Lake Eola

Caring for Creation in the Heart of the City: The Orlando Land Trust Story

Podcast Interview with Dr. Case Thorp What happens when faith meets the challenge of preserving beauty in the city?In this episode of Nuance, I talk with Ted Haddock, Eugenia Sefcik, and Lynn Long of the Orlando Land Trust about how spiritual conviction can inspire civic action. We explore the Christian call to care for creation, the […]

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Grandmothers’ Legacy of Love Butterfly Sculpture Garden — Now Open!

Project Update: Grand Opening & Butterfly Release On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the Orlando Land Trust proudly joined community members, city leaders, and families in celebrating the grand opening of the Grandmothers’ Legacy of Love Butterfly Sculpture Garden at Lake Eola Park. What began as a vision to honor grandmothers and preserve green space has

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Orlando leaders break ground on Lake Eola ‘pocket park’

Lake Eola Park expansion should be complete in fall, city says. ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and others to hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning for a pocket-sized expansion of Lake Eola Park. A news release described how $3.25 million raised in partnership with the Orlando Land

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Lake Eola Park expansion planned following demolition of former 7-Eleven store

Demolition of former 7-Eleven store to allow for expansion of Lake Eola Park ORLANDO, Fla. – “Crews worked to demolish a former 7-Eleven store in downtown Orlando on Monday morning to make way for more green space at Lake Eola Park. FOX 35 was there when crews with the Orlando Land Trust began tearing down

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Orlando demolishing building to create green space for Lake Eola Park

Crane to topple former 7-Eleven at Rosalind Avenue and Central Boulevard. ORLANDO, Fla. – “A crew began the process of demolishing a building Monday in Orlando to create more green space around the city’s signature park at Lake Eola.A former 7-Eleven convenience store at Rosalind Avenue and Central Boulevard, the site where a developer wanted to

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Lease termination will allow Orlando Land Trust project to start earlier

The self-described little old ladies behind the Orlando Land Trust should be able to witness their dream of adding green space to the Lake Eola Park city block earlier than originally thought. Notes from City Council, Dec. 6 December 08, 2021 By S.T. Cardinal Eugene Sefcik and Lynn Long gifted the land to the city

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Orlando Land Trust celebrates grandmothers with sculpture and butterfly garden in Lake Eola Park

OLT Co-Founders Host “An Evening Under The Stars” and reveal new art piece ORLANDO, FLA.  – Monday, October 18, 2021 – In gratitude for the remarkable support it received, Orlando Land Trust (OLT) will donate a sculpture and create a butterfly garden for Lake Eola as part of OLT’s continuing commitment to preserve green space

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