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A Policy and Issues News Magazine. Editor: @bethkassab Send tips: DM or WinterParkVoiceEditor@gmail.com

 Winter Park, FL
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Mail-in voting is already underway for the April 16 run-off. Here's a look at what sets the @WinterParkFla candidates apart: winterparkvoice.com/where-cr…
Where Craig Russell and Jason Johnson stand on issues

Where Craig Russell and Jason Johnson stand on issues

March 28, 2024 By Beth Kassab With less than three weeks until the April 16 run-off and mail-in voting already underway, Jason Johnson and Craig Russell are in a heated contest for a City Commission...

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Five takeaways from Winter Park's election

Five takeaways from Winter Park's election

March 21, 2024 By Beth Kassab Winter Park elected a new mayor and sent two of the Seat 2 candidates into a run-off set for April 16. Here's five takeaways from the results: 1. Glass ceiling shatter...

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Election results: Winter Park elects Sheila DeCiccio and Seat 2 candidates heading to run-off: winterparkvoice.com/sheila-d…
Sheila DeCiccio is Winter Park's next mayor

Sheila DeCiccio is Winter Park's next mayor

March 19, 2024 By Beth Kassab Sheila DeCiccio will be Winter Park's next mayor -- the first woman to serve in the role -- after she won more than 70% of the vote Tuesday. Her opponent, Michael...

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City gives partial approval to 53-unit Winter Park Commons project The proposed rentals on the west side drew concerns about parking, flooding and traffic by @BethKassab #WinterParkFL winterparkvoice.com/city-giv…

City gives partial approval to 53-unit Winter Park Commons project

Oct. 26, 2023 By Beth Kassab City Commissioners gave partial approval Wednesday to a new development of townhomes between Swoope and Webster Avenues near Winter Park Village, despite objections from...

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Terry Hotard withdraws from mayoral contest The city clerk on Wednesday posted that the former mayor is no longer running against current Vice Mayor Sheila DeCiccio by @BethKassab winterparkvoice.com/terry-ho…
Terry Hotard withdraws from mayoral contest

Terry Hotard withdraws from mayoral contest

Oct. 18, 2023 By Beth Kassab Terry Hotard, the former mayor who said last week he would run for the job again, is no longer in the contest against Vice Mayor Sheila DeCiccio, according to the Winter...

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Winter Park arts groups wait on tourist tax grant decisions

By Beth Kassab Orange County Commissioners on Tuesday will likely accept the report of a special task force on the Tourist Development Tax, effectively setting the stage for a months-long showdown...

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News & Notes: Hard budget choices ahead; the future of Park Avenue and city promotions

News & Notes: Hard budget choices ahead; the future of Park Avenue and city promotions

By Beth Kassab Winter Park City Commissioners will face some hard choices this week as they continue to comb through the city's budget and set priorities. Is there enough money to buy the Bank of the...

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City to residents: How close can we get to zero waste?

City to residents: How close can we get to zero waste?

City leaders will double-down on a campaign encouraging residents to reduce waste -- especially single-use plastics -- in an effort to reduce the amount of garbage headed to the landfill. Winter...

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Just a reminder: The deadline for this survey is coming up next week for those who want to still participate:
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City to finalize parameters for old library redevelopment

City to finalize parameters for old library redevelopment

By Beth Kassab Residential units combined with a home for arts and culture nonprofits are likely to take over the old city-owned Winter Park Library building based on a list of standards for redeve...

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Did Danny Knight have to die? The family of the man killed at a 2022 wedding by a Winter Park police officer seeks answers about preventing police shootings by @BethKassab #WinterParkFL #GunViolence winterparkvoice.com/did-dann…
Did Danny Knight have to die?

Did Danny Knight have to die?

By Beth Kassab Katrina Knight lives in Lakeland, more than 60 miles from Winter Park City Hall, but she has rarely missed a City Commission meeting since March, which marked just more than a year...

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Randy Knight will remain at the city of Winter Park. winterparkvoice.com/city-man…
City Manager Randy Knight applied for Ron DeSantis' Disney oversight board

City Manager Randy Knight applied for Ron DeSantis' Disney oversight board

By Beth Kassab City Manager Randy Knight applied for the top job at the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, created by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature to take back power from Walt...

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From last night's meeting: winterparkvoice.com/commissi…
Commissioners: Can we buy Winter Park Playhouse building?

Commissioners: Can we buy Winter Park Playhouse building?

By Beth Kassab Winter Park City Commissioners on Wednesday tossed around the idea of using Community Redevelopment Agency funds combined with Orange County Tourism Development Tax dollars to buy the...

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A little more information for anyone planning to follow tomorrow's commission discussion about the old library site: winterparkvoice.com/six-nonp…
Six nonprofits seek space in old library

Six nonprofits seek space in old library

By Beth Kassab A half dozen nonprofits declared interest in the old Winter Park Library site, answering the city's call for concepts to remake the old building into a space with an arts and culture...

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May – Celebrate Historic Preservation Month #WinterParkFL winterparkvoice.com/may-cele…
May – Celebrate Historic Preservation Month

May – Celebrate Historic Preservation Month

by Anne Mooney / May 2, 2023 May is historic preservation month. If your home is historically designated and boasts a plaque, please display your “historic home” yard sign for the month of May – now...

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More parking woes? winterparkvoice.com/rollins-…
Rollins museum and grad school expansion win approval

Rollins museum and grad school expansion win approval

By Beth Kassab Winter Park Commissioners unanimously approved a revised plan by Rollins College to build a new art museum and expand the Crummer Graduate School of Business north of Fairbanks Avenue...

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NEW: School board member will run for @OCFElections as Bill Cowles retires and more from @MaxwellFrostFL @MoniqueHWorrell at @RLCentralFL @RuthsListFL event in Winter Park: winterparkvoice.com/karen-ca…
Karen Castor Dentel announces run for elections supervisor at luminary-filled Ruth's List event

Karen Castor Dentel announces run for elections supervisor at luminary-filled Ruth's List event

By Beth Kassab Orange County School Board member Karen Castor Dentel said Friday night she will run for Supervisor of Elections next year as Bill Cowles retires from the position he's held for more...

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Spoke with organizer Barbara Chandler and this event tomorrow will feature a number of visual and performing artists. There will also be free memory screenings by a medical research group called K2. Check it out:
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The Florida sheriff vs. the neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’

The Florida sheriff vs. the neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’

After a group of neo-Nazis moved to Florida, Volusia County’s top cop grappled with how to handle.

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In Brief: More money for public art, Dinky Dock changes and the new fate of the old library

In Brief: More money for public art, Dinky Dock changes and the new fate of the old library

After years of trying, Winter Park's Public Art Advisory Board won approval this month for what will likely be a small, but steady stream of funds from the city budget to help pay for art in public...

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