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Anna Eskamani secures $200K in early fundraising haul for 2027 Orlando mayoral campaign
Eskamani, an Orlando native, first announced her campaign less than a month ago.
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Five ways community organizations in Orlando picked up the slack to help others in 2024
At the beginning of a new year, we want to uplift those who helped others through the tough one that just ended
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FAA opens investigation into crashing drones at weekend Lake Eola holiday show
A 7-year-old boy had emergency heart surgery after malfunction at show by ‘America’s Got Talent’ contestants
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Project Censored 2024: The most important American stories you didn’t read this year
Under-the-radar stories from around the nation
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Thornton Park dignitary Lulu immortalized again as star of 2025 calendar
Proceeds go toward local cat rescues
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Downtown arts hub Snap! to close after 15-year-run
While Snap! will not continue, its legacy and the love of the arts it spawned will.
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Eskamani files to run for Orlando mayor
State Rep. Anna Eskamani is term-limited from seeking re-election to the Florida House in 2026, and wants to return to a local focus in the city she grew up in.
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Dueling Chuan Lu Gardens cause ripples of confusion in Orlando’s Chinese restaurant landscape
‘Even after sending the cease and desist letter, we’re going to seriously think about changing the name.’
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Zebra Youth brings more transitional housing for homeless LGBTQ+ young adults to Orlando
The temporary, no-cost housing aims to build stability for young adults with nowhere to go.
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Orlando beer parlour Redlight Redlight is making gastropubs great again
Chef Jes Tantalo’s dishes are comforting and restorative to the core
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Orlando City Council extends $200K grant agreement with anti-abortion charity for affordable housing
The Catholic Charities of Central Florida, which also uses government money to play landlord, recently celebrated the defeat of Florida’s abortion rights measure.
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Family of Tyre Sampson awarded $310 million in Orlando Free Fall death lawsuit
The sum will be paid by the ride’s Austria-based manufacturer, Funtime-Handels.
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Orlando remains one of the most cost-burdened metros in the U.S.
A majority of renters spend more than 30 percent of their total monthly income on housing costs alone.
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Florida Democrat once again pitches stronger paid parental leave for state employees
Boynton Beach Democrat Lori Berman wants to codify 12 weeks of paid parental leave for state employees into state law.
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Planned Parenthood to offer vasectomies at Orlando health clinic
With Florida’s six-week abortion ban likely to stay put, it might be time for smart men to get the (reversible) snip.
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Florida’s hospitality lobby asked state lawmakers for a way to allow undocumented workers to fill labor shortages
Then they abandoned the idea. Now Trump wants those workers deported.
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U.S Labor Dept. is holding nearly $400,000 for Orange County workers underpaid by their bosses
If you’re one of them, they want you to claim it.
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Conspiracy theories, vaccine skepticism and more: What Florida’s surgeon general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have in common
Although Kennedy’s nomination has drawn national scrutiny, Ladapo’s own track record in Florida offers insight into the challenges ahead
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Florida Gov. DeSantis is upset over newly confirmed ‘leftist judge’
The Senate voted 49-45 to confirm Embry Kidd, and DeSantis was quick to call out GOP senators who skipped the vote.
