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2 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...
Villagers offer ideas for restaurant to fill void after Sonny’s closing
When one door closes, another one opens. While many Villagers were sad to hear that Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q has closed its doors at Lake Sumter Landing, others are seeing it in as an opportunity for a new culinary destination. Kathleen Wojno of the Village of Chatham has plenty...
Red Lobster in Leesburg is among those that have closed
The Red Lobster in Leesburg, 10010 U.S. 441, has closed. Signs on the restaurant's front door on Monday told potential customers that the location is closed and that management looks forward to serving them at an other Red Lobster. ...
Sonny’s BBQ closes after more than a decade in The Villages
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q has closed its doors after operating for more than a decade in The Villages. Tuesday marked the restaurant’s final day of operation at 1128 Canal St. at Lake Sumter Landing. “Though we never like to see our locations close, our promise to offer the...
Invasive lizard from Africa settling into parts of Central Florida
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. - An invasive lizard is making its way up the East Coast from South Florida. The Peter's Rock Agama has a brightly colored head that immediately grabs your attention. It's larger than most lizards, and many people are curious about the new species they see more often.
🍋Standin' in the shade, sellin' lemonade
🐟It's another Foodie Wednesday, friends. Though Lake County doesn't have a Michelin star restaurant (yet) you can find a relatively affordable, foodie-certified Michelin sushi restaurant just a smidge southeast of Lake County in Winter Garden.At Norigami, 426 W. Plant St., you can find sushi prepared in a casual 'choose your own adventure" style, as guests pick from various cuts of fish and shellfish and then choose to have them served as either nigiri, sashimi aburi or temaki.
Interview with an expert: How many more weeks of lovebug season? What to know
Love is in the air, literally, and it's being swept away and smashed into windshields all over Southwest Florida. May is the final month of the spring lovebug season in the Sunshine State, and there are a few more weeks left in the annual reproduction ritual. So we decided to...
🍸Past meets present at new downtown Leesburg spot
🕘Happy Throwback Thursday, As we look back in time at some noteworthy milestones, let's keep an eye on the tragedy unfolding in Brazil today. May 16 marks the birthdays of Janet Jackson (1966), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Liberace (1919) and Henry Fonda (1905). ...
Inspections lead to no Central Florida restaurant shutdowns last week
No Central Florida restaurants were shut down the week of May 5-11, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Complaints and warnings Orange County had the top spot for most warnings and other complaints in Central Florida, with 37. Volusia had 13, Osceola 11, Lake and Brevard had six each and Seminole had one. Warnings given with required follow-up ...
Opening Priority Pools would be wrong and costly
I am not a Priority Pool member but I wholeheartedly agree with both Priority Pool members, Thomas Martin and Kimberly Burns. We should not open Glenview and Lopez Priority Pools to someone who has not paid for a Priority Pool membership. I do agree with opening Orange Blossom Hills Pool to non-priority members only to residents who live on the Historic Side.
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