Hello Clermont! Hope your coffee tastes especially good this morning. In today’s bring-the-kiddos edition: A cannabis dispensary debut, a colorful mural makeover, and mini dragons kids mahjong night + excuses to get the fam out and about this week.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
A fresh retail approach: FINO Cannabis will open its first Florida dispensary in Clermont, offering a patient-first model with terpene guidance and hospitality-style care. The opening date and grand opening will be announced later -- learn more about the opening.
Southeast footprint grows: Lendmark Financial Services announced June 22 new branches in Casselberry and Winter Garden, boosting access for Clermont-area borrowers and bringing its Florida total to 12, plus one in Gardendale, Alabama -- check the new branches.
Downtown art gets brighter: Downtown’s Orange Blossom Belle is getting a colorful mural celebrating Clermont’s citrus roots and Florida wildflowers, painted by Jessica and Christina Fonseca with help from a Facade Beautification Grant -- see the mural makeover.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Contain the wiggles: Clermont parents, Fun 4 Tots Play is a clean, sock-only indoor playground designed for little ones 6 months to 6 years, with room for older siblings too. Drop by for open play or hand off birthday duty to their crew this week, you just enjoy a few quiet sips.
Level up your week: Whether you want to chase tickets with the kids, sink a putt on the gator-themed mini course, or trade bragging rights in the golf and multi-sport simulators, Game On Clermont packs it all alongside a solid menu and drinks that make lingering very easy. Consider your weeknight morale officially boosted.
Find your orchid fix: Need a little plant magic this week, wander into Smiley Orchids, a tucked-away Clermont greenhouse stacked with showy blooms and down-to-earth advice so your new diva actually thrives at home. Call ahead, then let yourself get lost in color and leave with a bright mood booster for the week.
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05 — The event calendar Fun for the famOur favorite upcoming kid and family-friendly events. All events are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🤸 Pilates + Play on the Farm @ Wildlings Farm + Folk | Wednesday (6/24) at 10:00 AM – Swap the gym for a lakefront mat at this mommy-and-me Pilates class on a Clermont farm, all levels welcome. Get 45 minutes of movement with Kirsten, then story time, goat hellos, and farm-fresh sips while the kids play and you actually chat with adults.
🎉 Action Water Sports One Year Anniversary Party @ Action Water Sports in Clermont | Thursday (6/25) at 5:00 PM – If you’ve been meaning to celebrate lake life without getting sunburned, here’s your excuse. Action Water Sports marks year one on SR 50 with free entry, live music, food, drinks, family fun, and more prizes and giveaways than a chamber mixer.
🐱 Caturday @ Petco | Saturday (6/27) at 11:00 AM – Think you’re just running errands? The new Petco in Clermont turns it into Caturday, with The Animal League’s adoptable cats on site and Team Meow chatting fostering, answering questions, and arranging for a whiskered supervisor to audit your naps, your Zoom calls, and your heart.
🎨 Paint: Ice Cream with a Twist @ Painting with a Twist | Saturday (6/27) at 11:30 AM – Craving quality time that is not a screen marathon? Hit a painting class where everyone, ages 5 to 105, can paint ice cream with a twist, make a mess, and skip the sugar crash. Observers welcome, but the kids love when you grab a brush.
🀄 Mini Dragons Kids Mahjong Night @ Cozy Dragon Games | Saturday (6/27) at 5:00 PM – Give the kids a screen-free night, and gift yourself an actually quiet evening. Cozy Dragons in Clermont is hosting a drop-off Mini Dragons Mahjong Night with pizza, American Mahjong lessons, and big-kid bragging rights, all for $35 per child. Nana will approve.
🌟 Skyzone Glow Clermont Saturdays @ Sky Zone Clermont | Saturday (6/27) at 8:00 PM – Craving something the kids will brag about, and you can survive? Sky Zone Clermont flips the switch for GLOW, a blacklight bounce fest with music, glowing socks, and neon everything. Let them defy gravity while you supervise like a club bouncer, but with better shoes.
🥕 Downtown Clermont Farmers Market @ Downtown Clermont | Sunday (6/28) at 9:00 AM – Whether you’re hunting ripe tomatoes or an excuse to linger downtown, the Downtown Clermont Farmers Market delivers. Every Sunday the streets fill with local produce, fresh bread, plants, and honest small-town chatter, plus plenty of shade-seeking, stroller-dodging, and neighbor-spotting.
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07 — The Clermont report Weather forecastToday — High: 94°F — Low: 75°F — Precip: 34%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tomorrow — High: 95°F — Low: 76°F — Precip: 24%
A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. This house is wildThis 4-bedroom, 2-bath lakefront gem sits directly on Lake Minnehaha with 100 feet of sparkling frontage and sweeping water views from nearly every room. Freshly painted inside and out, it pairs classic Old Florida charm with modern updates like a 2017 metal roof, 2025 seawall, luxury vinyl flooring, a huge covered carport, and a 14x16 storage room.
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