09.07.18 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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WINTER PARK/MAITLAND

Observer

Winter Parkers ready for a good night’s sleep. 8.

YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 30, NO. 36

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The Jazz Age returns

YOUR TOWN

Blue Bamboo swings with ‘Great Gatsby’-themed event. PAGE 22.

REPAIR WORKSHOP

“Now it’s kind of like things are back to normal, so it’s even better. That’s almost better than being celebrated — being treated like a normal person.”

Work already has begun at multiple crossings, although completion isn’t expected until 2019.

CITY TO HOST

The city of Winter Park is encouraging residents to fix — not pitch — broken items with its Don’t Pitch It — Fix It! event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Winter Park Community Center, 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. Individuals can bring items in need of fixing as well as share their own repair expertise with participants. For more information, call (407) 599-3364.

Rollins halts projects

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

As the tracks through Winter Park and Maitland have picked up with traffic in the last few years, so have the noise complaints by residents who live nearby. Throughout Winter Park

The college withdrew requests on The Alfond Inn Expansion and Lawrence Center project.

SEE CSX PAGE 4

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Two major Rollins College projects set for downtown Winter Park have been put on hold. The college withdrew public-hearing requests on Wednesday, Aug. 29, for the SEE PROJECTS PAGE 6

WILDCATS Tim Freed

Making up for lost time Winter Park High School senior Rileigh Hanson, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, has had clean scans for three months. SEE STORY PAGE 4.

SPORTS

CSX quiet zones currently on schedule

FREE

Winter Park volleyball is off to a strong start this year. SEE 12.


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