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Pulse memorial now won’t be built at the former nightclub property
Reactions to the news were a mix of hurt and outrage from local community leaders
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Orlando rallies for ‘our dreams and freedom’ on International Workers Day
Advocates and activists show community organization is very much alive in Central Florida
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Gov. DeSantis’ oversight board files counter lawsuit against Disney
The lawsuit will counter a case that the entertainment giant filed last week against the state
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Florida Uber and Lyft drivers launch effort to organize for better pay, better app policies
Local rideshare drivers are organizing with a group that’s come under scrutiny in the past by some labor activists and organizers.
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Viral TikTok shows lone rat scaring the daylights out of everyone at Orlando International Airport
Whomst among us, human or animal, can resist Frontier Airlines ticket deals?
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This letter from State Attorney Monique Worrell to Gov. Ron DeSantis is the spiciest thing you’ll see on the internet today
Words were NOT minced
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‘We thought we got rid of these’: Proposed Taintsville dog kennel resembles puppy mill
Canadian small-dog breeder wants to build a ‘commercial kennel’ in northeast Orlando
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After being sued, Gov. DeSantis calls Disney lawsuit ‘political’ and without ‘merit’
Disney contends it was left with no choice against ‘a relentless campaign to weaponize government power’
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Tickets for Brightline’s Miami-to-Orlando route go on sale in May
Still no announcement of when the route starts running
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Disney sues DeSantis in federal court, alleging ‘campaign of government retaliation’
Disney calls the gov’s actions ‘patently retaliatory, patently anti-business, and patently unconstitutional’
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Grills Seafood owner says Bud Light partnering with trans person has ‘brought us into hell on Earth’
Bud Light has also placed two execs on leave after uproar over the trans support backlash
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Gov. DeSantis targets Disney World monorail with increased inspection as feud continues
Tuesday’s amendment to the transportation bill was the latest salvo in a feud that began last year between DeSantis and Disney World
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‘We will not disappear’: LGBTQ activists rally at Orlando City Hall
LGBTQ Floridians question whether new education and healthcare policies are simply a move to eradicate their presence in the state
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Sodexo management allegedly orchestrated a ‘no-union’ rally at Rollins College, after workers filed to unionize
Many of the concerns raised at the ‘no union’ rally were false or mistaken.
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Orlando flight interrupted because man has beef with crying baby
The only sure things in life: death, taxes, and any plane in or out of MCO is full of kids.
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Mass hysteria, grumpiness ensues as Florida Division of Emergency Management ruins everyone’s morning
They later apologized for the test alert, saying it was meant to be on TV, not phones
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Orlando abortion clinic escorts stand guard as Florida’s six-week ban looms
With reproductive rights under attack, one volunteer group has committed itself to standing up to anti-choice propaganda outside an Orlando abortion clinic
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Bills to end Reedy Creek agreement approved, move to Florida House and Senate
Gov. DeSantis’ moves to strip Disney of its self-governing power continue
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Florida Supreme Court decides not to take up Orange County rent control fight
Rent control isn’t coming to Orange County after all.