Park Avenue at Christmastime will be quieter in Winter Park, after the City Commission unanimously voted to ban street performers from the sidewalks and restrict them to Central Park across the street.
Meanwhile, the controversial ordinance making it easier for neighborhoods to create historic districts was finally adopted after years of discussion.
The street-performer ban, requested by merchants who complained about performers blocking streets and amplifying music from speakers, ended up being less restrictive than the original plan for two small “First Amendment zones” at opposite ends of the park.