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Amid Universal’s epic reveals, Disney confirms updated expansion plans for Orlando parks
The expansions aren’t breaking news, but Disney execs finally made them official
By Chelsea Zukowski
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Disney World updates, Disney World expansion, Universe Orlando, Walt Disney World, Bob Iger, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Slideshow
Orlando's Maxwell Frost among Florida congressmen to vote 'no' on measure banning TikTok
'This legislation is an infringement of our constitutional right to freedom of speech,' Frost said
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Tags: Orlando Area News, Maxwell Frost, Tik Tok ban, Slideshow
DeSantis expands police presence at popular vacation spots ahead of Florida spring break ‘mayhem’
'We don’t welcome mayhem'
By Alexandra Sullivan
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida spring break, Florida police, Florida news, spring break, Florida beaches, college students, police presence, Slideshow
Universal Orlando unveils new details about DreamWorks Land opening this summer
Shrek’s swamp, a Trolls-themed coaster, Kung Fu training camp and more
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Universal Orlando, Dreamworks Land, Orlando theme parks, Orlando amusement parks, Slideshow
New Disney World ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open this summer
A first look at the Tiana animatronic was also revealed
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Disney World, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Disney attractions, Orlando news, Slideshow
Orlando Sentinel journalists join newsroom-spanning strike in protest of 'vulture fund' owners, Alden Global Capital
The strike is the largest collective action against Alden since it bought Tribune Publishing in 2021
By Chloe Greenberg
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel Guild, Alden Global Capital, Tribune Publishing, Orlando Sentinel strike, Slideshow
Florida House Speaker won't consider restoring Disney's control of special district
'I think we’ve gone on the right path at least, I don’t want to go back,' Renner said
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Ron DeSantis, House Speaker Paul Renner, Ron DeSantis, Disney, Reedy Creek Improvement District, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, Slideshow
15 most important Florida stories about workers’ rights in 2023
Nationwide strikes hit Orlando, loose labor laws see legislative support and more
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Florida labor law, Florida labor, Florida workers rights, Florida workers, Slideshow
The most useless Florida bills to look out for in the 2024 legislative session
Lawyers for animals, private-plane tax breaks, lab-grown meat and more
By Orlando Weekly Staff
Tags: Florida News, Florida legislative session, useless Florida bills, Florida bill, Slideshow, Cover Story
Orlando's Amway Center changes name to Kia Center
Orlando's main city venue will no longer be named after a protein powder pyramid scheme
By Jessica Bryce Young
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Sports, Orlando Magic, Amway Center, Kia Center, Orlando concerts, Orlando venues, downtown Orlando, Slideshow
Wildly rare white leucistic alligator born at Gatorland is one of only eight alive today
The new baby, a female, was born to parents Jeyan and Ashley alongside a normal-colored brother
Tags: Orlando Area News, Gatorland, rare alligator, white leucistic alligator, alligator baby, Slideshow
Universal's Epic Universe hotels are promised to be out of this world — and will open in early 2025
Names and prices for two resorts made public
By Grayson Keglovic
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Epic Universe, Universal Studios Florida, Orlando theme parks, Orlando tourism, Stella Nova, Loews Hotels, Terra Luna, Slideshow
Orange County may be on the hook to pay back OnePulse's $400,000 in squandered state funds
OnePulse, which recently announced plans to dissolve, spent most of a $500,000 grant for a project they scrapped last month.
Tags: Orlando Area News, Pulse, OnePulse foundation funds, OnePulse, One Pulse foundation museum, OnePulse museum, OnePulse memorial, Pulse memorial, Orlando Pulse memorial, Orlando Pulse museum, Orlando Pulse shooting memorial, Orlando Pulse, OnePulse shuts down, Slideshow
Plaza Live turns 60 years old as it undergoes a $10 million renovation
May it be around for 60 more
Tags: Orlando Area News, Plaza Live, Orlando venue, Orlando history, Plaza Live anniversary, Slideshow
Florida orders ban of pro-Palestinian student group on university campuses
In the letter, Rodrigues cited a Florida law that prohibits providing materials in support of a designated foreign terrorist organization
Tags: Florida News, Palestine, Israel, Hamas, UCF, University of Central Florida, Florida universities, Florida colleges, Slideshow
Orlando city council votes unanimously to purchase Pulse property
The city plans to build a memorial on the spot dedicated to the 49 people killed in the 2016 shootings.
By Chloe Greenberg and McKenna Schueler
Tags: Orlando Area News, LGBTQ+, Pulse, Pulse, Orlando Pulse memorial, Buddy Dyer, Pulse site, Pulse museum, onePulse, Slideshow
DeSantis declares state of emergency in Florida because of Israel-Hamas war
The governor’s office said more than 20,000 Americans are in Israel who ‘wish to return home but are unable to do so’
By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Florida state of emergency, Slideshow
Orlando’s new LGBTQ-led peer respite center will fill mental health care gaps
Peer Support Space will be located south of downtown Orlando, not far from the former Pulse site.
Tags: Orlando Area News, Health, LGBTQ+, peer respite, Orlando peer respite, peer support, peer support Orlando, peer support Florida, peer recovery, peer specialists Florida, Florida mental health, mental health Florida, mental health treatment, Orlando mental health, Orlando support group, LGBTQ health, LGBTQ mental health, Peer Support Space, Slideshow
Brightline doubles daily trips to and from Orlando
The expanded schedule debuts Monday, while concerns about safety continue to rise
Tags: Orlando Area News, Brightline, Orlando Brightline station, Brightline schedule, Brightline accident, rail service company, Brightline trains, Orlando train, Slideshow
Orlando Rep. Eskamani files bill to prevent criminal charges for getting an abortion in Florida
Ron DeSantis falsely claimed on TV that state law currently only criminalizes abortion providers, not people who get abortions.
Tags: Florida News, Abortion Rights, Florida abortion, Florida abortion limit, abortion criminal penalty, abortion criminal charges, prosecuting abortion, prosecuting abortion Florida, Anna Eskamani abortion, Eskamani abortion bill, abortion bill Florida, Florida abortion bill, criminalizing abortion, Slideshow
Orlando LGBTQ+ groups join National March to Protect Trans Youth
Local demonstration in solidarity with the National March to Protect Trans Youth.
Tags: Orlando Area News, LGBTQ+, Orlando march, trans youth march, transgender rights, LGBTQ+, Orlando LGBTQ+ groups, Ron DeSantis, National Protect Trans Youth March, Slideshow
Gatorland alligator missing half its jaw named ‘Jawlene’ to honor Dolly Parton
Two all-American treasures
Tags: Orlando Area News, Environment, Orlando Theme Parks, Gatorland, Orlando wildlife, Jawlene, Dolly Parton, alligator missing jaw, Savannah Boan, Slideshow
As Biden joins the UAW picket line in Michigan, Orlando auto workers hold the line
‘Pivotal,’ one auto worker said of the UAW strike. ‘You’ve gotta use that word.’
Tags: Orlando Area News, Labor, UAW strike, Orlando UAW strike, Florida UAW strike, Orlando strike UAW, Orlando strike, UAW Local 1649, Orlando workers strike UAW, Orlando workers strike, Florida strike, strike UAW Florida, Biden UAW strike, Biden UAW, Slideshow
Federal judge won't block Florida law that bans deducting union dues from paychecks
Education unions argued that the change unconstitutionally violated contracts that require payroll dues deductions.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Labor, union dues, Florida unions, Ron DeSantis, education union, teachers union, Florida workers, Florida labor, union dues law, union dues ban, Slideshow
Could the UAW auto workers strike reach Orlando?
Short answer: Yes.
Tags: Orlando Area News, Labor, UAW strike, UAW strike Florida, UAW workers Florida, Florida UAW strike, Orlando UAW strike, UAW strike Orlando, union members strike, workers strike, labor strike, auto workers strike, auto workers strike Florida, Florida auto workers strike, UAW Local 788, UAW Local 1649, Slideshow
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Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says
By Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
'It's unjust': Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat safety and wage laws
The castle-like remains of an eccentric scholar's unfinished artist sanctuary is now on the market in Florida. Located in Monticello, near Tallahassee,…
By Colin Wolf
It was a gorgeous day of "music, art and freedom" when the Florida Groves Festival returned to the Orlando Amphitheater at the…
By Matt Keller Lehman
A mid-century modern gem has just hit the market in Orlando. The residence, located at 1928 Monterey Ave. near the Country Club of…
Orlandoans turned out in force for the Yes on 4 Campaign Launch and rally this weekend. The afternoon event at Lake Eola…
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