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Hello Four Corners! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: Young soccer talent headed to Europe, Friday flicks, and christmas in july + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Rising soccer talent abroad: Winter Garden 10-year-old Lorenzo Rodriguez will play in a Paris tournament this summer after back-to-back MVPs at Stars Academy, then join a Jacksonville academy team for 24 days in Europe -- see Lorenzo's Europe journey.
Storm-ready home essentials: UF/IFAS will host a free four-part webinar series starting August 25 to help well and septic owners prep for storms, with sessions in English and Spanish through September 17 -- read the full story.
Voter registration checkup: A Florida resident found his party status changed ahead of primaries, sparking calls to double-check registrations. The last day to register or change party for the primary is August 18 -- verify your voter details.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Time for a glow-up: Your living room called, it wants a comfier couch. Haines Furniture Outlet has living room, bedroom, dining and mattress options galore, lots of Ashley picks, and quick local delivery so you can upgrade your space without braving a theme-park commute.
Your lakeside reset: Skip the crowds and loop the Clermont/Minneola Trail, watch boats cross Lake Minneola, then let the kids conquer Champions Splash Park while you cast a line from the Second Street Fishing Pier. Waterfront Park is the easy, low-key afternoon spot locals keep returning to when the week gets loud.
Comfort that sticks: Woodsby's Cafe is that reliable, no-frills spot when you want big breakfasts, classic burgers, and even a catfish breakfast that tastes like home. Skip the overthinking and just get biscuits and gravy, then call it a day with one of their old-school dinner plates.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🎬 Friday Flicks @ Central Florida's Welcome Center (Davenport) | Friday (7/24) at 10:00 AM – Summer Fridays call for AC, popcorn, and movies you can quote in your sleep. The Welcome Center is rolling out family-friendly hits all July, think Frozen, Cars, WALL-E, Ratatouille, and A Goofy Movie, a different crowd-pleaser each week. Low stakes, high nostalgia.
🏠 Adoption Event @ PetSmart (Davenport) | Friday (7/24) at 10:00 AM – Call it the only speed dating that matters, a cat and kitten adoption event with adorable candidates who are fully vetted, spayed or neutered, and ready for forever homes. Expect purrs, whiskers, and zero drama, unless someone opens the treat bag.
🚗 Friday Muscle Car Show & Cruise @ Old Town (Kissimmee) | Friday (7/24) at 3:00 PM – Old Town is rumbling every Friday night with a proper muscle car show and cruise, free for owners and free for the rest of us to gawk. Expect show-quality ’64-and-newer muscle and ’85-and-older hot rods, brick-street cruising, and entries into monthly $1,000 drawings.
🍦 Red, White, & Scoop @ Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum (Kissimmee) | Saturday (7/25) at 10:00 AM – If you prefer your patriotism served cold, celebrate 250 years the Osceola way with crafts, ice cream, and a wander through America 250: A Visual Voyage. Two scoops of nostalgia, one scoop of perspective, and zero candles setting off the museum sprinklers.
🎒 Kissimmee Back to School Jam @ Chambers Park Community Center | Saturday (7/25) at 10:00 AM – If your kid’s supply list reads like a CVS receipt, hit the Jam at Chambers Park for free backpacks and essentials, while they burn energy in the Kids Zone, get faces painted, and you grab community resources. Plus live music, calm before homework storm.
🎄 Christmas in July @ First Baptist Clermont | Saturday (7/25) at 6:00 PM – If you’ve been waiting for a sign to blast Christmas classics in flip-flops, consider it delivered. Christmas in July brings holiday music, themed activities, sweet treats, and cool AC, an excuse to make memories and beat the heat. Santa’s in sandals, you keep your sanity.
🚗 Exotic Cars & Coffee @ Old Town (Kissimmee) | Sunday (7/26) at 10:00 AM – Take a lazy Sunday stroll to Old Town’s Trophy Row on select mornings for coffee and a showroom you don’t have space for, featuring Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Lotus, Porsches, and McLarens. Admire the dream machines, look, don’t touch, and no motorcycles.
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07 — Four Corners report Weather forecastToday — High: 96°F — Low: 76°F — Precip: 3%
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Later: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Heat index values as high as 102. South southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow — High: 96°F — Low: 75°F — Precip: 17%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. This house is wildThis fully furnished 9-bedroom, 6-bath Solara Resort showpiece sits on an oversized pie-shaped premium lot with sunny South-facing frontage and rare backyard privacy. The Mattamy-built Napa plan features a gourmet kitchen, open great room, grand primary suite, and upstairs loft. Outside, a screened tropical escape adds a heated pool, spa, and brick-paver deck.
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