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The vacant commercial outparcel at the intersection of Plymouth Sorrento Road and Yothers Road is the proposed site of a 7,500-square-foot multi-tenant building. On Wednesday, the Development Review Committee recommended denial of the first-submittal construction site plan because of outstanding staff comments.

July 8, 2026

The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommended denial Wednesday for a proposed commercial outparcel after the project generated the most discussion of the morning over…

A sign advertises new homes at Eden Crest, one of several development-related items scheduled for review at the July 8 Development Review Committee meeting.

July 7, 2026

Committee to also review three special events applications.

Sister Monica Gail Grimes, co-founder of Hope CommUnity Center

July 6, 2026

‘Sister Gail’ leaves lasting legacy of justice and compassion

The City Commission will conduct a workshop Wednesday to review the preliminary fiscal year 2027 city budget.

July 6, 2026

Presentation shows $40M earmarked for Fire Station No. 1 replacement, $10M for seventh fire station.

July 3, 2026

Wekiva alum to join N.Y. law firm.

July 3, 2026

The city has produced people whose influence has reached far beyond Central Florida.

A historical panel at the Apopka City Center depicts Sarah Mead, who settled in the area around 1870 after emancipation and helped establish the Mead's Bottom community by assisting Black settlers with housing, supplies and farmland. The artwork complements the nearby Mead's Bottom mural by artist German Lemus.

July 3, 2026

Historian traces Black history to Mead's Bottom.

The remains of a Timucuan dugout canoe, dating from approximately A.D. 1200 to 1500, was recovered from the muck farms of Lake Apopka in the 1990s. The remains are on display at the Apopka Museum.

July 3, 2026

Land that would become city of Apopka was home to indigenous peoples, vast forests and Lake Apopka.

Hector Raul Cartagena (left); Bryan Nelson (right)

July 2, 2026

Cartagena was arrested in February on many felony charges.

Members of the Apopka City Commission applaud during the city's America 250 celebration Wednesday at City Hall. Later in the afternoon, the commission voted to table The Ridge Phase Three major development plan until Aug. 5 to allow additional review of environmental and transportation information.

July 2, 2026

Traffic, environmental questions prompt request for more information.

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