Winter Springs News

Local homelessness a hidden problem By Amy K.D. Tobik December 09, 2009 Sometimes it's difficult to spot the homeless child in a sea of students.

The average temperature last Saturday in Winter Springs was 58 degrees, the city got .75 inches of rain, and the sun rarely peeked out from behind the clouds in the morning.

The Monroe County School Board's attorney is investigating six-figure payments to a private information services company run by a former School District technology specialist.The company, Y-Net Inc., hosts the school system's Web site and provides so-called "low-voltage" maintenance on phone lines and computer network equipment.

It's hard to not be inspired to do better when you hear Al Franks' story. He was in a Walmart buying bikes for his visiting grandchildren.

It's been nearly a decade since Oviedo resident Al Franks was in the Casselberry Walmart buying three bikes for his visiting grandchildren.

Winter Springs' new town center was supposed to be the centerpiece of the city, but much of it was empty Thursday.

If you're looking for traditional Mexican food at an affordable price, you can find several cheap Mexican restaurants around Orlando.

Tanya Marie Alberici, 40, of the 800 block of Pasadena Avenue, Longwood, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on Nov.

The Lynx bus service in east Seminole County is getting a big tweak come Dec. 6 as a popular route absorbs another and a new service line crops up.

Can a slowdown in growth lead to a better quality of life? Bonnie Campagnuolo kisses son Benjamin, 5, as Baldwin Park neighbor Mollie O'Shea prepares to drive him and and her son Dylan, 6, to school this month.

In October 2008, the Habitat for Humanity's retail store netted $804 for the organization.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Lifestyles TACOS TO GO: Guillermo and Laila Silva prepare food in their family-operated Mexican restaurant, Chilangoa s. The small Winter Springs restaurant offers inexpensive, authentic dishes from Mexico City, where Guillermo is from.

Call it a second date - a second date that ended well, with intentions to call. The municipal governments for Oviedo and Winter Springs met for the second time last Tuesday, and the mood of cooperation looks like it will continue to fruition.

Paul P. Partyka, a real estate investor and former Winter Springs mayor, announced plans Thursday to challenge fellow Democrat and incumbent U.S. Rep.

We told you about the Orlando firefighter facing 78 child porn charges. We've now learned he has ties to the mayor of Orlando, and his highly controversial 2004 election.

President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package into law Feb. 17, promising $787 billion in federal money to save and create jobs, and spur economic activity and investment in long-term economic growth, and promising to do so transparently.

A local company is looking to provide an added sense of security to those who live and work in downtown Orlando.

Listen Live A 16 year vet of the Orlando Fire Department was arrested in his home last Friday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.

A Winter Springs man was arrested on Nov. 6 and charged with multiple counts of possession and distribution of child pornography.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Lifestyles Special Delivery: Pastor Bob Caraballo of the First Baptist Church of Winter Springs gives a sermon on Sunday.