The First Annual Chris Payer Honorary Sports Medicine Scholarship has been awarded to two Orlando students in pursuit of a degree in sports medicine. Lexi Bailey, a recent graduate of Lake Mary High School, and Jackson Andraski, a recent Lake Nona grad, both accepted the scholarship during a virtual news conference on Tuesday, June 16. The $2,500 scholarships were … [Read more...]
A Pandemic Story
My father’s grandparents arrived from Ireland in 1849 and 1852 aboard famine ships. They settled in the coal mining regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania. My father, at age 27, was a third-generation coal miner when he entered the U.S. Army in July 1918. He was sent to Camp Lee in Virginia for basic training. In the fall of 1918, he sailed to Europe aboard a troop ship. This was … [Read more...]
Goodwill Stores Reopening
As of May 20, Goodwill has officially reopened all donation Xpress centers and nearly all stores here in Central Florida. Goodwill’s stores will be operating on limited hours while the locations are in this preliminary reopening phase, alongside some new precautionary safety policies, including one-way aisles, plexiglass partitions at check out, and limited shopper … [Read more...]
USTA Set to Reopen and Seek Volunteers
USTA, located here in the Lake Nona community, has released a media advisory stating plans to resume operations as of June 8. USTA has expressed that, prior to the reopening, a comprehensive and systematic readiness assessment will be issued as well as a sanitization of the campus. In the same media advisory, USTA has also announced “a new set of policies and protocols … [Read more...]
Wild Florida Offering Free Admission to Gator Week for Essential Workers
There is no mystery as to why so many events have been postponed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as Florida’s non-essential businesses begin to reopen. After much discussion, Wild Florida has decided to go through with hosting their annual Gator Week. The event is set to run Monday, June 8, through … [Read more...]
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