A Toast to the Village JCC Wraps Sports up $400K It’S Nearly College Football Kickoff Time for Teams at the University of Central Florida and Rollins College
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Page 10 A toast to the Village JCC wraps Sports up $400K It’s nearly college football kickoff time for teams at the University of Central Florida and Rollins College. renovation Page 8 JENNIFER PRITCHARD Observer Staff It’s a Friday afternoon on a hot summer day at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Or- lando in Maitland. Camp children are jumping, splashing and swim- ming in the Center’s newly resur- faced swim- ming pool To donate money while parents for the renovation sit nearby project, visit Lifestyles on new pool orlandojcc.org/RRP Eatonville resident Chris Curry said chairs, watch- 12 1/2 years in prison made him the ing their chil- standout person he is today. dren from the shaded comfort of recently added canopies. Page 11 This new pool area is part of a $400,000 renovation project under PHOTO BY ISAAC BABCOCK — THE OBSERVER way at the Maitland JCC this sum- Mpact Marketing owner Nicole Rego, left, and Winter Park Village General Manager Neisha Vitello say cheers to the first Toast! mer, designed to improve the aes- Letters to the editor n Has anyone noticed the increased Winter Park Village Wine and Spirits Walk held on Aug. 16, with retailers, restaurants and local beverage makers joining in. Please see JCC on page 4 clutter in our city? … At least the political signs go away. Page 14 Winter Park to unveil modernized City Hall Subscribe now! ISAAC BABCOCK Visit wpmobserver.com Observer Staff The last time Winter Park built a city hall, America’s sense of style verged on psych- adelia, computers were a rarely seen office oddity and cigarettes were as popular as the Beatles. A stroll through the Aug. 16, 1964, issue of the Orlando Sentinel’s Florida Magazine bade readers welcome to Winter Park’s city hall of the future, just about the time America was dreaming of going to the moon. Publisher statement on page 2. USPS 00-6186 The colors were all perfectly coordinat- ed, a swinging 1960s palette of fire-kindled oranges, yellows and reds, right down to the matching ashtrays on the stained hard- wood desks. Walls glowed awash in mixed- media art. High-efficiency fluorescent lights PHOTO BY ISAAC BABCOCK — THE OBSERVER hummed in suspended light fixtures above. Winter Park City Manager Randy Knight points out new video screens on the City Commission dais that help commis- And a new state-of-the-art air-conditioner sioners stay connected and more efficiently run meetings, part of a $2.2 million renovation project for Winter Park City Hall. saved employees from the swampy summer swelter. vision of Winter Park City Hall, fast-forward- the door. It’s all replaced by an open hall and On Aug. 27, all that will have been re- ed nearly half a century from the colorful an unusual curved desk with Administrative placed, though most of it already was. That days that gave birth to Pink Floyd and pony Assistant Juanita Grant ready to greet visitors day the city will welcome visitors to the new cars. After $2.2 million in upgrades — with on the other side. the help of a $687,000 federal grant — the Deeper inside, the kaleidoscopic color A grand re-opening celebration for Winter Park City building is finally ready for its big close up. scheme of yesteryear is also gone, replaced by Hall will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, “Welcome to the new City Hall,” Com- sedate grays and off-white, along with more Aug. 27. Join city officials for the festivities, which munications Director Clarissa Howard said, modern desks and high-tech touchscreen will include a special ceremony at 1:45 p.m., live opening the doors for a preview a few days projector equipment for conference rooms. music and refreshments. City Hall is located at early, as a dark stone floor fanned out into But there are still a few old-school touches. 401 S. Park Ave. in downtown Winter Park. Visit a spacious entryway. Gone is the frenzied Faux wood paneling still adorns almost every cityofwinterpark.org or call 407-599-3399. hustle of a handful of busy clerks and cash door. Nostalgic residents stopping by a City registers greeting visitors a few feet inside n Please see HALL on page 4 Page 2 Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 Winter Park / Maitland Observer Business Briefs Community Bulletin Dario J. Moore, artistic director at The Center for Contemporary Dance, has School meals get healthier been invited to attend the Djerassi Resi- dent Artists Program, internationally rec- In the 2012-2013 school year, Orange County Public Schools will ognized as one of the eminent artist resi- implement changes in school nutrition from the United States De- dency programs. During the residency, partment of Agriculture’s new National Standard in the National Moore will be granted uninterrupted cre- School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. The new standards ative time and studio space to develop make the same kinds of practical changes that many parents are choreography, generate new ideas and already encouraging at home. They are substantially increasing of- collaborate with artists from other fields. ferings of whole-grain rich foods, limiting calories based on the age To learn more, visit djerassi.org of children being served to ensure proper portion size, and increas- Dario J. Moore ing the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans-fats In 2011 Publix Super Markets and its and sodium. All foods offered to students during the school day customers throughout Central Florida industry teams. Orlando partner Michael must meet nutrient standards. All students will be required to take raised nearly $98,000 to benefitSec - A. Okaty has been appointed to serve as a fruit or vegetable serving at lunch. ond Harvest Food Bank of Central vice-chair of the Industry Teams, while OCPS has taken the new national requirements even further, requiring all grains such as pasta, breads, and pizza crust be 51 Florida through the Food for All dona- Orlando attorney William C. Guthrie has percent whole grains; all beverages other than water are limited to a 12 ounce serving size; all a la carte sales will meet the tion program. The program appeared in been named co-chair of Foley’s Hospital- nutrition standards; and every student will be able to choose a fruit and vegetable from a variety of fresh options. In addition all Central Florida stores from November ity, Resort & Golf Industry Team. to these changes, each school will have a salad bar where students will assemble their own fresh salads, which is part of the through December 2011. Customers “Fresh to Schools” initiative and the “Offer vs. Serve” system. None of these changes will require an increase in price. contributed $1, $3 or $5 while paying for Attorney Richard S. Dellinger of their groceries. Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. has been certified as a Federal The Winter Park Day Nursery, a not- Court Mediator with the Middle District Mica visits New Hope for-profit preschool and early childhood of Florida. education program located in Winter Dynamic guests attended New Hope Park, has become a state demonstration The RLF-designed MD Anderson Can- for Kids Get Acquainted Lunch on Fri- site for the implementation of Positive cer Center Orlando ranked No. 13 on day, Aug. 10. Congressman John Mica Behavior Support (PBS). Five programs Soliant Health Care’s annual list of top and Maitland Vice Mayor Phil Bonus were selected to participate in a grant 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the United toured the Center for Grieving Children. provided by the Florida Developmental States. Over 170,000 votes were cast to Congressman Mica met Wishes for Kids Disabilities Council to the University of find the rankings. recipient Jenny Ruben and family. South Florida. The PBS model provides early educators with the knowledge Cursor Realty Commercial’s Winter and tools needed to promote the social Park office has signed five new tenants. emotional competence of all children, Nuviva and iFixYouri are both opening lo- prevent the development of behavior cations in Altamonte Springs, CD Mellons challenges, and behavior problems get will open as a sports bar in Sanford, Belle Maitland, Winter Park are no proposed changes for Orlando or community service and scholarships. effective intervention. Isle Bayou is a Cajun-inspired restaurant propose tax increase Eatonville. Increases have been proposed American Association of University Wom- in Belle Isle, and Estorino Coffee Com- The 2012 Orange County Notices of Pro- by Maitland, 1.1 percent; and Winter Park, en is a nationwide network of more than Foley & Lardner LLP changed leader- pany is a wholesale coffee distributor in posed Property Taxes are being mailed to .04 percent. 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