WINTER PARK/MAITLAND
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 30, NO. 32
YOUR TOWN MAYLFOWER RECOGNIZED The Mayflower Retirement Community was recognized for its “Music and Memories” program. The Mayflower earned a Best Practices Award from The Florida Pioneer Network, a statewide coalition of longterm care organizations and professionals. Mayflower staff also will present a session about the program at the Florida Health Care Association and the Florida Council on Aging Conference.
Maitland to resurface eight roads
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Poised for success The Maile School bolsters confidence through modeling, acting. SEE PAGE 17.
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The $222,677.50 repair project should begin by the end of this month or beginning of September. HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPOTER
The city of Maitland is set to resurface several of its streets in the coming days. As part of its annual road upkeep program, city staff will be repaving Thistle Lane from Mohawk Trail to Mohican Trail; Howell Branch
The Winter Park Police and Fire-Rescue departments teamed up for the lip-sync challenge. TIM FREED | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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t’s just a normal day at the Winter Park public safety building — and then the R&B, soul hit “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and
Tammi Terrell kicks in. Get ready Winter Park, because your first-responders can bust a move.
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The Heavy opens in Winter Park The multi-use venue moved into the old Lombardi’s Seafood building.
HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER
There’s a new occupant in the old Lombardi’s Seafood building in Winter Park — and she’s ready to get started. The Heavy, a new multi-purpose venue, opened recently at
1152 Harmon Ave. Currently, the location is selling home décor items and potted plants. But to owner and proprietor Jennifer Crotty, it’s also much more. “It’s an environment you enjoy being in,” she said. “It’s a place SEE THE HEAVY PAGE 4
Harry Sayer