Mount Dora News

Police were called to the Rodeo Country Nightclub on Old US Highway 441 after receiving reports of a shooting at the establishment.

Mount Dora, Wednesday, June 2, 2004, We think of Mount Dora as a city of quaint bungalows and antique shops but recently police raided what they are calling "the worst drug house" in Mount Dora .

The Orlando City Council this week agreed to chip in $106,000 to help the Florida Department of Transportation pay for a $1.7 million study into the feasibility of a commuter train linking Lake County with Orlando.

The Orlando City Council on Monday agreed to write a check for more than $106,000 to the state to help pay for a $1.7 million study of a commuter train that would link Lake County with Orlando.

A crowd takes pictures during the second annual Groundhog Day Celebration at Donnelly Park in Mount Dora on Thursday, February 2, 2012.

This award-winning musical is written by James Lapine with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, directed by Jill Dillingham, and produced by Jayne Jeney.

A casual art lover could easily spend both days of the 37th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival wandering the booths to savor the dazzling array of paintings, ceramics, handcrafted jewelry and graphic prints.

Officials from the Golden Triangle Cities of Mount Dora , Eustis and Tavares met this week to discuss the possibility of bringing commuter rail to Lake County , cooperating on fire service and creating a signature economic event that would bring visitors to all three locales.

Rabbi Karen Allen of Congregation Beth Sholom, Leesburg, and violinist Zoriy Zinger will perform a "Bach to Broadway" concert at 3 p.m. Feb.

Bill Gearing, left, looks shocked as Mount Dora Millie the gopher tortoise "whispers" predictions into his ear during the second annual Groundhog Day Celebration at Donnelly Park in Mount Dora on Thursday, MOUNT DORA - When a tortoise and a rabbit get mixed up with Groundhog Day, there is no shortage of prognosticating.

Nearly 900 talented artists from across the nation applied to be among the elite 285 selected to display their works at the juried 37th annual Mount Dora Arts Festival this weekend.

The New Smyrna Beach artist particularly likes participating in the Mount Dora Arts Festival - and not just because she walked off with the $5,000 top prize last year.

There are a few events going on in and around Ocala this weekend, and all of them are either free or inexpensive.

Eagle vs. shark Grooveshark gets hooked by a $17 billion lawsuit - and brings the national debate over copyright infringement to Central Florida View masters Local publisher Burrow Press shows that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts in 15 Views of Orlando anthology Changing the channel The FCC still hasn't offered a ruling on the sale ... (more)

The IceHouse will hold auditions for the delightful pop musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes , on Monday and Tuesday, January 30 and 31, 2012 from 7 - 9 pm.

NBC News and other media outlets say Mitt Romney "surrogates" are shadowing Newt Gingrich and that a staffer even had a verbal confrontation with one Thursday in Mount Dora.

Newt Gingrich, speaking with reporters after his impassioned performance in Mount Dora, Fla., defended his Reagan-praising credentials by noting that Nancy Reagan said her husband's "torch has been passed to Newt." "You want to understand why I finally decided to just go and be this blunt? In 1995, Nancy Reagan at the Goldwater Institute says, ... (more)

Look at how old the people are at a New Gingrich rally in Mount Dora, Florida. Republicans have given up on young voters, blacks and alieniating Hispanics.

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , accompanied by his wife Callista, waits to speak at a Tea Party Rally, Thursday, Jan.

Tickets remain for the Kingston Trio, but they won't last. The group's 2007 and 2008 appearances in Mount Dora sold out.