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By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer Only two months after their Extreme Village Makeover, Give Kids the World broke ground today on one of their biggest expansions to date: Give Kids the World Towne Hall. Built right next to the Gingerbread House dining facility, this two-story, 52,000 square foot building will connect with and expand the Gingerbread House dining room area, add a food court with venues like Perkins and Boston
By Tiffanie Reynolds Staff Writer Only two months after their Extreme Village Makeover, Give Kids the World broke ground today on one of their biggest expansions to date: Give Kids the World Towne Hall. Built right next to the Gingerbread House dining facility, this two-story, 52,000 square foot building will connect with and expand the Gingerbread House dining room area, add a food court with venues like Perkins and Boston
By Ken Jackson Staff Writer Osceola County is growing so fast that Forbes Magazine in February recognized Osceola County as America’s 10th Fastest Growing County.
By Ken Jackson Staff Writer St. Cloud Regional Medical Center kicks off a two-week long celebration of its 50th anniversary today with a community cookout featuring free food and entertainment.
Former Kowboy wrapping up SEC career By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The light seemed to go on for Brenton Williams at the 2009 Great Florida Shootout basketball tournament. The Osceola Kowboys’ guard already was one of Central Florida’s most dynamic players according to his coaches, but the player himself didn’t seem to realize that until the Shootout. There, he elevated his game, averaging 28 points over four games, to help
J. Daniel Pearson Under the Bobber Love to bass fish? Well thanks to a second-year program being offered by the state’s Black Bass Management Program (BBMP), catching that lunker bass could be worth a lot more than bragging rights to local fisherman. Trophy Catch is a rewards program created by the BBMP to recognize trophy bass weighing more than 8 pounds that are caught in Florida. This year’s program started
By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The Celebration boys and Harmony girls are the defending Orange Belt Conference champions. County teams have been placed into new districts: Osceola, St. Cloud and Gateway move to 4A District 5; Celebration and Liberty are in 3A-7; Harmony shifts to 3A-13 and Poinciana is in district 2A-9. Harmony Coach Jerry Piester’s Lady Longhorns have dominated conference play and reached the regional playoffs the past two
By Peter Covino A&E Editor Tired of the same old big budget blockbuster films at the local movie theater? You can take in some fresh ideas in filmmaking as Valencia College presents its 19th annual Valencia Film Celebration, March 20-22. The event will showcase three feature-length films produced by film industry professionals in conjunction with Valencia College’s film production students. This year’s showcase features screenings of the star-studded film
By Peter Covino A&E Editor They don’t call it a meat locker for nothing. Nearly 90 competitors from around the country were literally kept on ice last Wednesday, all vying for the title of Meat Cutter of the Year, as well as the top prize of $20,000. Kissimmee’s own Ice Factory skating venue was the home court for the unusual competition. The meat, and the competitors, all wearing the type
By Peter Covino A&E Editor Turn out the lights — the party is still going on. Unless you are reading this on line (and it still isn’t Friday night) this is the final night of Dark Sky Festival in Harmony. If you are a regular readiner of the Arts & Entertainment section of the paper, you probably already know all about the festival or have a pretty good idea just
By Peter Covino A&E Editor I guess when it comes to eating a doughnut, there is always a cause for celebration. You can celebrate the return of Daylight Savings Time at Krispy Kreme Sunday and pick up a free original glazed doughnut. One great thing about this Daylight Savings Time offer: you don’t have to change its batteries or move it ahead an hour. Just pick one up and enjoy.
By Peter Covino A&E Editor The quest for the best burger in Osceola County has ended. Not that I was on some kind of personal mission, but this week I dined in what is the county’s newest hamburger restaurant, and quite possibly the best. Jake’s Wayback Burgers opened in Poinciana a few weeks ago, and despite a minimal amount of advertising, this place is really jamming, especially at lunchtime. The
By Peter Covino A&E Editor I’ve always had a sentimental soft spot for that classic cartoon, Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Who couldn’t love a cartoon where the dog is the master and the boy is his pupil? And just like in Indiana Jones, I even named my dog, Chester “Peabody”. Fortunately, Dreamworks and all else involved mostly pay a fitting tribute to this animation (Peabody’s Improbable History) that goes
Former Kowboy wrapping up SEC career By Rick Pedone Sports Editor The
J. Daniel Pearson Under the Bobber Love to bass fish? Well thanks