WINTER PARK/MAITLAND
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 30, NO. 38
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
To party … or not to party Orlando Shakes celebrates 30th season with gala. PAGE 17.
True fish tale Winter Park’s local fish market Lombardi’s Seafood will be featured on the Travel Channel’s ‘The Zimmern List.’
SPORTS
For Edgewater QB ‘RJ’ Harvey, football is a family affair. SEE PAGE 8.
TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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local Winter Park eatery and fish market is about to get some major added exposure thanks to a special guest. Chef, food writer and TV host Andrew Zimmern paid a surprise visit on Tuesday, Sept. 11, to Lombardi’s Seafood, which will be featured on the Travel Channel show “The Zimmern List.” The show follows Zimmern as he travels to different cities across
YOUR TOWN LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED NMS SEMIFINALISTS
Officials from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced recently the names of about 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Twenty-four students in the Winter Park area were named to the list: Homeschooled — Andy T. Phan;
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Police arrest teenage shooter Jerad Christopher Vasquez was apprehended after shooting a man along Orange Avenue and shooting at two police officers. TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR
What started as a shoplifting incident at the Goodwill Boutique location off Orange Avenue in Winter Park turned into an almost deadly shooting Monday, Sept. 17, as officers apprehended a suspect who shot a man and fired at two
police officers. Winter Park police arrested 19-year-old suspect Jerad Christopher Vasquez following an hours-long manhunt that had the 900 block of Orange Avenue blocked off. Officers responded to a call SEE SHOOTING PAGE 2
Tim Freed
ARTS & CULTURE
Lombardi’s co-owner Mike Lombardi said its the market’s dedication to getting the freshest fish that sets his business apart.
Eatonville author Jeremiah Jones will host a book-signing Sept. 29 in Winter Park. 13.