October 30, 2009 'GREEN' AUTO DEALERSHIP SHAPING UP CLERMONT - Jeronimo Esteve III, founder, president and CEO of Bella Automotive Group Ltd., and his son Jeronimo "Jero" Esteve IV visited the construction site this week of the family's new "green" auto dealership, Headquarter Honda, east of Clermont on State Road 50 near Florida's Turnpike. more.... September 1, 2009 NEW ANIMAL-CONTROL ORDINANCE HAS TEETH Pit-bull attack of jogger spurred revision of law TAVARES - Lake County toughened its animal-control ordinance today, five months after two muscular pit bulls broke from a yard and mauled a jogger. more.... August 16, 2009 NOW ITS'S TIME - CHECK OUT CLERMONT'S NEW LIBRARY CLERMONT — When the front doors of the newly completed Cooper Memorial Library swing open Monday, the public will be able to check out Lake County's newest and largest library for the first time. more.... July 12, 2009 CLERMONT AUTO DELEARSHIP GOING 'GREEN' CLERMONT — A groundbreaking and symbolic tree planting ceremony was held recently to mark construction of an energy-saving, cost-efficient car dealership in Clermont. more.... July 10, 2009 'FOR SALE' SIGN SPROUTS IN FRONT OF PLAZA COLLINA CLERMONT — At the peak of the real-estate boom four years ago, the proposed Plaza Collina was ballyhooed as an upscale shopping mecca. more.... July 8, 2009 COOPER MEMORIAL LIBRARY IS MOVING! CLERMONT — The Lake County Library System announces the highly anticipated move of the Cooper Memorial Library to 2525 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont. more.... June 4, 2009 GET A FEEL FOR LAKE TERRAIN FROM COMFORT OF COMPUTER TAVARES — The county's interactive mapping tool has a nifty new feature that allows users to check out Lake's terrain. more.... May 3, 2009 SOUTH LAKE COMMERCIAL SPURT BRINGS SAM'S CLUB CLERMONT — In yet another sign that commercial growth in south Lake County continues to soar despite a stagnant economy, a developer has won approval to build a Sam's Club on U.S. Highway 27. more.... April 17, 2009 CLERMONT 16-SCREEN MOVIE THEATER GETS READY TO OPEN There is an art to loading the candy window at a movie-theater concession stand. "You have to make sure the words on the candy boxes all face the same direction," said Beth Miller, an EPIC Theatres manager from Hendersonville, N.C. more.... April 10, 2009 HONDA DEALER'S PLANS PRAISED CLERMONT - The site plan for 48,000-square-foot Honda dealership on State Road 50 won praise this week from county officials. Commissioners expressed admiration for the dealership's building, which will seek certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program for efficient use of energy, water and other resources. more.... April 4, 2009 New BJ's The Central Florida office of SIKON Construction Corp. is building a multimillion-dollar 110,000-square-foot BJ's Wholesale Club at 2577 S. U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont. The wholesale store that offers electronics, jewelry, home improvement supplies and more is expected to be finished in May. |