🌱 What Ocoee’s $18.1 million Towne Square sale means for shoppers

Good morning to you Ocoee! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Ocoee’s $18.1 million Towne Square sale means for shoppers
• What new tests reveal about Legionnaires’ concerns at Ocoee’s Crunch Fitness
• How will Ocoee’s new 6A district shake up Friday nights?

Also on today's calendar: Brunch Buffet with Santa & Mrs. Claus.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Variable cloudiness, temps: high: 79, low: 51.
• Saturday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Towne Square in Ocoee sells for $18.1 million (orangeobserver.com) — A major Ocoee shopping hub just changed hands, with Towne Square on West Colonial Drive selling for $18.1 million to Florida-based JBL Asset Management. The 126,000-square-foot center, anchored by Gabe’s and My Salon Suite, has seen tenant and capital improvements over the past decade aimed at boosting traffic and serving nearby residents.
   

• There have been 14 reports of Legionnaires' disease in Florida (floridainsider.com) — Health officials are investigating at least 14 Legionnaires’ cases in Central Florida, with attention on a Crunch Fitness location in Ocoee, though state testing there has so far found no Legionella bacteria. The gym reports all 20 environmental samples tested negative, even as the Department of Health continues a broader probe affecting Ocoee and nearby Pine Hills. Residents are reminded that Legionnaires’ disease is a serious but treatable pneumonia linked to contaminated water systems, not person-to-person spread.
   

• FHSAA realignment sees Edgewater jump to state's large class 6A (orlandosentinel.com) — Ocoee High’s football team will share a new Class 6A district with Edgewater, Dr. Phillips, Olympia and West Orange starting in the 2026 season, changing who Knights fans will see on Friday nights. The FHSAA’s latest realignment reshuffles districts across Central Florida, with several nearby schools moving classifications to chase tougher schedules and better playoff positioning.
   

📸 Around Ocoee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ocoee

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Brunch Buffet with Santa & Mrs. Claus
  The Sanford Galleon, 541 N Palmetto Ave, Sanford
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Kobalt 27: K27 Holiday Party at Rock n Rev
  Rock 'N Rev Ocoee , 8969 W Colonial Dr , Ocoee
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• City Hall Closed
  Ocoee City Hall - Ocoee FL 34761

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Camp Wewa Parent's Night Out
  Apopka, FL Calendar , 221 S. Binion Road , Apopka
  5:30 pm
• A Merry Winter Garden Light Show
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar , Winter Garden City Hall , Winter Garden
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Fridays on the Plaza
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar , Historic Downtown, Centennial Plaza Gazebo , Winter Garden
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Arabella's Angels @ Macy's Winter Garden!
  Macy's , 3215 Daniels Rd , Winter Garden
  10:00 am
• Jolly Fellow Visits the Farmers Market
  104 S Lakeview Ave , Winter Garden
  1:00 pm
• All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
  The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation - Healthy West Orange Heritage and Cultural Center , 21 E Plant St , Winter Garden
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• All is Calm Musical at Garden Theatre on Plant
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar , 160 W. Plant Street , Winter Garden
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Horse Drawn Holiday Carriage Tours
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar Winter Garden, FL 34787
  5:30 pm
• A Christmas Carol at the Garden Theatre on Plant
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar , 160 W. Plant Street , Winter Garden
  8:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Holiday Office Closure & NO Solid Waste Collection Services - Dec. 25
  Winter Garden, FL Calendar Winter Garden, FL 34787
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Here at the Salvation Army watching families receive Christmas gifts for there kids and family.
  These individuals are blessed and thankful. What a joy to see their faces God always makes a way... (Nextdoor Vineyards)

• Jacobs posted a job opening for Traffic Operations Staff Assistant - Ocoee, FL in Ocoee. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Ocoee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ocoee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pine Hills

• The proposed Ya Ya Alert Act aims to honor an Orlando shooting victim (wfsu.org)

Winter Garden

• Winter Garden considers ordinance establishing e-bikes rules (orangeobserver.com)
• A Merry Winter Garden Light Show (mycentralfloridafamily.com)
• Orlando Housing Development Promised 5-Min Drive to Disney Years Ago Finally Sees Progress (motorbiscuit.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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