County commissioners accept TDT task force recommendations
Orange commissioners accepted TDT task force recommendations on Tuesday, but two suggested they are not fully happy with the proposals that leave out funding for the convention center.
Orlando could lose out on preservation grants with new downtown rules, state says
Florida officials say Orlando's decision to put a three-year moratorium on using its Historic Preservation Board in a downtown historic district could make properties ineligible for grants.
Orlando shelves controversial Leu Gardens plan
Orlando is shelving its plans to overhaul Leu Gardens, citing resident opposition and city officials' fears that its tax revenue could soon be cut.
‘Inflation is a bear’: Altamonte looks to end Red, Hot & Boom, close library
Because of rising costs, Altamonte Springs may close its city library and end the popular Red, Hot & Boom fireworks show at Cranes Roost Park officials say.
Orange Democrats eye Board of County Commissioners sweep
Orange County Democrats believe they can start off 2027 in control of all eight county commission seats and the mayor’s chair after Tuesday’s primary election teed up a number of…
Bail bondsman, facing prison for coercing sex, damaged Little Wekiva River
Seminole County code enforcement officials say Russell Moncrief used heavy machinery to dig out the shoreline along the Little Wekiva River in early July without obtaining county or state permits.…
What next for Winter Park’s imperiled Merrywood? No demolition — at least for now
City officials say historic house can't legally be razed because there's no valid permit, but they don't know the new owners' plans for it
Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to ‘He-Coon’ Gov. Lawton Chiles
There hasn't been Democrat elected Florida governor since Chiles won his second term in 1994, but that's only part of the reason for Chiles' distinction.
Groveland police chief files lawsuit, alleges retaliation for whistleblower complaints
Groveland Chief of Police Shawn Ramsey files lawsuit against city, alleges retaliation for whistleblower complaints
Orange tourism panel passes on reviving half-billion-dollar convention center plan
Rejected by a citizens' task force, the proposed expansion of the country's second-largest convention facility now has one more shot, at the Board of County Commissioners.