62nd annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival had great weather
A section of the festival featured art by students from several schools in the Apopka area. Best of Show winner was Justina Trang of...
AdventHealth Apopka 26.3 million investment increases bed count
Expanding service offerings and rapid population growth have contributed to the need for additional capacity at the campus. Read more on page 13A.
Rotary Club donates to food pantry
President Jon DeClue of the Apopka Rotary Club donates a $500 check to Jennifer Korkes of Apopka High School for its Darter Pantry, which...
Eagle Scout Project is for Apopka Fire Station No. 2
In a Thursday, April 25, post on the Apopka Fire Department’s (AFD) Facebook page, the AFD expressed gratitude to JP Hodgkins of Boy Scout...
No Money in FWC budget to spray hydrilla in Lake Toho
Hello Folks,
I hope everyone is havin’ a great week. The weather has been good, but we need some rain. The lakes are gettin’ a...
5 ingredients plus baby carrots only need 15 minutes of cooking...
From the book, Field to Feast, we have a wonderful fresh salad using baby greens, strawberries and lime vinaigrette. The recipe comes from Gary...
Food pantry finishes annual fundraiser
Loaves and Fishes, on 206 E. Eighth St., Apopka, has ended its annual long March Match Madness fundraiser, which ran March 1-31.
April 24th was Denim Day
The city of Apopka participated in Denim Day this week joining millions worldwide, standing in solidarity with sexual assault survivors and one another.
Bass fishing is good on the St. Johns, in Palataka
Hello Folks,
It sure was nice this week to have some cooler weather come to town. I’m not quite ready for summer yet, so, hopefully,...
Sunshine Pie in the Sunshine State sounds like delicious advertising
Celebrated in the 2012 book, Field to Feast, award-winning chef Hari Pulapaka, founder along with his wife, Jennifer, of the Cress Restaurant in Deland,...