1+ week, 4+ day ago  (452+ words) I think I love people because my parents love people. Growing up, even though we lived way out in the boonies, our house was always full. I'd go to bed hearing adults laughing downstairs long hours after I was supposed…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (266+ words) Parramore Main Street will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a. m. on May 29 to celebrate the installation of new self-service bicycle repair stations at three parks near Parramore, a district press release stated. The ceremony will happen at Z. L. Riley Park, where one…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (386+ words) Smoke bombs drifted plumes of scarlet through the parking lot at Giants Stadium as hundreds of supporters waved flags and sang in unison on the march to section 101, our home for the next 90 minutes. It was my first professional soccer…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (471+ words) In 2010, Howard Middle School was declining. Wealthier students who lived in the area were going to private schools, leaving lower-income kids in the half-empty, deteriorating former Orlando High School building. I live a block from the school. I've seen the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (94+ words) The city of Orlando has paused the Lake Eola Park swan program, and announced in a press release that the captive swans are set to be rehomed. To keep up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission guidelines for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (273+ words) A small American flag stands beside the grave of Coleman Alexander in Greenwood Cemetery's formerly segregated Section K. After escaping slavery during the Civil War, Alexander enlisted in the United States Colored Troops and later became a familiar figure in early…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (130+ words) The designs include an updated visitor pavilion to capture the feeling of Pulse as it was before, tell the story of the tragedy and talk about the impact of the months and years that followed. (COURTESY OF CITY OF ORLANDO)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (285+ words) Kris Finn's Art Bus keeps rolling along, recently announcing its summer schedule of art classes. Finn taught visual art in Orange County Public Schools and in the community for over 25 years to all age levels. In 2021, Finn came across an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (221+ words) (COURTESY OF INTERSTRUCT DESIGN + BUILD) On May 21, Parramore Arts " the "gallery without walls" " will present two exhibitions: "Connection," curated by Pat Greene, and "Future Perspectives," curated by Damay Cruickshank. In addition to the showcase, a concurrent event, Interstruct Connect, will…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (342+ words) We hear the word "community" often, but we don't always feel it. Life moves quickly. People get busy. And somewhere along the way, many of us have lost the simple, human rhythm of checking in on one another. Not because…...