Hidden Pond Preserve, a 113-acre natural area in East Orange County characterized by mesic and wet flatwoods, is home to a wide variety of native and migratory birds as well as wildlife species. Wildflowers can be seen blooming year-round throughout the area. Hidden Pond Preserve offers a quality nature-based experience for everyone visiting this beautiful natural sanctuary. Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy hiking and wildlife viewing along the Preserve’s newly created trails.

Back to School event at the Bithlo Community Center. Over 350 kids were served with the basic needs to start their school year with supplies, back packs, reading books, immunizations, and dental cleansing. Immense gratitude for the vendors, volunteers and parents who committed their time. Best wishes on a great school year.

Emily Bonilla is worried her district in metro Orlando will be undercounted during next spring’s once-in-a-decade head count of everybody in the United States because of who lives there: new arrivals, immigrants, the poor, renters and rural residents who sometimes regard government with suspicion. “We’re growing so fast that I know we have more people in the area than the data is stating. This area already is undercounted,” said Bonilla, a county commissioner in one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S.