W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 91, NO. 22
See inside for our last spring football stops. 1B.
FREE • THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2024
The real world awaits Foundation, Olympia, Legacy and Innovation Montessori celebrate seniors. 5-8B.
Roundabouts, beacons among Tiny Road improvements
Endless pasta-bilities
Orange County is continuing its Roadway Conceptual Analysis study to evaluate improvements needed for the two-lane section of Tiny Road. SEE PAGE 2A.
YOUR TOWN OCOEE GRADS SERVING IN JAPAN
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Two graduates of Ocoee High School are serving in the U.S. Navy in Japan. Petty Officer 1st Class Rafael Alvarado, a native of Ocoee, is in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge. He graduated from OHS in 2017. Airman Caleb Webster, a native of Orlando, serves in Japan aboard the self-contained mobile airport and the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Equipped with a full flight deck and more than 60 aircraft including attack fighter jets and helicopters, aircraft carriers are one of the largest warships in the world. Webster graduated from Ocoee High in 2023.
Joanna and Luca Sterpetti, front, are the owners of Tagliolino Fresh Pasta. Their children, Elie and Reno, help with operations.
Amy Quesinberry
Luca and Joanna Sterpetti and two of their children, Elie and Reno, all have a hand in the success of the Italian pasta restaurant on wheels. SEE PAGE 4A.
Winter Garden OKs new freestanding ER HCA Florida Osceola Hospital’s one-story, 11,570-square-foot freestanding emergency room building will cost $11.5 million. SEE PAGE 6A.
GRATEFUL NATION The West Orange and Southwest Orange communities hosted five different Memorial Day ceremonies. 3A.
Now serving! ABC Fine Wine & Spirits’ new Winter Garden location is the company’s largest. Learn all about the new shop and its offerings. SEE PAGE 7A.