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Observer Windermere, Horizon West, Dr. Phillips
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2024
VOLUME 10, NO. 12
MERRY CHRISTMAS The Observer staff wishes you a safe and happy holiday season filled with friends and family.
YOUR TOWN OBSERVER CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
Joyful, joyful!
The Observer Media Group offices will be closed starting Monday, Dec. 23. The offices will reopen Jan. 6, 2025. We wish you a joyous holiday season!
CHABAD TO HOST CHANUKAH BASH IN WINTER GARDEN Chabad of South Orlando once again will host its Chanukah Celebration and Menorah Lighting in Winter Garden at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, at the Butterfly Sculpture Park, downtown Winter Garden. For more, visit jewishorlando.com.
RING IN 2025 AT PILARS Pilars Martini & Loft will host its New Year’s Eve Party beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 146 W. Plant St., Winter Garden. For tickets to this year’s event, visit pilarsmartini.ticketleap.com.
This home on Greatwater Drive in Keene’s Pointe looks like the perfect setting for a Hallmark film.
Michael Eng
Residents in Horizon West, Windermere and Dr. Phillips have plenty of places to see some amazing decorations. From classic displays to high-tech scenes choreographed to music, the holiday spirit is alive and well in Southwest Orange.
Flex Lanes activated on S.R. 429 Central Florida Expressway Authority officials said the system will help move traffic more smoothly during an incident on the road. SEE PAGE 2A.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Liz Ramos
The decorations at this Dr. Phillips home at 9210 Ridge Pine Trail spans across the entire front yard.
Michael Eng
This technologically advanced display on Shonan Gold Drive in The Cove at Hamlin is set to music, available at 96.1 FM.
This Windermere home at 1108 Main St. not only was decorated in the front yard but also in the green space across the street.
Liz Ramos
Rosen JCC invited the community to its 2024 Hanukkah Fest. SEE PAGE 6A.