a discounted rate to veterans and their families.
In an effort to develop lifelong learners through literacy and education the Orlando Magic, along with Magic forward Ryan Anderson, Magic Community Ambassadors Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw, STUFF the Magic Mascot and Magic Dancers will hold a “storytime” with approximately 50 local youth on Thursday, January 20 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Florida Blue Center (in Winter Park Village, 434 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 32789).
