🌱 Will a new City Hall garage finally fix Park Avenue parking?

Hello again Winter Park! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Will a new City Hall garage finally fix Park Avenue parking?
• Why Winter Park’s SunRail costs complicate Apopka’s push for new service

Today's riddle: Why do cows have hooves and not feet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Could New Garage Near City Hall Solve Park Avenue Parking Woes? (winterparkvoice.com) — Winter Park leaders are exploring a public‑private partnership to build a multi‑story parking garage behind City Hall, aiming to ease the growing crunch around Park Avenue. Commissioners are weighing funding options, potential designs, and even expanded SunRail service while resisting paid street parking, hoping to protect both resident convenience and the city’s visitor experience.
   

• Rail to Apopka remains unfunded despite long-range plans (theapopkachief.com) — Winter Park is already paying steep operating costs to keep SunRail running, a key reason officials are hesitant to add Apopka’s Orange Blossom Express corridor without new county, state, or federal funding. Regional planners are prioritizing a SunRail link to Orlando International Airport, leaving Winter Park riders tied to the existing system while future expansions, including Apopka service, remain unfunded concepts.
   

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📸 Around Winter Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winter Park

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Wednesday April 22

• Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part One | UCF Art Gallery
  UCF Art Gallery
  10:00 am
• UCF Softball vs. North Florida
  Softball Stadium
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Opening Reception: Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part Two
  UCF Art Gallery
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part Two | UCF Art Gallery
  UCF Art Gallery
  10:00 am
• Spring 2026 Senior Design Live Showcase
  Engineering II
  10:00 am

Saturday April 25

• OAS Birding
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr. , Winter Park
  8:00 am
• Yoga in the Garden - Saturdays
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr. , Winter Park
  9:00 am
• Tai Chi in the Garden
  Mead Botanical Garden , 1300 S. Denning Dr. , Winter Park
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday April 21

• Bachelor's in Nursing Online Information Session, BSN Degree
  University of Central Florida Public Events Virtual
  1:00 pm
• DNP Nurse Executive Information Session
  University of Central Florida Public Events Virtual
  1:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Virtual Mini Academy - CĂłmo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visiĂłn de elegir la universidad de tus sueĂąos
  Colonial High School Orlando, FL 32807
  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
  Cypress Springs Elementary School Orlando, FL 32825
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello!
  I received notice that my pkg had been delivered, but this is not my front door. The name/address on pkg is correct, but it’s been delivered to… (Nextdoor Lake Killarney Condos)

• Hillpointe posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Coordinator in Winter Park. Apply here.
• Interlachen Country Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Golf Course Maintenance Tech in Winter Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winter Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Maitland

• 600 Waverly Ln, Maitland, FL 32751 (realtor.com)
• Dispose of unused prescriptions at National Take Back Day in Orange County (wftv.com)
• Celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2026 with Orlando Comic Book Stores (gottagoorlando.com)

Orlando

• The Science and Strategy of How Much Does a 20000 Mile Service Cost (thedetroitbureau.com)
• ‘Brought people to the table:' Orlando business program promoting minorities, women officially replaced (clickorlando.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They lactose! (Thank you Courtney S. for sending it in!)
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