A new face for Gertrude’s Walk
The City of Orlando has put out a call for mural artists to lure bikers and walkers to Gertrude’s Walk, a bland back alley named after Orange County’s most beautiful woman. The quarter-mile walking and...
View ArticleNative Puerto Rican doctors head to the island
Three Florida Hospital doctors, born and trained in Puerto Rico, flew to the island Wednesday to respond to struggles in their homeland. The doctors took supplies and left from Jacksonville on the...
View ArticleCentral Florida lands $5 million for affordable housing
JPMorgan Chase announced a $5 million award Thursday that will build 450 affordable housing units in Central Florida. The money will be used to come up with creative solutions to Central Florida’s...
View ArticleBob Iger speaks out against Harvey Weinstein
Disney CEO Bob Iger has released a statement about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual assaults. “Harvey Weinstein’s reported behavior is abhorrent and unacceptable, and it has no place in our society,”...
View ArticleDisney dumps $2.3 million into PAC to stop casino expansion
Disney has contributed $2.3 million to a political action committee that is pushing to give voters the chance to restrict gambling in Florida. Disney Worldwide Services recently contributed $575,000 to...
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Orlando plans parks under I-4
Orlando is adapting a hybrid park concept used in big cities like New York and Toronto to turn the downtown bridges under Interstate 4 into a unifying community space. The plan includes a series of...
View ArticleGwen Graham touts endorsements from mayor, two former mayors
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham has received endorsements from Hawthorne Mayor Matt Surrency and two former mayors, Cindy Lerner of Pinecrest and Shirley Freeman of Monroe County, her...
View ArticleOrlando Police Chief John Mina files to run for Orange County sheriff
Orlando Police Chief John Mina has officially entered the race to run for sheriff, seeking to succeed his longtime partner in Orlando law enforcement Sheriff Jerry Demings, who is running for county...
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Karen Castor Dentel files to run for Orange County School Board
Former state Rep. Karen Castor Dentel has filed to run for the Orange County School Board, for a seat that is technically not yet open yet but likely will be soon, and into a field that has quickly...
View ArticleMike La Rosa calls gun bill vote ‘political stunt,’ and bill a ‘gun grab’
While saying he was impressed by the passion and delivery of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who came to Tallahassee to ask for gun legislation, Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa on...
View ArticleJerry Demings, Rob Panepinto, Pete Clarke introduce Orange County mayor’s...
In the first event putting Orange County’s three top candidates for mayor on the same program, Jerry Demings, Rob Panepinto, and Pete Clarke presented themselves to the Central Florida Urban League...
View ArticleAre the Magic tanking?
No one will argue that the Orlando Magic are among the five worst teams in the National Basketball Association. Record-wise, they were THE worst until Friday night’s 115-106 overtime win over the...
View ArticleDarren Soto’s wife arrested on disorderly intoxication
Amanda Soto, the wife of U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, was arrested early Sunday morning at Walt Disney World in Orange County, on a charge of disorderly intoxication. Darren Soto, an Orlando Democrat, issued...
View ArticleRick Scott selects ‘Low Tax Opportunity Zones’ under new law
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his administration’s recommendations of 427 communities across Florida designated as “Low Tax Opportunity Zones,” aiming to use federal tax advantages to encourage business...
View ArticleChris King releases new digital ad, ‘Being Bold’
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is releasing a digital ad Wednesday that offers a broad, introductory look at his life, career, and positions on issues ranging from affordable housing to...
View ArticleFlorida Hispanic chamber endorses Rob Panepinto for Orange County mayor
Citing his plans to help businesses and families, the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Rob Panepinto for Orange County mayor. The chamber released the endorsement in video form,...
View ArticleAnother Seminole County straw poll picks Scott Sturgill, Adam Putnam
A straw poll at the Casselberry Chamber of Commerce Thursday night followed the same line of favorites revealed earlier this week in a Seminole County Republican straw poll, easily preferring Adam...
View ArticleAdam Putnam warns against ‘the left taking over our state’
Adam Putnam returned to his “Florida First” agenda at the Republicans’ Sunshine Summit Friday pressing for a state that “innovates things, grows things, manufactures things” and vocational education to...
View ArticleBob Graham endorses Sean Shaw for Attorney General
Bob Graham, Florida’s former Governor and U.S. Senator, on Monday endorsed state Rep. Sean Shaw to be the next Attorney General. The two Democrats appeared at a news conference in Miami. Graham...
View ArticleCraft beer festival coming to SeaWorld
SeaWorld Orlando will be adding to its calendar of special events with the park’s first-ever Craft Beer Festival, scheduled to held over two weekends this November. The park said the fest will feature...
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