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Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has endorsed his former police chief, Val Demings, in her Democratic primary run in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, her campaign announced Thursday. Demings, of Orlando, is running against several other Democrats, including state Sen. Geraldine Thompson of Orlando, former Florida Democratic Party Chair Bob Poe of Orlando and lawyer Fatima Rita Fahmy […]

Phil AmmannApril 26, 2016

Gwen Graham’s recent semi-surprise, twofer announcement has the Florida chattering classes (temporarily) taking their attention away from 2016 and toward a post-Rick Scott state Capitol. The year 2018 will mark 20 straight years in which Republicans have monopolized the Governor’s Mansion. Democrats are understandably terrified about that continued dominance, particularly when they consider the judicial […]

Guest AuthorApril 24, 2016

Gwen Graham‘s recent semi-surprise, twofer announcement has the Florida chattering classes (temporarily) taking their attention away from 2016 and toward the prospect of a post-Rick Scott state Capitol. 2018 will mark 20 straight years in which Republicans have monopolized the Governor’s mansion in Tallahassee. The existential terror Democrats face over a continuation of that dominance […]

Scott PowersApril 22, 2016

The presidents of five Central Florida Chambers of Commerce and business groups wrote to Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Friday urging quick action to bring the NFL Pro Bowl to Orlando. The chamber heads sought to differentiate providing tourism dollars for the NFL all-star game from the bigger picture of […]

Scott PowersApril 15, 2016

Mayor Teresa Jacobs‘ rift with key leaders of Orange County’s tourism industry over the future of the county tourism tax is spilling into her biggest speech of the year, her upcoming State Of The County Address. Jacobs reportedly has stripped Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association Chairman Richard Maladecki of his master-of-ceremony role, even though the hotel […]

Associated PressApril 10, 2016

The city of Orlando is getting into the open-data game. Mayor Buddy Dyer and Police Chief John Mina are planning to unveil a new website that offers city-specific data for developers and the general public. The data that will be available on the website include business permits, business tax receipts, police calls for service, trash […]

Larry GriffinMarch 14, 2016

At a council meeting Monday, protesters of a proposed development compared the city’s actions to those of officials presiding over the water crisis in Flint, MI. The item before the city was the first reading of an ordinance for the annexation of a 9.6-acre plot at 3604 West New Hampshire Street from the county into the city. […]

Associated PressMarch 5, 2016

The head of a purported charity with close ties to Florida U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown pleaded guilty Friday in a federal fraud investigation. One Door for Education Foundation Inc. President Carla Wiley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and agreed to testify in the larger ongoing case, according to a […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2016

The Orlando City Soccer Club now has the land it needs to build its new stadium in the Parramore neighborhood west of downtown. The Orlando City Council Monday approved a deal to sell the land to the soccer club’s stadium company, Orlando Soccer Stadium LLC for $17.99 million, closing a deal that had the city […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2016

The Orlando City Council spent nearly $6 million Monday to save a tree. But what a tree, its fans said. Actually, the city got a whole park, a full city-block in size on the eastern edge of downtown, for $5.85 million. Constitution Green has been a city park for decades, but it was privately owned […]

Tag: Buddy Dyer

Buddy Dyer endorses Val Demings in Congressional District 10 race

Ben Pollara: Baby got bench: Florida Democrats’ 2018 field

Ben Pollara: Baby got bench — Florida Democrat’s 2018 field

Central Florida business leaders urge Teresa Jacobs, Buddy Dyer, to act quickly on Pro Bowl deal

Teresa Jacobs’ spat with tourism industry spilling into state of county speech planning

Orlando debuts open data website for developers and public

Protester compares Orlando to Flint water crisis on Princeton Oaks project

Charity with ties to congresswoman target of fraud case

Orlando sells land for soccer stadium

Orlando City Council spends nearly $6 million to save tree