● 2019 KISSIMMEE BIKE BONANZA
Celebrate Bike to Work Day in Downtown Kissimmee
Kissimmee Civic Center
Friday, April 5 | 7 AM
● KISSIMMEE'S FOOD TRUCK RODEO
Casual dining with gourmet options!
Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Veteran's Lawn
Friday, April 5 | 5 PM - 9 PM
● KUA MOVIE IN THE PARK (MOANA)
Power down and enjoy a movie with KUA
Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Veteran's Lawn
Friday, April 5 | 5 PM - 9:30 PM
● INDIGO INDY
Extended Shop Hours * Twilight Bingo * Artisans and more
Broadway, Downton Kissimmee
Friday, April 5 | 5 PM
● 1ST FRIDAY SENIOR BINGO
Devoted Health sponsors free Bingo for local seniors
Kissimmee Diner
Friday, April 5 | 1:30 PM
● DAKIN AVE CRUISE IN
Classic Cars * Live Music * Raffles
3 Sisters Speakeasy
Friday, April 5 | 6 PM
● EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA
Easter egg hunt for the kids
Denn John Fields
Saturday, April 20 | 10 AM - 1 PM
● GALERIA NIGHT
A night of music, art, and networking
Matador Tacos & Tapas
Friday, April 25 | 5:30 PM
● AMERICAN LEGION BIKE NIGHT
Bikes * Live DJ * Raffles and Prizes
3 Sisters Speakeasy
Saturday, April 27 | 5 PM
● CARIBBEAN FUSION
Great food, great music!
Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Veteran's Lawn
Sunday, April 28 | 12 PM - 5 PM
CAPTAIN CLAY JOHNSON
Captain Clay Johnson was a well-known and successful steamboat captain and businessman in the Kissimmee area. He was born in Illinois on the November 5, 1850 and spent most of his childhood and early adult years in New Orleans. In 1883, Johnson's brother in law invited him to move to the river territory that would soon become Osceola County to assist with Hamilton Disston's canal dredging operation in the Kissimmee River. Johnson had his own set of fleets from the 1880s to the 1920s. His first steamer was the Mamie Lown and some of his other boats were named after his wife and daughters. His fleet of steamboats would deliver supplies, trade goods, and move passengers around the Kissimmee River Valley. Captain Clay Johnson retired from the steamboat industry in 1926 and passed away five years later in 1931. For more information, please contact the Osceola County Historical Society.
We support the Census of 2020 and you should too! Below are some important reasons why...
• Census data guides local decision-makers and important community planning.
• Census data is used to determine locations for businesses, community centers, schools, churches, hospitals, new housing developments and a host of other community facilities to improve areas.
• Census data results determine how many seats your state gets in Congress to echo your voice on the Hill, as well as the boundaries for local and state legislative and congressional district.
• The Bureau of the Census protects their answers. It’s against the law to publicly release the responses in any way that could identify anyone. By law the Bureau cannot share any information with anyone including immigration and customs enforcement. All information is turned into statistics.
At their annual Downtown Update, held on September 26th at the Kissimmee Civic Center, the Downtown Kissimmee Area Council awarded the first quarterly recipient of their Back the Blue Awards honoring KPD’s finest.
Corporal Charles Popp is assigned to the Major Crimes Unit of the Police Department. He is charged with investigating and supervising detectives who investigate crimes against children, home invasions, sex crimes, robberies, and homicides. Corporal Popp can be described as a problem solver. Corporal Popp took it upon himself to develop a new system of tracking sexual offenders and notifying the public of their whereabouts. This system allows for our Department to track the sexual offenders living in the City and readily ensure they are following their restrictions, and if they are found not to comply, are charged appropriately. Further, Corporal Popp ensures that the detectives speak to all the registered sexual offenders at back to school time as well as at Halloween when children are likely to be around. Taking on the task of protecting our most vulnerable residents is but one example of Corporal Popp’s dedication to the Department and to the City. Corporal Popp is a person that anyone in the Kissimmee Police Department can go to for guidance, advice, and coaching while investigating a difficult crime.
The Back the Blue initiative was instigated by 2019 Kissimmee Chamber Chairman Rob Rosen to honor the finest law enforcement individuals at both KPD and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department.
