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The Mayor’s Minute with St. Cloud Mayor, Nathan Blackwell

On May 13th, St. Cloud is offering a great way to spoil that special momMothers Day in the Park from 11am to 3pm at Peghorn Park. Cost is $10. On May 20th, St. Cloud is holding a free Women’s Empowerment Circle at 11am at Hopkins Park and is open to all women ages 18 and older.

Osceola History Walk Away May

Join Osceola History and Kissimmee Utility Authority for “Walk Away May.” Community members are invited to “walk on the Shingle Creek Trail” to experience the beauty and history of Osceola County.

Pridefest Kissimmee

On June 3rd, 12-4pm, Pridefest Kissimmeee, sponsored by Kissimmeee Utility Authority and Experience Kissimmeee, forster awareness and acknowledges the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community.

St. Cloud Walking Ghost Tours

Once a month through May 31st, St. Cloud Main Street will host a series of historic ghost tours featuring multiple stops where you’ll have an opportunity to learn about the ghosts they say haunt some of the old downtown buildings as well as the history behind them.

Ring-Tailed Lemurs at Wild Florida

Wild Florida is without a question one of Central Florida’s most precious gems. Take a look at their Ring-Tailed Lemurs up close and personal with Positively Osceola’s Krissi Marie Hardy and Wild Florida’s educator Desiree! To learn more about Wild Florida, visit WildFL.com

Back-to-back wins for Osceola County School for the Arts Jazz band at 2023 Essentially Ellington Jazz Comepetition

The Osceola County School for the Arts Jazz Band took home top honors for the second year in a row at the 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival Saturday night, presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. By placing first at the most prestigious high school jazz band competition in the country, the group of amazing young Osceola County jazz artists can hold on to the claim that they are the best high school jazz band in the country!

OCSA’s Jazz Band A dominated once again as an ensemble, but many of its individual players and jazz band sections stood out as well, winning numerous individual awards, including:

Outstanding Lead Trumpet Nathaniel Williford

Outstanding Trumpet: Xavier Anderson, Daniel Portuondo

Honorable Mention Alto Saxophone Solomon Geleta

Outstanding Percussionist: Isaiah Bravo

Outstanding Rhythm Section

Outstanding Latin Percussion

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St. Cloud City Council votes against moving forward with Downtown security bollards

Citing a desire to avoid additional costs and lengthy intersection closures, St. Cloud’s City Council on Thursday decided against installing additional retractable bollards in the downtown Entertainment District.

Instead, Council directed City staff to attempt to sell the bollards the city already owns, or store them for future use at another location.

Bollards are strong, retractable posts used to prevent vehicles from entering specific areas, like St. Cloud’s downtown during special events.

The bollards were purchased as part of the phase 2 downtown revitalization project, but due to supply issues, the bollards did not arrive from overseas until much of the project was completed. To install them now would require as much as $1.8 million of additional funding, and would necessitate 40 weeks or more of intersection closures, according to Strategic Initiatives Project Manager David Bridle.

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