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09/17/2026 · Clewiston
The Tiny Pause That Gives You Your Day Back
You do not need a perfect boundary script—you need three seconds before an automatic yes. Try this small pause today and notice how much more honest your answers become.
Three Dials, One Life: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73
Shakespeare turns aging into three small, blazing pictures: a bare tree, a fading day, and a fire collapsing into ash. Read closely, and you’ll see why this sonnet feels less like a lecture about mortality than a hand finding yours in the dark.
09/16/2026
The Intelligence of Not Choosing Too Soon
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous sentence is usually treated as a badge of sophistication. Read in context, it is stranger and more useful: a warning that reality may demand contradiction without granting us the comfort of a tidy answer.
09/16/2026
The Bill, the Border, and the Price of Dinner
Washington keeps selling speed while Congress argues over the bill’s fine print. Meanwhile, families, courts, and the Federal Reserve keep forcing the country to confront the same question: who pays for the promises?
09/16/2026
The Immersive Van Gogh Machine Needs to Sit Down
Projecting paintings onto warehouse walls is not automatically an art experience. Sometimes it’s a dazzling doorway into an artist’s work; sometimes it’s a screensaver wearing a beret.
09/16/2026
The Bear Needs to Stop Cooking and Go Home
The Bear was once television’s most thrilling kitchen fire. Now it’s standing in the smoke, staring meaningfully at a plate of risotto while everyone insists the flames are character development.
09/17/2026
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Backyard Chicken Keeping Program City ordinances allow the opportunity for City residents who occupy detached single-family homes and duplexes to be able to keep up to six chickens in their backyards. In order to participate in this program, residents must obtain a Backyard Chicken Keeping Permit through the Community Development Department. Please contact Zoning at 407-957-7284 or [email protected] for more information. Please Note: If you wish to obtain a "Backyard Chicken-Keeping" permit, you will need to participate in a "Chicken Keeping" class. The Osceola County UF/IFAS Extension Services offers the "Backyard Poultry Basics" class. Frequently Asked Questions About Backyard Chicken Keeping Backyard Chicken Keeping Classes (Offered in English and in Spanish) Learn how to keep chickens for fun and egg production! Topics covered include: Chicken breeds Raising chicks Designing coops and pens Chicken health and nutrition This class meets the educational requirement for the St. Cloud Backyard Chicken Keeping Program, as well as requirements for other Central Florida city and county urban chicken programs. Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. One $8 ticket covers all household members. Call Jessica Sullivan or Rachel Fernandez for questions or additional registration options: 321-697-3000 or our Zoning Division at 407-957-8422 or [email protected] for more information. Class Dates: Saturday, May 30, 2026 (English) Peghorn Park10 a.m. to 12 noon2101 Peghorn Way, St. Cloud Register here Saturday, August 1 (Spanish) Peghorn Park10 a.m. to 12 noon2101 Peghorn Way, St. Cloud Register here Thursday, September 10, 2026 (English) UF IFAS Extension Services 6-8 p.m.1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane, Kissimmee, FL Register here Saturday, October 3, 2026 (Spanish) 10 a.m. to 12 noonSt. Cloud Civic Center3001 17th St., St. Cloud Register Here Forms Chicken Keeping Application Packet Ordinance No. 2019-35 Ordinance No. 2023-07 More Information For information, please contact the Zoning Division at 407-957-7284 or [email protected] for more information.
Parkland City Commission to Hold Regular Meeting on April 10th
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