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Inaugural 'Proud in the Cloud' festival brings LGBTQ+ community together in St. Cloud
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — In Osceola County, the first community Pride event in Saint Cloud took over Lakefront Park on Saturday. The "Proud in the Cloud" festival included small businesses, food trucks, and non-profits to help spread the word about resources available for the LGBTQ + community. The event...
Workforce housing development to open next month in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – As WKMG Hits the Road to Osceola County and the 34774 ZIP code, we learned a new workforce housing development is taking shape near downtown Kissimmee. Located less than a block away from the Kissimmee SunRail station along Lawrence Silas Boulevard near Neptune Road, the 205-unit Weston 4 Hundred complex is expected to fill a growing need in a community that’s booming with growth and development.
Kissimmee considers converting homeowner garages to affordable housing space
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The city of Kissimmee is looking into a new solution to bring more affordable housing to the area. Commissioner Angela Eady pitched an idea for the city to help homeowners convert their two-car garages into living spaces to be rented out. What You Need To Know.
A wave of international cuisine and visitors: City manager proud of Kissimmee’s diversity
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – City Manager Mike Steigerwald came to Kissimmee 30 years ago as an entry-level urban planner straight from the University of Buffalo. He was promoted to deputy manager in 2006 and then to city manager in 2010. Steigerwald tells News 6 that when he started in 1994,...
One candidate was fired. Another has multiple arrests. Orlando’s District 5 race heats up.
The race to be the interim District 5 commissioner in Orlando is heating up. With the contest winnowed to Shaniqua “Shan” Rose and Travaris McCurdy, questions have surfaced surrounding Rose’s forced exit from a job at Orlando City Hall, along with others about McCurdy’s arrest history, which were highlighted in a mailer sent by a secretive group that may flout state election laws. Ultimately ...
New voter registration rules threaten hefty fines, criminal penalties for groups
ORLANDO, Fla. — On a sticky Sunday afternoon in late May, Mark Wendell ambled through Loch Haven Park, a mossy, oak-covered green space wedged between a trio of lakes and the Orlando Science Center. Among the two dozen food and vendor tents lining the sidewalks at the Orlando Fringe theater and arts festival was People […] The post New voter registration rules threaten hefty fines, criminal penalties for groups appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Town opts to move forward with annexation process
The Windermere Town Council hosted a virtual workshop Tuesday, May 28, to discuss the possibility of annexing the Chaine du Lac community into the town limits. Although a consensus was reached by council members to move forward with the annexation, opinions were divided on whether a referendum for a vote by the town residents should be included as part of the process.
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