Tavares

City of Tavares Awarded $6 Million for infrastructure and workforce training

City officials on Friday, October 29, declared the day an exciting one in Tavares, America’s Seaplane City, as Governor Ron DeSantis visited to personally present them with a check for $6 million. During a press conference, Gov. DeSantis announced that…

Tavares History Museum sets grand opening on Thursday at train depot

Tavares will host the grand opening of the Tavares History Museum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the Tavares Train Station at Wooton Park, 305 E. Ruby St., Tavares. The public is invited to see the contributions…

Attractions: Showing off muscles

Local car show revs up interest among automotive enthusiasts. Photos: Nicole Hamel Jose Fuentes pops the hood of his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro to reveal an engine as clean and shiny as the white exterior. Nine years ago, he restored the…

Tavares eager to work with Mount Dora, Lake County on Rails to Trails

The future connectivity in Lake County can be summed up in three words: Rails to Trails. Tavares City Administrator John Drury says Florida completed its “alternative analysis” and determined a Rails to Trails project is the best connectivity for this…

Building playhouses for children

Kudos to local teams and businesses who signed up to build and customize wood playhouses as a special holiday gift to children during the second annual Jingle Build-Off, hosted by Habitat of Humanity of Lake-Sumter. Teams will do onsite building…

BTW’s Crafted Concoctions in Tavares to host Christmas cocktails pop-up

“We are excited to announce that Crafted Concoctions will be a Miracle Pop-up location this year. This begins on November 24th (for us because we are closed on Mondays) and runs through the end of the year,” says Rebecca…

2020 Florida Pro Best of the Beach Volleyball Tournament set this weekend in Tavares

Lake County welcomes the 2020 Florida Pro Best of the Beach Volleyball Tournament and participating athletes to Hickory Point Beach in Tavares Friday, Nov. 6 through Sunday, Nov. 8. The tournament is being presented by the Norelli Family Foundation and…

Habitat to break ground for 23-unit cottages in Tavares

Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter plans to break ground Oct. 16 for a new housing development in Tavares. The Cottages at Heritage Grove is a 23-unit pocket neighborhood featuring cottage-style homes and townhomes at approximately 730 square feet. They will…

Tavares native continues U.S. Navy Seabee tradition

The Navy Office of Community Outreach provided this article about Tavares native Travis Knappenburger, written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Finley Jr. (This article has been edited from its original form): “We Build, We Fight” has been…