Christine Moore

LEWISTON—Echo is a PAWS graduate, which means that he's house-trained, crate-trained, and knows a plethora of obedience commands and is well socialized with people and other dogs. He is a

CLARKSTON—On June 8, 2026, an Asotin County Sheriff’s Office detective received a report from a deputy regarding an incident involving a 10-year-old boy the day prior.

What's your summer's soundtrack? You know, the tones and reverberations explicit to your home. Sure, there are perennial tunes to the season: the ice cream trucks' melodic tones, the sizzle of a grill. But each July has a unique timbre too. Young kids, visiting family, travels abroad all set the specific symphony of a given summer.

Updated CLARKSTON On July 7, 2026, a call came in for a structure fire in the trailer park on 13th Street, in Clarkston.

CLARKSTON—On July 7, 2026, a call came in for a structure fire in the trailer park on 13th Street, in Clarkston.

Strong Towns is coming to Apopka, bringing a national conversation about infrastructure, growth, and fiscal sustainability to the local level. In her latest column, Christine Moore explains why she believes residents and elected officials should pay closer attention to how communities build—and pay for—their future.

The Strong Towns movement argues that cities become stronger by making small, practical improvements rather than relying on large, costly projects. In this guest commentary by Christine Moore, local advocates discuss safer streets, bike infrastructure, fiscal responsibility, and why those ideas could benefit Apopka.

Widening roads is not the only way Apopka can respond to traffic congestion and continued growth. Strong Towns principles offer another approach centered on infill development, safer streets, local businesses, and transportation choices.

Strong Towns Apopka plans to plant native shrubs along the West Orange Trail as part of its fall community project. The effort reflects a broader movement encouraging property owners to replace portions of their lawns with native plants that support birds, pollinators, watersheds, and the food web.

Sitting in my backyard, writing this article, preparing my grill for the flank steak recipe below, already-turned-yellow leaves are falling from my Rose of Sharon tree.