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This Tudor-style century home with a basement is now for sale in Orlando
Built in 1926, the home has a blend of history and modern upgrades — like the attached studio apartment
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Posted inPulse
Pulse nightclub demolition to begin Wednesday
According to the city, the full process of clearing the property could take several weeks.
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Rhetoric versus reality: Facts about the abortion pill
Plenty of talking points about abortion medication are repeated that are not based on scientific fact or evidence, according to experts
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Uthmeier now says it’s unconstitutional to ban nondangerous felons from possessing guns
That opinion — never previously offered by a Florida attorney general — is being lavishly praised by Second Amendment advocates
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Florida sheriffs rebel against Trump and DeSantis mass deportation efforts
It’s a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state
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This $271M Florida home could become the most expensive ever sold in U.S.
The Naples estate dubbed ‘Gordon Pointe’ has newly been listed for $271 million
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FEMA lifts environmental hold on $608M grant for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
The Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months
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DeSantis continues push to end vaccine mandates as measles cases rise
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he remains committed to seeing his policies pass before having to leave his post in January 2027
Posted inLabor
Emails show right-wing group gave talking points to Florida GOP lawmaker on anti-union bill
Public records obtained by Orlando Weekly show the right-wing Freedom Foundation supplied materials to ensure the bill’s passage.
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Florida Legislature passes $31M for AIDS drug program
The program provides access to the life-saving, costly drugs that reduce the level of human immunodeficiency virus in the body
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Desmond Meade to step down as head of Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
Meade in 2018 led the campaign that restored the voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions
Posted inOpenings, Closings + Moves
Hamburger Mary’s to open Kissimmee location this May
The popular LGBTQ-owned restaurant is planning to open in Kissimmee’s Old Town District
Posted inOrlando Area News
Art supply shop Sam Flax announces imminent move out of Colonialtown location
Sam Flax had been located in that spot since 2011
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Florida bill banning local government ‘net-zero’ policies heads to DeSantis
If signed into law by DeSantis, it would go into effect on July 1
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Orange County reports 50 percent drop in drug overdose deaths
While one life lost is still too many, local experts believe county initiatives to prevent fatal overdose in the community are working.
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Florida House weakens transparency requirement in data center bill, sends to Senate
It’s the latest example of the lower chamber moving away from the governor and toward the Trump administration
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Florida lawmakers approve bill requiring life in prison for manslaughter of police
It still needs to be signed into law by Gov. DeSantis
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Senate moves to save AIDS drug program from DeSantis administration cuts
The Florida Senate offered to pump nearly $31 million into a program that provides people access to high-cost HIV drugs
Posted inPulse
Pulse nightclub sign taken down for construction of memorial
The towering sign will be stored by the city in a secure, undisclosed location during construction on the former nightclub property.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Woman accused of shooting Rihanna’s home has arrest record in Orlando
Ortiz last year filed an emergency petition in Orange County court attempting to stop a Billie Eilish concert at the Kia Center
