Tag: Linda Chapin

I always thought of myself as a Florida girl. Even though we lived in Little Rock and Kankakee and St. Louis and Connecticut and Detroit, during all those years the only place that was stable was here, in Orlando. My grandfather was in the auto business a ... Read more

"Growing Concern" by Linda Chapin Reprinted with Permission from The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, July 31, 2005. The second oral history interview with The Honorable Linda Chapin on October 28, 2019 at the Orlando Public Library. In this second meeting we ... Read more

The Honorable Linda Chapin served as the first elected Mayor of Orange County, Florida, from 1990-1998. Her accomplishments in public office include the construction of the nation’s second-largest convention center, a new Orange County Courthouse, the ... Read more

On January 21, 2017 over 6,000 people rallied in solidarity as peaceful advocates and defenders of women's rights, safety, and health. The event took place at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando and coincided with more than 600 marches throughout the count ... Read more