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Charges filed against man caught beating shark with hammer on Florida beach last year
Not really the shark attack you’d expect
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Orlando Area News reports on politics, community issues, crime, and local stories shaping daily life across Central Florida.
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Winter Park is looking for your input in naming a new city park
Sadly, there is no box for a write-in.
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DeSantis gives control of Reedy Creek to state, with a handpicked board of Republicans including one of his largest donors
The move effectively punishes Disney for speaking out against the governor’s Republican agenda
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Students at Rollins College rally in support of dining workers’ union rights
‘Our workers face job insecurity, housing insecurity, and often food insecurity, and that’s just not right.’
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New city-run pilot program brings food carts back to downtown Orlando
Application for permitting is open now.
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Orlando journalist one of three killed in Wednesday shooting spree
Also killed in shooting, Nathacha Augustin and 9-year-old T’yonna Majors
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Near Orlando, dining hall workers at an exclusive private college push hard for union protections
Food service workers at Rollins College are in fact employees of Sodexo, one of the world’s largest multinational corporations
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Orlando Hospitality Alliance puts forward alternative proposals for looming downtown nightlife restrictions
The After Midnight Alcohol Sales Permit ordinance would also put a moratorium on new downtown clubs.
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After Orlando Disney workers overwhelmingly reject a paltry pay raise, Disney comes back with a worse offer
This comes on the heels of Universal Orlando’s announcement that they’ll increase their minimum wage to $17.
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Orlando Starbucks workers continue to face union-busting behaviors from the boss, as workers nationwide picket for Valentine’s Day
Orlando-area Starbucks workers are still waiting for Starbucks to come to the bargaining table.
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Universal Orlando says it will raise starting wage to $17 an hour and add more benefits
The raises come while Walt Disney World unions remain locked in pay negotiations
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Brightline announces plans for service to Orlando this year
The 170-mile expansion connecting Orlando to South Florida stations is 90% complete.
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Florida could see more effective opioid addiction treatment options as feds lift buprenorphine restrictions
Medication-assisted treatment will be easier to access.
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Abortion access for Florida minors is restricted by judges — mostly men
Whether your petition is granted depends way too much on where you live.
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LGBTQ+ Center Orlando now offers gender-affirming chest binders for free
The Affirmation Station Pop-up Closet program is a collaboration with apparel company gc2b.