04.16.15 West Orange Times & Observer

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SPOTLIGHT

REAL ESTATE

Kick off Creativity Week with these photography tips. PAGE 16A

Foundation organizes its first dad/daughter dance. PAGE 10A

See inside for our Spring Parade of Homes Preview. SPECIAL SECTION

WEST ORANGE

REAL ESTATE SPRING 2015

WIN TICKETS! environment by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer

Bubbles could help clean Lake Apopka Micro-bubble systems have restored sea bottoms in Japan. A Japanese designer wants to use the system in West Orange.

Find the Orlando Solar Bear logo in this issue for a chance to win four tickets to the playoff games. Email contests@wotimes.com by noon Monday, April 20.

OUR TOWN

+ Ocoee resident celebrates 100th

WEST ORANGE — Although Lake Apopka has improved since its worst point decades ago, the process has been gradual, with local advocates such as Friends of Lake Apopka leading efforts to restore the

largest body of water in Orange County for its important ecological and anthropological benefits. But a Japanese designer, Santoshi Anzai, has created a technology that could expe-

dite that process, through a simple process that diffuses bubbles into seabeds and lake bottoms, which adds oxygen to help restore aquatic life. His staff has already met to discuss how the technology

Spring has Sprung

Winter Garden resident Kevin Root has been in intensive care since a March 8 collision on Tiny Road. WINTER GARDEN — At about 1 p.m. March 8, Kevin Root, a 32-year-old resident of Independence, was driving near the back entrance of his neighborhood on Tiny Road. The speed limit is between 35 and 40 mph on that undulating road, said neighbor Todd Wind, who was driving in the opposite direction at the time. “I was coming home with groceries, and a few neighbors were, as well,” Wind said. “The car directly behind me had come out to cross double-yellow (lines) and pass all the cars, I believe four or five in total.” That driver, 18-year-old

IF YOU GO INDEPENDENCE TRAIL RUN WHEN: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 18 WHERE: Schoolhouse Pond Road and New Independence Parkway REGISTRATION:

Independence Clubhouse, 14213 Pleach St., Winter Garden or after 7 a.m. April 18 at the start COST: Minimum suggested donation of $10 per person or $20 per family CONTACT: sandra.acevedo@fsresidential.com or (407) 654-7479

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governance by Peter M. Gordon | Contributing Writer Paula Ashby, of the Avian Reconditioning Center, introduced Miko, a gunshot-wounded shorttailed hawk who cannot fly. During the weekend of April 11-12, thousands flocked to Plant Street in downtown Winter Garden for the Bloom and Grow Garden Society’s Spring Fever in the Garden. This community event centered on flora also included bunches of local businesses offering free samples and products to attendees. Among special events were musical performances and the Chalkin’ It Up art competition in front of City Hall. For more photos, see page 8A.

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Naiah Cadavedo inspected the butterfly that landed on her dress. Left: The All-American Rockers performed a variety of music.

This week’s winner is

Kimberli White.

W.G. commission approves Cypress Reserve development The Taylor Morrison development will add 86 homes on the former Mathews Grove property.

By Michael Eng, Zak Kerr and Amy Quesinberry Rhode

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BUBBLES / PAGE 4A

Independence unites for car-crash victim

+ Gather your hazardous waste

See the photo on PAGE 9B.

er bubbles or using a lot of energy to push bubbles out,” said Tony Humphreys, business development director for Anzai Machine Customised Service. “Ours is an entirely different system. Our diffusers work by osmosis. The gas goes into a diffuser with no single

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer

Ocoee resident Alyce Carothers turned 100 and celebrated her birthday at Frank’s Place in Ocoee. She has visited Frank’s every Monday night for the past five years. She attributes her longevity to good wine every night with dinner and her special martinis at Frank’s. The restaurant provided wings, appetizers and champagne to celebrate Carothers’ birthday and installed a ramp for her to be on the top deck with her friends and family.

Eligible Orange County residents can get rid of hazardous waste at Orange County Utilities’ collection event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Orange County Services Building, 475 W. Story Road, Ocoee. Acceptable items include: paint, cooking oil, flammable liquids, cleaning fluids, pesticides, pool chemicals, vehicle batteries, drain cleaners, brake fluids, antifreeze, propane tanks (20pound maximum), stereos, televisions, computers, telephones and DVD players.

could benefit Lake Apopka. In Anzai’s technology, a pump produces a water jet and a unique carbon-ceramic nozzle makes minuscule bubbles that shrink to nanometer size as they traverse water. “There are traditionally six ways of making nanobubbles, which by and large means making bubbles into small-

WINTER GARDEN — The Cypress Reserve development in southwest Winter Garden took another step toward starting construction April 9, when the City Commission approved its plat for phase one. Taylor Morrison, developer of several communities in the Orlando area and throughout Florida, plans to build 86 single-family lots on this former Mathews Grove property. It is located on SunRidge Boulevard, east of Avalon Road and west of Siplin Road.

The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval. The only question came from Commissioner Kent Makin, who asked how close the homes in lots 31-34 will be situated on the street. He thought the planned curve in the road at that point might create some safety issues if the homes were built too close to the road. Community Development Director Ed Williams answered that the plan called for

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INDEX Arts & Culture.......................13A Classifieds........................... 10B

Community Calendar..............2A Cops Corner............................6A

Crossword...............................9B Obituaries.............................17A

Sports.....................................1B Weather..................................9B

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