Por: Orlando Sentinel Crime January 21, 2023
A flush of the water system in Eatonville is underway to reduce the presence of a harmful chemical that was found in the town’s drinking water as early as 2019 and ignored by the town for years, officials said. The water quality concerns were made public at a town council meeting Tuesday evening. Randy Singh, the town’s chief administrative officer said trihalomethanes (THMs) were found in the water at slightly higher levels than the state... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime February 12, 2023
In an impassioned speech Tuesday night, Eatonville Mayor Angie Gardner called on her fellow town council members to vote against a proposal that would have cleared the path for a massive 100-acre development in the historic Black town. Gardner, others on the council and longtime... + más
Eatonville residents fight against planned sale, development of former school site | Orlando Sentinel
‘An exciting day’: Eatonville students eligible for new college scholarships | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation February 08, 2023
In a 4-1 vote, Eatonville’s town council denied a request to make changes to its comprehensive plan that would have allowed a massive project to continue on the land that once housed the historic Robert F. Hungerford Normal and Industrial School. The project, led by Winter... + más
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime February 04, 2023
Weeks after it was announced that recent testing found the level of a contaminant in Eatonville’s water supply to be slightly above the limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency, residents remain concerned, even though state officials say the water is safe to drink.... + más
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation January 15, 2023
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer,” Zora Neale Hurston wrote in “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” It’s an often-cited quotation by the woman who went from an Eatonville childhood to become part of America’s literary pantheon, and January is a... + más
How a new film captured Zora Neale Hurston's radical authenticity | Los Angeles Times
Zora Neale Hurston Personifies Black Girl Magic | The Root
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 04, 2022
In a last-ditch effort to stop the sale of 100 acres of land in Eatonville, residents have banded together to try to convince the town government to reject a plan to develop the area. Orange County Public Schools has owned the plot at Wymore Road and Kennedy Boulevard near... + más
Orlando Museum of Art, Zora fest presenter, Latinx fest could miss out on funding | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime October 03, 2022
Eatonville students who graduate from Orange County’s public high schools could be offered college scholarships under a new initiative modeled after the scholarship program hotelier Harris Rosen began nearly 30 years ago in another of the county’s low-income communities.... + más
Many college students with credit cards have debt, survey says | Fox Business
Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment October 03, 2022
The Orlando Museum of Art ranked last among large-budget organizations seeking funds from Orange County — meaning it came up short in its quest for $155,000. Thirty-four cultural organizations are seeking $3,573,626 in public money through the county’s Cultural Tourism grant... + más
Art listings: Sept. 30-Oct. 6 | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Museum of Art, Garden Theatre face questions for county grant | Orlando Sentinel
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