W EST O RA N G E T I M E S &
Observer Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oakland
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 92, NO. 4
Foundation Academy celebrates success at State of the Academy. 6B.
FREE • THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025
‘Hate is too great a burden to bear’ The cities of Winter Garden and Ocoee celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 20. PAGE 3A.
YOUR TOWN WINDERMERE DEDICATING TENNIS COURTS
Supper club
The Windermere Recreation Center tennis courts will be dedicated in honor of Doug Bowman during a ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Bowman was a 20-year volunteer with the town’s Parks & Recreation Committee and the Tennis Subcommittee. He also was in charge of Windermere’s tennis camps. Bowman died July 2, 2023, at 59 years old. A complimentary tennis skills event will be held after the ceremony. The Windermere Recreation Center is located at 11465 Park Ave., Windermere.
PREPPED FOR THE PLAYOFFS
Josh and Andrea Halperin are eager to invite guests into The Backyard, a dining concept that gives the feeling of casually hanging out in the yard of your friend’s house. Amy Quesinberry Price
The Backyard, a new outdoor food-truck restaurant experience, is slated to open next month in Ocoee. STORY ON PAGE 4A.
A NOVEL IDEA
Teams from West Orange and Southwest Orange prep for the postseason. SEE PAGE 1B.
This year, one of the book clubs at the Southwest Branch Library in Dr. Phillips is celebrating 20 years of pageturning history. PAGE 5A.
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Town of Oakland commissioner refutes accusations Vice Mayor and Town Commissioner Mike Satterfield read a prepared statement at the Jan. 14 Oakland Town Commission meeting refuting the accusations of not living in the town, falsifying documents and stealing from the town. SEE PAGE 8A.