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5 Lake County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
🐔 Meet the guy in charge at the new Chick-fil-A
🐪It's another Wednesday, folks! While I tend to root for the independent restaurant owners or local small chains, I was a little sad to hear that Tijuana Flats is filing for bankruptcy. I haven't eaten at one since I moved here from Tampa Bay, but when I have visited, TS provided a great alternative to fast food and offer a deliciously fresh and healthy black bean option for their chimichanga. ...
Local dragon boaters bring home awards from Clermont boat festival
Several Grand Masters Dragon Boat club teams participated this month in the Clermont Waterfront Dragon Boat Festival hosted by Mad Dragon Foundation on Lake Minneola. Five of the 20 teams participating in the festival were from the Villages Grand Masters Dragon Boat Club. All five GMDBC teams competed in the championship races after two qualifying runs.
Groveland buildings razed for $92M project
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. The Florida Department of Transportation started demolition on a pair of buildings that will clear the path for a $92 million project. FDOT on April 19 began demolition that will allow for the realignment of State Road 50 from County Road 565 to Brown Street over 2.1 miles. The project will reroute the roadway north of the city’s downtown. The district partnered with the city of Groveland, Lake County, Lake-Sumter Municipal Planning Organization and state elected officials to speed up the start of the project from 2030 to fall 2026. The project cost includes $4.2 million for design, $49 million for right-of-way and $38.7 million for construction.
Villager allegedly chokes wife who brought up resort vacation plans
A Villager allegedly choked his wife after she brought up resort vacation plans. John Michael Noesen, 68, of the Village of Lake Denham, is facing a felony charge of domestic battery by strangulation following his arrest this past week by officers from the Leesburg Police Department. The Chicago native and...
Parents of overdose victims stop in Marion, Lake counties to discuss dangers of drugs
Two mothers who have each lost a child to drug overdose and have long been on the front lines of educating parents, children and the community on the dangers of drugs, continue to spread that message. Michelle Pepin and Lisa Bolton, joined by Kelly Powers Timbrell, Susan Schmidt and Leslie...
Dates, dining details revealed for 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
BAY LAKE, Fla. – Walt Disney World has announced the dates for its flagship culinary event. The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE takes place daily from Aug. 29 through Nov. 23, which marks the first time the festival will get an August start date since before the pandemic. The last four festival years have all started in July.
'A fresh Chick-fil-A prototype' opens in Leesburg this week. Here's what to expect
People of all ages get excited when a new Chick-fil-A opens up in their town, and Leesburg is no exception. The company is opening a location this week on U.S. 441 in the Lakefront City. Located east of Lake-Sumter State College at the site of a former Chili's and Mojo's...
Man, 71, dies when his experimental aircraft crashes in Groveland
GROVELAND — An unregistered experimental aircraft crashed at the Groveland airport at 1:30 p.m. April 19, killing the pilot, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot was Bob Bailey, 71, according to his friend of 40 years, Eric Williams, who is also the airport manager. Bailey was the...
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