For Scott Silvey at Spirit Gear Unlimited, a custom printing service located on Remington Drive in Oviedo, the impact of tariffs on the economy is just another temporary disaster. 
SGU fared well through the COVID-19 pandemic with support from a company in China that supplied masks and hand sanitizer. When Hurricane Milton stormed through Central Florida in October of 2024, SGU gave out a hurricane discount. Now, Silvey is looking into the eye of a different storm: tariffs. He’s noticed simil...

A chorus of greetings from a dozen smiling volunteers ushered three small children inside the suite beside the Chuluota Grocery store, their mother trailing behind them.
“Go on and pick your chips,” one of the volunteers told them, helping the kids stuff grocery bags from boxes filled with potato chip varieties. Noticing how one of the children was unable to choose from the bin, a volunteer handed out a Frito-Lay variety mix box and told her she could take it home. Volunteers helped the mothe...