News in Winter Garden

49 Pulse victims commemorated at Winter Garden church on 10th anniversary of mass shooting | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Bells rang out 49 times to commemorate those killed in the country’s deadliest LGBTQ+ hate crime.

Proposed property tax amendment challenged in court | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Lawsuit claims the ballot language is “misleading and materially false.”

Pulse survivors want to be sure the next generation knows what happened there | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
A decade after the nightclub shooting left 49 dead and dozens more wounded, survivors and advocates are working to keep the memories of those who perished that terrible night alive.

Winter Garden proclaims June, long associated with LGBTQ+ Pride, as “Faith and Family Month” | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
“The far right doesn’t have a monopoly on faith or family. We have many religious communities that embrace their LGBTQ members, and many LGBTQ people who choose to build loving families in the state,” says Equality Florida.

How will the new anti-DEI law impact West Orange municipalities? | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027, effective date, city officials are parsing the new law to figure out which events and activities can continue and which need to be cut.

Barbie Harden Hall ends campaign for Congress, citing illness | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Announcement takes supporters, opponents by surprise.
Johns Lake Urban Village scores Winter Garden re-zoning victory despite neighbors' traffic concerns | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
“We don’t want to limit development, but does the infrastructure support these residents?” asks American Society for Civil Engineers board member and Winter Garden resident.

Winter Garden mulls toll road at Lake County line | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
8,200-plus daily trips on Marsh Road originate in Lake County. Mayor John Rees would like to zero-out that number.
Developer Scott Boyd shaped Winter Garden re-zoning ordinance he requested for Johns Lake Urban Village community | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Government legal expert says practice is “pretty darn normal.”

Hurricane forecasts have improved dramatically, saving lives, but federal cuts threaten to stretch NOAA to the breaking point | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Scientists warn that deep budget cuts and closing research centers will result in "severe consequences to current and future efforts of the weather enterprise to protect life, property, and the nation’s economy.”

Winter Garden issues belated National Day of Prayer proclamation during city commission meeting | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
Mayor John Rees tells residents they “should” be praying “every day of your life.”
Women, seniors among those hit hardest by homelessness, annual survey says | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL
"It is dangerous to be a woman outside, especially for more than a year," says Homeless Services Network's Martha Are.