New owner wants to raze Merrywood, but is open to saving part of Winter Park home
City commissioners table issue of lot split for land on Lake Osceola a 2nd time to allow time to work with new owner on way to save portion of it
Brevard County sheriff’s deputy, wrong-way driver killed in I-95 crash
A sheriff's deputy was killed in the line of duty after a wrong-way crash late Saturday on Interstate 95, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Orlando Sentinel 150: Central Florida’s transformation from segregation to a gorgeous mosaic
Newcomers from all corners of the world have set down roots, driven by a mix of politics, a search for refuge and economic necessity. Population booms turned the region into…
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to a US-USSR handshake in space
The final flight of the Apollo program was the first flight in which spacecraft from different nations docked in space.
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to the Splendid China theme park
Long before Universal Epic Universe, 1993 saw the grand opening of another ambitious theme park in Central Florida, Splendid China.
Join us to talk about race and demographics in Central Florida
As part of the Orlando Sentinel's 150th birthday celebration, the newspaper is hosting a special forum this week to discuss the past, present and future of the region's residents and…
Demings pitches $800M in tourist tax for 13 ideas — including UCF sports facilities
Half of the proceeds would go for a massive expansion of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. An advisory board rejected the University of Central Florida's bid, but…
Seminole should deny developer’s proposal for ‘Pappy’s Patch’ site, board says
A Seminole board recommends the county deny a request by former state legislator Chris Dorworth to pull 67 acres out of the rural boundary to build houses on what was…
Talking Central Florida: Journalist Julie K. Brown on covering the Epstein case
Recently on Talking Central Florida, award-winning Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown discusses her extensive reporting on the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Talking Central Florida: Tourism taxes and vying for the US Space Academy
Recently on Talking Central Florida, Winter Park Voice Editor Beth Kassab discusses if counties and municipalities have more power to decide how Tourist Development Taxes are spent.