Posted inFlorida News
Florida executes the 29th person on death row in 19 months — two more scheduled
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues a record pace of executions
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Jordan Foley and Oak Hill Drifters headlined a night of Orlando country
Shelby Delaney rounded out this triad
Posted inFlorida News
Rick Scott wants protections against illegal Mexican strawberries
“We need to protect our economy by ensuring that we are strengthening American agriculture.”
Posted inOrlando Area News
City leaders break ground on planned Church Street redevelopment project downtown
Will it be the shot in the arm downtown needs?
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Florida gas prices are up as Trump declares peace deal with Iran ‘over’
AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins cautioned that oil prices have “nudged” upward due to concerns that fuel supply disruptions will be renewed.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida nursing homes want exemptions for Haitians who had TPS protections
Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals nationwide hold TPS, of whom half are estimated to live in Florida.
Posted inFlorida News
Final wish of Florida death row inmate is for DeSantis to watch his execution
If Sochor’s execution takes place as scheduled, he would become the 10th person executed by the State of Florida this year and the 29th since January 2025 — far more than any other state in the nation in that time.
Posted inArts + Culture
Winter Park Playhouse hosts a grand opening gala to show off renovated theater space
Just in time for their 2026-2027 season
Posted inElections
DSA candidates are winning Democratic primaries — can they do it in Florida?
”People believe in Democratic Socialists of America in a way that you haven’t seen in Democratic party politics in a long time.”
Posted inOrlando Area News
Ocoee creates speed limit, new rules for electric bikes and scooters
The Orange County school district is also considering options for regulating e-bike and e-scooter use on campus.
Posted inArts + Culture
Orlando’s Pet Alliance runs photo contest to put your furry companion on wine label
Glamour can be ruff!
Posted inFlorida News
Lawsuit alleges Byron Donalds threatened a Florida school board member in 2022
A Collier County school board member is accusing Donalds of threatening and intimidating her during a confrontation at a Naples grocery store in 2022.
Posted inFlorida News
DeSantis calls overruling of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ ‘judicial overreach’
In a social media post about 24 hours after the ruling, the governor made clear his displeasure with the 2-1 federal appeals court decision
Posted inFlorida News
Florida hurricane season now envisioned ‘well below normal’
Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
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Evening light show Universal Celestial Goodnight debuts in Orlando
Seven million LEDs?
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Florida invests $500K in ‘deceptive’ hotline program to deter abortions
It’s yet another investment by the DeSantis administration in delaying and eliminating abortion care for pregnant Floridians.
Posted inArts + Culture
Orlando designer competes on ‘Project Runway’ Season 22, premiering Thursday
“I want Central Florida to be proud”
Posted inFlorida News
Federal court rejects DeSantis-backed ‘Stop WOKE Act’
UCF history professor Dr. Robert Cassanello described the decision to Orlando Weekly as a “huge victory for academic freedom in Florida.”
