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growth spurt by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
IN WEST ORANGE
JULY EVENTS CALENDAR
SHOPPING by Zak Kerr | Staff Writer
Winter Garden Village fills former bookstore space
+ Office will be closed July 3 In observance of July 4, the office of the West Orange Times & Observer will be closed Friday, July 3. We will reopen Monday, July 6.
F21 Red and Carter’s/Oshkosh B’gosh will split the storefront once occupied by Barnes & Noble. WINTER GARDEN — Although perhaps not as large as the empty space in the hearts of its fans, the departure of Barnes & Noble Booksellers several weeks ago from the Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves shopping center left about 27,500 square feet empty. Brandon Glenn, communications manager for DDR Corp., which owns and manages Winter Garden Village, said management had decided to divide the former space of Barnes & Noble into two stores. One of those stores will be Carter’s/OshKosh B’gosh, a children’s clothing store, which will take about 7,500 square feet. The other 20,000 square feet will go to F21 Red, which Glenn said was particularly significant because it is among the first handful of
+ W.G. to feature heritage marker
+ Ocoee unveils new street signs Residents and visitors might have noticed new street signs throughout Ocoee. The city’s Public Works team has been busily installing 1,800 new street identification signs. The signs display the city’s new logo on a blue background with white lettering. The new signs replace the green signs that featured the old city logo.
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One park will share space with the relief school’s stadium. It was common to see Scott Pine at area parks, playing with his three children and teaching his daughter how to ride her bicycle without training wheels. So it’s fitting that two parks in West Orange County will pay tribute to the Orange County sheriff deputy who lost his life Feb. 11, 2014, after responding to a call in a southwest Orange County neighborhood. “I’m honored that there are parks being named after such a great man,” Bridget Pine, the deputy’s widow, said. “My children’s eyes just brightened, they just got excited, to hear that parks are named after their daddy, which is very special.” Haley, 7, Ryker, 6, and Maddox, 2, know that their father isn’t coming home but also understand he was a well-loved individual and are comforted by the community’s response to his death.
Photos by Amy Quesinberry Rhode
Bruce Myrick, left, came up with the idea of the self-sustaining farm, and Chuck Trolley has spent multiple seasons running the garden and teaching students how to properly raise one. The growing season is coming to a close, but there are still vegetables to pick.
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Parks to bear Deputy Scott Pine’s name
A collaboration between Valencia College and Edgewood Children’s Ranch is giving college horticulture students an outdoor educational laboratory and allowing Edgewood students an opportunity to experience a teaching farm and learn about healthy nutrition and teamwork. The sustainability program could be shared overseas.
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F21 Red stores opening under a unique Forever 21 concept that debuted last year. “We are pleased to add F21 Red and Carter’s/OshKosh B’gosh to the lineup of strong retailers at Winter Garden Village,” Glenn said. “The addition of these new stores will
in memory by Amy Quesinberry Rhode | Community Editor
A giant sunflower greets the morning sun at the Edgewood Children’s Ranch garden.
WEST ORANGE — Bruce Myrick came up with the idea of a research farm a few years ago after witnessing his church, First Baptist Orlando, set a goal of raising $1 million to feed the homeless people in the community. In 24 hours, the church raised $5.7 million. “That blew me away,” he said. “I would love to be a part of that, but I don’t have the money right now.” What he did have, though, was a different plan for feeding people — one that could have far-reaching effects. His three-fold educational project would get children and teens interested in nutrition, give college agriculture students farming experience and introduce a way to teach communities in third-world countries to become self-sufficient on their land.
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F21 Red, a new concept from Forever 21, will replace most of the space Barnes & Noble previously occupied at Winter Garden Village.
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Jonathan “Scott” Pine, a three-year deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, was working the midnight shift when he was shot and killed while pursuing a suspected car burglar on foot in the Westminster Landing subdivision off Apopka-Vineland Road east of Windermere. The shooter, Benjamin Holtermann, 28, killed himself after fatally wounding Pine.
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Earlier this year, the Board of County Commissioners
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Did you know that downtown Winter Garden is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. Most people are not aware that the five-block business district along Plant Street is listed as a National Register site. The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation hopes to remedy that. The organization is working toward the installation of an official state historical marker at the east entrance to downtown. The seven-foot, 30-inch-by-42-inch cast aluminum sign, featuring the Florida Heritage emblem, will stand in a prominent spot alongside the West Orange Trail. Florida has approved the marker installation. Now the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation is seeking financial support to purchase and install it. All donations given through the power2give.com website through July 2 will be matched by the Bank of America, 50 cents for every dollar contributed. For more, call the WGHF at (407) 656-3244.
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