Jasmine businesses expanding and doing well It looks like Eckerd Drugs is coming to the Jasmine shopping center. There may be some empty space in Jasmine Square, but all of it isn’t vacant. Most of it is being remodeled to make temporary space for a tenant’s expansion — and the addition of a free-standing Eckerd Drug Store where Community ... [Read full story]
Coalition discusses adult community status The Southwest State Road 200 Coalition was told at its regular monthly meeting this week that, just because a developer designates his development a 55 plus adult community , that doesn’t mean it legally meets the requirements for such after he leaves. That news surprised a number of the members ... [Read full story]
Son and daughter of Oak Run This week Bonnie Larson of Oak Run sent a picture of her son and daughter, who are serving in the military. She included some information about them and a copy of a post card her son sent to his parents last month from somewhere in Kuwait, and asked the Citizen to write something about them. Bonn ... [Read full story]
Corridor joining the ranks to help Operation Shoebox The war in Iraq may be drawing to a conclusion, but American sons and daughters will still be away from home and in harm’s way for some time to come. So an increasing number of Corridor businesses are doing their part to try to make conditions a little better for the servicemen and -women throug ... [Read full story]
Board resloves to be be “elder ready” The Marion County Commission approved a resolution April 15 in support of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs to make the county an “elder ready” community, meeting the designation of a “Community for a Lifetime.” The Public Policy Institute (PPI) of the Central Florida Community College is s ... [Read full story]
