- Apopka Murals unveiled a $5,000 mural on Domino’s Pizza wall, depicting local icons including City Hall and the Orange Belt Railway train.
- The mural was funded by The Apopka Chief and Apopka Serves Foundation, with supplies covered by Creative Hub of Apopka.
- Main Street Apopka’s previous mural on the same wall was painted over due to plagiarism allegations, leading to termination of city funding for Main Street Apopka.
Apopka Murals unveiled its latest painting on Friday night, which brings new life to the western wall of Domino’s Pizza at 2 E. Main St.
“This started as a small project to beautify a smaller area right into the Downtown Barbers where I work at, and this turned into something a lot bigger than what we expected,” said Apopka Murals founder Luis Rivera at the ceremony. “Thank you to all of you guys for actually helping me give back to the community and giving me the freedom to do it.”
The new mural depicts local icons and landmarks, including orange blossoms, City Hall, the West Orange Trail pedestrian bridge, a train on the Orange Belt Railway, and a page of The Apopka Chief. The word “Apopka” stretches across the mural in the font of the city’s logo…