
Julie Gargotta
Reporter and Anchor at Spectrum News 13
AP award-winning Journalist @mynews13. Wife, 🐶🐶👧🏼👶🏼mom. #Food & #travel enthusiast. @TempleUniv Owl. Story ideas? [email protected]
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1 day ago |
mynews13.com | Julie Gargotta
APOPKA, Fla. — Sometimes life’s hard-earned lessons, like learning how to overcome adversity, can ignite a fire within. For Ryan Whaley, a childhood of instability followed by trying times as an adult, served as fuel for his Parlor Kitchen. It’s there that Whaley dishes up whimsical waffles; his stall is a fixture with growing popularity in Apopka’s new food hall, Hall’s On 5th, a nearly century-old former feed store.
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2 weeks ago |
mynews13.com | Julie Gargotta
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old Orange County girl has had more surgeries in her short life than most have in their entire lives. But if you met her, you might not know that. She tackles obstacles head-on, leaning on those she loves.
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3 weeks ago |
mynews13.com | Julie Gargotta
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — It’s a constant battle in Flagler County to keep a major thoroughfare, State Road A1A, intact, with storm after storm eroding the beachside highway. It’s a slim, fragile barrier between the ocean, and homes and businesses.
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4 weeks ago |
mynews13.com | Julie Gargotta
ORLANDO, Fla. — One Central Florida band from diverse Asian backgrounds proves it is more than possible to find harmony together — it’s pivotal for further understanding.
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1 month ago |
baynews9.com | Julie Gargotta
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The only thing greater than a child’s joy in discovery is a parent’s pleasure in witnessing it. And in a house where oranges serve as toys and orange juice reigns supreme, one Florida farmer is seeing her family’s work in the citrus industry through new eyes — those of her toddler son, Lee. “I think how lucky I am to get to be a part of this and grow oranges that bring people together, working hard to keep Florida what it is and what it’s known for,” said Morgan McKenna Porter.
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ICYMI 🎶One Central #Florida band called Asian Beats is a fixture at cultural festivals, events. And though members come frm very different places—Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong & Taiwan—they prove there’s strength in #diversity @MyNews13 #AAPIHeritageMonth https://t.co/uvx5aoMmye

Energy? ✔️ Knowledge? ✔️ Zest for teaching kids to read? YES 🙌🏽 She’s our A+ Teacher and @tammiefields has her story! @MyNews13

It's one of the most important skills students need to be successful! This A+Teacher 🍎puts in the work to see the very moment when they really get it! Watch @juliegargotta to see her story around half past the hour & throughout the day on @MyNews13 📚 https://t.co/PNEZcZp7zc