The ceremony will be held outside in front of the beautiful courtyard steps outside the iconic Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando for up to 30 couples.
Virendra “Arune” Persaud and Abdiel Otero Ortiz routinely travel between the county’s water treatment plants, repairing and upgrading electrical systems. However, on a recent Friday, they saw a young boy by the on-ramp of Central Florida’s busy 417 toll road on the county's east side.
When Ms. Shaunte Jemison of Re-imagine Communities set out to transform Phillis Wheatley Elementary’s media center and create a community art project, she had no idea just how impactful this initiative would become.
Apopka and Orange County announce its schedule to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Zora Neale Hurston, and commemorate February as Black History Month.
Berlin’s inspiration for the song came in 1937 when he spent Christmas in Beverly Hills. He was near the film studios where he worked but far from his wife, Ellin, and the New York City home in Manhattan, where they had always celebrated the holiday with their three daughters.
In 1843, 31-year-old English author and journalist Charles Dickens, a prodigy who had already gained fame and acclaim with “The Pickwick Papers,” and “Oliver Twist,” would write his holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” in just six weeks.
Annual sales and circulation of Christmas cards have declined since the 1990s, and laments over the potential “death” of the Christmas card have been vocal.
The VFW Post 10147 Apopka/Altamonte Springs/VFW Post 10147 Auxiliary assisted the Edgewood/Greenwood Cemetery and Bay Ridge Cemetery to remember and honor the veterans by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes.
After its Thanksgiving event, Just Like Momma's will host a Christmas Dinner to stretch out another helping hand to feed the homeless community and those in need on December 22nd at 5:30 pm.
Giving Tuesday highlights the remarkable impact that collective action can have. From donating to local nonprofits and volunteering time at shelters to supporting global causes.
Join the City of Apopka as the community comes together to celebrate the holiday season with festive lights, holiday displays, and a special tree lighting ceremony.
In 1789, George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United States; in it, he called upon Americans to express their gratitude for the conclusion to the country’s war of independence and the successful ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
