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Parrish Medical Center Offers Support Groups and Classes for New Parents, Children and Families
WFTV Orlando
Jan 17Parrish Medical Center offers a number of monthly support groups and classes for new parents, children, and families. They also offer a number of health and wellness classes throughout the month. Contact the individual numbers listed for more informati... »
Family Fund: Agency helps blind DeLand woman savor love of cooking
Orlando SentinelOrlando News, Sports And More
Dec 23The Center for the Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach is supported by the Orlando Sentinel Family Fund Holiday Campaign.Loretta Purvis is pouring syrup into a measuring cup. She guards against overflow by crooking her thumb over the edge of the cup so ... »
Report: Nearly Half of U.S. Schools Failed Federal Standards
West Orlando News Online
Dec 16Close to 50 percent of American public schools did not make adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Law in 2011, the highest failure rate since the legislation took effect in 2002, according to a national report released Th... »
World AIDS day comes to Central Florida
Valencia Community College's The Valencia Voice
Dec 06World AIDS Day was held this past Thursday on several Valencia campuses and across central Florida in conjunction with the global effort that began in 1988 to raise awareness of the disease and to show support to those living with the virus, as well as... »
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'Sacred Slave Stories' gets 2 n d NEA grant
Attention Must Be Paid
Jan 09The Center for Contemporary Dance has received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which it will use to produce Moore Dance Project's "Sacred Slave Stories" for Orange County schoolchildren. »
BREAKING: TERESA JACOBS WILL NOT PURSUE DOMESTIC PARTNER REGISTRY
Orlando Weekly Blogs
Jan 09OK, SO HERE’S THE SKINNY. In an effort to preempt tonight’s scheduled Town Hall at The Center on Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs possibly “wavering” on the idea of following through with the city’s domestic partnership registry (which goes into effec... »
The Venus Complex, New and Classic Work by Janae Corrado
The Daily City, Formerly The Orlando Arts Blog
Jan 09The Peacock Room (1321 N. Mills Avenue • Orlando, FL 32803) presents: The Venus Complex, New and Classic Work by Janae Corrado running January 16 – February 18, 2012. Gallery Hours: Monday... »
FSU Report Provides Background/Recommendations on Florida’s Property Insurance Market
Capital Soup
Dec 27Hello, Florida State University just released its first “State of Florida’s Property Insurance Market” report last week, sending it directly to all members of the Florida Legislature. I thought you’d like to know about it, as it will be a helpful resou... »
Yum-Mi Sandwiches Orlando serves up some tasty banh mi
Tasty Chomps
Nov 21There's a new banh mi shop in town, complete with new bar seats and tables and modern lighting. Where Ba Le bakery once sat, a new and trendy sandwich shop now occupies in its place, completely remodeled on the inside and out with a fresh new look. yum... »