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Author Archives: Perla B. Crosby

WELCOME BACK, SANFORD! Food & Beverage Lessons Learned from a Pandemic

By LEON KONIECZNY Sanford is back and booming, looking a lot like pre-pandemic times. How do I know? Recently, I was out for a Sunday morning walk through downtown, normally a sleepy time downtown. But what did I see? Why, there was a line of people across Magnolia Square, waiting for something. Glancing at my watch, I realized that it ...

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Michelle Simoneaux

OWNER OF SANFORD’S OLDEST RESTAURANT By Michael Hernandez Sometimes the most important people in a community are those you do not hear about. These are the people who show up every day to connect with their community and make a quiet yet powerful difference in the world around them. Michelle Simoneaux is one of these people. Michelle is the owner ...

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Amazing Explorers, Amazing Achievements!

By Mercedes Fonseca “The future will bring radical changes that are exponential and not linear – we need to appropriately assess and change rapidly to prepare our kids to what is coming.” –Marcello Spinelli, Co-Founder Amazing Explorers Academy Roughly one year ago, our community came to a screeching halt. The month of March was a troubling time for everyone, says ...

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GETTING TO KNOW ART WOODRUFF, SANFORD CITY MAYOR

By Perla B. Crosby Photo by Nikki Namdar Former District 1 Commissioner, Art Woodruff, was appointed to serve as mayor following the resignation of Jeff Triplett. Mayor Woodruff was born and raised in Sanford as a sixth generation Sanfordite. Let’s get to know our new mayor and what he’s all about. “I want Sanford to be a place that everyone ...

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