It was a love fest of community partners and bike/pedestrian advocation in Orange County last month – literally. Neighbors came together for two educational and impactful community events: the Mills50 Love Fest and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Neighborhood and Community…
The 2020 Florida Legislative session wrapped up on Thursday, March 19, 2020. One bill was ultimately left on the table. Perhaps it was the immediate and necessary attention to nationwide health concerns involving COVID-19 that kept certain bills from advancing…
Each year, our partners at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office show that they value and respect their community by throwing a big bash complete with free food, drinks and entertainment. It's also an opportunity for the folks who live in…
On a warm, sunny day in March, people driving through the heart of downtown Kissimmee came upon an unusual sight—business owners, downtown residents, even elementary children lined the streets. They were shouting positive messages and holding signs that said things…
A new study shows traffic crashes spike during the first six days following the switch to Daylight Saving Time. Experts claim the causes include adjusting to darker morning commutes to work or school and sleep deprivation. That’s why Orange and…
This Sunday, March 8, we spring forward and move the clocks one hour ahead. Sometimes it’s hard to put one’s Best Foot Forward if the morning is a groggy haze, because you’ve lost an hour. Evidence suggests changing clocks to…
It’s a somber read. The recently released edition of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report shows an alarming trend nationwide, as well as here in Florida. According to the GHSA report, pedestrian fatalities increased by 53 percent nationwide, from…
February may be the shortest month of the year, but Best Foot Forward (BFF) packed a lot of events into it. Community education is one of the three tenants of BFF’s “Triple E” approach, along with low-cost engineering and high-visibility…
Downtown Kissimmee has had enough … “A friend was struck by a driver in our Downtown three months ago, and I was grazed as I jogged just two weeks ago,” Jeremy Lanier, merchant and president of the Downtown Business Association…