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January 2008 Top Stories
| College Park Icon Georgia Long Has Gone To Be With Her Lord. |
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Georgia Jewell Long, 90, founder of College Park's Long's Christian Book Store went to be with the Lord after passing away peacefully on Dec 13, 2007. She was born Oct. 17, 1917 in Johnston City, TN. While there she met and married William Long. Soon after they moved to Orlando and had 5 children. They opened Long's Bookstore in College Park nearly 40 years ago - one of College Park's oldest still-family owned stores. Her son, Rodger now owns and manages the business at 1610 Edgewater Drive. Her faith in the Lord has always been the guiding light in her life. Each Christmas, she was adamant that we be reminded that "Jesus Is |
| The Reason For The Season." You can Honor her memory by making donations to The First Orlando Foundation, 3000 S John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32805. The College Park community wishes her loved ones our deepest condolences. | |
Walkabout on Edgewater Drive!
On Saturday, December 1, 2007 local residents, business and property owners of College Park participated in a "walkabout" with The Edgewater Drive Vision Task Force. The walkabout's purpose is to analyze assets and opportunities along the Edgewater Drive corridor to create a vision that manages future growth. The Task Force is seeking to understand how citizens want the street to look and feel, including building scale, sidewalk widths and landscaping. ~ more
College Park's Holiday on the Drive was a success, and College Park's City Commissioner Robert Stuart met with George Bush... curious??? read more Heart of the City Foundation Second Mile Fund To Help Injured Edgewater High Student C.J. Bellamy
On December 26, 2006, 17 year old C.J. Bellamy was randomly shot in the back in a drive-by attack at a gas station on Colonial Drive. At the time of the shooting, C. J. was an active junior at Edgewater High School, a member of the varsity basketball team, and a great kid with a bright future. Today, C. J. is paralyzed from the waist down and his parents are fighting to make ends meet as they care for their son and his two siblings. The founders of the Second Mile Fund in Orlando desire to find other donors who wish to go the second mile for C.J. and others in our community who need a helping hand. ~more
COLLEGE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT - DAVID E. ROSE - more January 2008 Articles
• From The Desk Of City Commissioner Robert Stuart
• College Park Neighborhood Association President David E. Rose
• Cutting Edge Consciousness - by Diane Ross
• In the Garden - by Nick Francisco, Blodgett Gardens
• Jewel of the Month - by Phyllis Stewart-Tuell, Stewart Jewelry
• Real Estate - by Mike Derenthal, Derenthal Realty
• School News - by Anne Geiger, Orange County Public School Board, District 6