🌱 See how much your Windermere neighbors’ homes just sold for
Windermere, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Windermere! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how much your Windermere neighbors’ homes just sold for
- Why this Keene’s Pointe lake-view home drew fast, all-cash offers
- How a Windermere Prep teen’s chess passion grew into a global academy
Also on today's calendar: Rick Krasowski Music and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Beautiful with periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Overlook 2 at Hamlin estate tops Horizon West home sales from April 13 to 19 (orangeobserver.com) — Several Windermere homes, including a $1.17 million Overlook 2 at Hamlin property on John Hancock Drive, sold during the week of April 13-19, signaling a very active local market. From Lakes of Windermere to Windermere Sound and Windermere Terrace, the report details prices, sizes, and days on market so you can track neighborhood values. 
• Keene's Pointe home with lake views sells quickly in cash deal (growthspotter.com) — A luxury Keene’s Pointe home in Windermere with rare golf-course and lake views just sold for nearly $2.95 million in a fast, all-cash deal after multiple offers. The extensively updated 5,845-square-foot property, near Lake Burden, stood out in a crowded high-end market thanks to its sunset views, expanded pool, and spacious layout that appealed to out-of-town buyers relocating locally.
• Windermere Prep's sophomore creates global change after discovering his passion for chess (orangeobserver.com) — A Windermere Preparatory School sophomore has turned his COVID-era passion for chess into Chess for Change Academy, now reaching more than 1,100 students in 12 countries. From mentoring young players to researching how stress affects decision-making, he’s earning national recognition while showing how a Windermere-based initiative can influence education and performance far beyond town.
📸 Around Windermere
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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English Conversation Hour
Windermere Branch Library, 530 Main St, Windermere
3:30 pm
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Rick Krasowski Music
Windermere Brewing Company , 111 W 5th Ave , Windermere
6:00 pm -
Curry Duck Curry Competition - 19th Anniverserary
The Pines at Windermere , 3409 Maguire Rd , Windermere
10:00 am -
Francesca Tarantino
Windermere Brewing Company , 111 W 5th Ave , Windermere
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday May 2
Friday May 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part One | UCF Art Gallery
University of Central Florida Art Exhibits UCF Art Gallery
10:00 am -
Virtual Mini Academy - C贸mo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visi贸n de elegir la universidad de tus sue帽os
Lakeville Elementary School Apopka, FL 32703
6:00 pm -
Virtual Mini Academy - CĂłmo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visiĂłn de elegir la universidad de tus sueĂąos
Lovell Elementary School Apopka, FL 32703
6:00 pm -
UCF Softball vs. North Florida
Softball Stadium
6:00 pm -
Virtual Mini Academy - Cรณmo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visiรณn de elegir la universidad de tus sueรฑos
Piedmont Lakes Middle School Apopka, FL 32703
6:00 pm -
Reserved - Oakland Meeting Hall
Oakland FL Calendar Oakland, FL 34760 -
Opening Reception: Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part Two
UCF Art Gallery
5:00 pm -
Virtual Mini Academy - Career Readiness for My Child with a Disability
Dr Phillips High School Orlando, FL 32819
6:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Another morning when you
might have been sleeping . . . Good Monday Morning (Nextdoor Enclave at Berkshire Park) - I need an exterminator that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.
I have these little pin tip size ant (?) that seem to love water. I find them floating my my water tank for my coffee. Also in my microwave once. I… (Nextdoor Lakes Of Windermere)
- Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Windermere. Apply here.
- Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza posted a job opening for Carryout Cashier in Windermere. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windermere here.
🗞 Nearby News
Winter Garden
- CRISP & GREEN Celebrates National Fitness Day With Wellness Events in Key Markets & Free Power Hour Entrée Offer at Locations Nationwide (restaurantnews.com)
- Orange County judge denies Tommy Zeigler's request for new hearing (orangeobserver.com)
- 8 Incredible Things To Do In Florida That Even Lifelong Residents Haven't Discovered Yet (familydestinationsguide.com)
Ocoee
- National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2026 NEA National Heritage Fellows (arts.gov)
- FLAG FOOTBALL: District Tournament Scoreboard for Tue. April 21, 2026 (floridahsfootball.com)
Horizon West
- Next phase of Hamlin medical offices project advances in Horizon West (growthspotter.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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