Olympian turned Valencia campus president

By Fred Lambert / flambert@valenciavoice.com
July 25, 2012
Filed under Uncategorized

The new president of the East and Winter Park campuses, Stacey Johnson, is not only an experienced educator from Palo Alto College in San Antonio, Tex., but also a former Olympic fencer. Before earning her doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin, Johnson was... Read more »

High school teacher runs for Florida House

By Fred Lambert / flambert@valenciavoice.com
July 10, 2012
Filed under News

Sean Ashby is a lot of things -- native Floridian, talented golfer, husband, father and high school teacher. But now he’s trying out a different path, one that may take him to Tallahassee as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. After graduating from Lake Howell High School in 1993 and... Read more »

International Drive looks to get live

By Mike Gramajo / mgramajo@valenciavoice.com
July 3, 2012
Filed under News

John Whittall, president of Unicorp National Developments Inc., met with county business leaders Thursday afternoon at the Orange County Convention Center for a community meeting to discuss the proposed land use for the expected I-Drive Live complex. Unicorp National Development Inc., which owns... Read more »

Songstress Renee Yohe has stellar start

By James Tutten / jtutten@valenciavoice.com
July 3, 2012
Filed under Lifestyle

Renee Yohe's recently formed solo music group, “BEARCAT,” triumphantly returned to the stage in Orlando at Park Avenue CDs, a small independently owned music store, after undergoing their first tour. Local fans and family showed up to give support to a talented young woman whose story has inspired... Read more »

Family Guy on big screen

By Amanda Smith / asmith@valenciavoice.com
July 3, 2012
Filed under Lifestyle

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane brought his crude humor to the big screen this weekend with “Ted.”  Mark Wahlberg plays John Bennett, a man in his 30s whose best friend is his childhood teddy bear, Ted (Seth MacFarlane), who came to life one Christmas in Bennett’s adolescent years. Mila... Read more »

Casa de Puerto Rico hosts a 5k at Lake Baldwin for Latin Flag Day

By Francesca Fey / ffey@valenciavoice.com
July 2, 2012
Filed under News

Casa de Puerto Rico had its first 5k run this past Saturday at Lake Baldwin in Winter Park. It was a balmy 80 degrees at the kick off, and the thick, humid summer air is perhaps what kept many participants at bay. Though there were only about 38 runners/walkers who partook in the Latin Flag Day 5k,... Read more »

Central Florida zoo turns 37

By Francesca Fey / ffey@valenciavoice.com
June 20, 2012
Filed under Lifestyle

Opening in its current location in Sanford, Florida back on July 4, 1975, the Central Florida Zoo has been entertaining and educating the many thousands of its visitors with a variety of animal exhibits, informative shows and demonstrations, zoo events, educational classes, and summer adventure... Read more »

‘People Like Us,’ perfect film for parents

By Shay Castle / scastle@valenciavoice.com
June 20, 2012
Filed under Lifestyle

We tend to love our families despite their flaws and insane behavior. We will take tiny abuses time after time, because hey, they love us, and sometimes the way they can’t stop interrupting one another has an endearing quality to it. Sometimes it drives us crazy, but it never is quite enough for us... Read more »

‘The Wall’ brilliantly refined by Roger Waters

By James Tutten / jtutten@valenciavoice.com
June 20, 2012
Filed under Lifestyle

Roger Waters, a founding member and visionary songwriter of progressive rock band Pink Floyd, has created a wildly innovative live experience to accompany the latest reinvention of the classic album, “The Wall.” Timeless music, cutting edge technological accompaniment, and larger than life twisted... Read more »

Homeless man sues Valencia

By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
June 19, 2012
Filed under Local News, News, Valencia News

James Ross, a local homeless man, is suing Valencia College for $100 million. Ross is citing a Florida statute which states that any student who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence is exempt from all tuition fees.“It’s not about the money for me,” Ross said. “The money is... Read more »