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Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
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Arnold Palmer Invitational tees off this week. SEE 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
VOLUME 8, NO. 21
One of the good ones Castleview Elementary School will honor the memory of media specialist J. Steven Czerniejewski by dedicating its media center in his name. SEE PAGE 4A.
DONE DEAL
YOUR TOWN HORIZON WEST FEST IS SATURDAY Spend a fun day with your family at the Horizon West Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 4. It takes place at 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden, and is an annual celebration of “All the Things.” Attendees can enjoy music, stage performances, children’s games and activities, a scavenger hunt, great food, and many micro-local vendors. The Kids Zone will include carnival rides, a rock-climbing wall, obstacle course, human Foosball, a wrecking ball and a field goal challenge. Food available will include menu items from Playa Pizza, Crisp & Green, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, Sweet Ada Dessert, Beng Bread, Chikiz Empanaditas Gourmet, Gertrude’s Kitchen and Toastique. Admission is free; Kids Zone wristbands are $20, and individual attraction tickets are $5. Parking is available on the top floor of the nearby garage.
State assumes control of Disney district
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Courtesy of Isleworth Realty
lakefront estate in Isleworth Golf & Country Club now has the distinction of being the most expensive home ever sold in Central Florida — by a wide margin. The home at 9538 Blanche Cove Drive, Windermere, sold Feb. 18, for $35 million. The previous re-
cord —$15.3 million — was set in 2022 for a Windermere home on Lake Butler. SEE PAGES 8-9A.
Setting the night on fire FLAVORS Castleview Lady Dragons had plenty of fun — and made a ton of memories — at the school’s Sweetheart Dance. The event was hosted by the school’s PTO. SEE PAGE 5A.
FROM THE FAR EAST Meet the man behind Mr. J Hand-Pulled Noodle, which opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in Ocoee. SEE PAGE 5A.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed CS/ HB 9-B during a press conference Feb. 27 at Reedy Creek Fire Station No. 4. PAGE 6A.