ORLANDO, Jan. 24, 2023 — AdventHealth has opened a multidisciplinary clinic to diagnose, treat and research long-haul COVID, a critical next step in the health care system’s pandemic response that will help physicians better understand the puzzling syndrome caused by COVID-19. Early national…
The Golden Triangle Democratic Club recently met at the W.T. Bland Library in Mount Dora, where they meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:15 a.m. to conduct business and discuss issues.
Laughing through tears is a skill set that Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) masters with endearing sheepishness in the Apple TV+ comedy Shrinking, a touching experiment in blending raw sentiment with wry irony. There are echoes of Ricky Gervais‘ After Life and Walton Goggins as CBS’ The U…
This week, we celebrate accomplishments of Lake County students who are making their mark at colleges and universities across the country.
The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra will present their romantic Valentine’s concerts Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 at two Lake County locations.
The City of Tavares is throwing a street party and everyone’s invited! Our 2nd Annual RHYTHM ON RUBY street party is this Saturday from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm in downtown Tavares & this year we will have TWO stages and TWO bands!
Imagine Law & Order told from the defendant’s point of view, laying out like a jigsaw puzzle the emotionally fraught circumstances that got them in this mess. Adapted from a British series by veteran producer H0ward Gordon (24, Homeland), Fox‘s Accused (premiering January 22) takes that …
The annual Mount Dora Arts Festival was started 48 years ago by a group of art loving citizens looking to share their artwork with people in the local community. Today, the event is run by Mount Dora Center for the Arts and features hundreds of fine artists from around the country.
This week, A Forever Home Animal Rescue is featuring Austin, a 4-month-old Chihuahua/Lab mix puppy weighing 10 pounds.
You’ve seen it done many times before: in 28 Days Later (the rabid, and rapid, infected), The Road (a journey through a grim post-apocalypse), and certainly The Walking Dead (surviving ghouls and inhumanity at its worst), to name a few antecedents. But few have done it as well as The Last of…
Leesburg City Commissioners Mike Pederson, Allyson Berry and Alan Reisman were sworn in at the annual organizational meeting Jan. 9 at the Commission Chambers of Leesburg City Hall. Pederson ran unopposed in the newly created District 4. Commissioner Berry won the election in District 1, whi…
The 14-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient Emmylou Harris is coming to the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages for a Feb. 19 concert.
No community stays the same forever. Despite the sense of familiarity individuals may feel when visiting their hometown, those communities have undoubtedly undergone significant changes over the years.
How many times does Jack Ryan have to save the world before his CIA bosses give him the benefit of the doubt?
Design trends come and go, but some have a funny way of resurfacing years after they first became popular. Homeowners who may have been considering renovating their home to remove a design element they believe to be passé might want to see if that feature has experienced a resurgence in popu…
Dec. 6, the nonprofit group 1000 Friends of Florida led a workshop to engage with Lake County residents and other stakeholders to discuss the county’s growth projections.
Mount Dora – During its regular meeting on Dec. 1, the City of Eustis Commissioners unanimously proclaimed Jan. 22–28, 2023, as Rotary Week. The proclamation supports festivities planned to celebrate the first 100 years of Rotary service in Lake County, specifically encompassing the cities o…
The war cry of the Seminole will echo through the pines again on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7–8, as Native American and military portrayers clash in the reenactment of Major Francis Dade’s infamous battle.
The Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has a vacancy in the Fifth Judicial Circuit for Lake County Court Judge, due to enactment of Florida House Bill 7027.
This week, A Forever Home Animal Rescue is featuring bonded mother and daughter Bonnie and Clara, long-haired Terriers.
Patricia L. Woodard, 93 of Eustis, Florida, passed away on August 8, 2022.
Donald (OTIE) Koenke passed away peacefully sitting in his favorite club chair overlooking the boats in the Alexandria Bay harbor on August 28, 2022, at age 87.
Mary E. “Lib” McCormick French, 92, of Mount Dora, FL, passed away on January 14, 2022. She was born on September 2, 1929, to Oscar and Nora Walker in Walland, TN.
Salley Clare (Pagenkemper) Baumann was born October 22, 1946, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania to Arthur and Doris (Braun) Pagenkemper. Sallye Baumann died on December 7, 2021, at the age of 75 in Tavares, Florida.
Editor’s note: David Dunn-Rankin, who many readers know through his weekly column, is CEO of this newspaper’s parent company and the son of Betty Dunn-Rankin. The following originally ran in the Venice Gondolier.
