Gabrielle RussonOctober 7, 2024
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Mayor Buddy Dyer gave an update Monday on the city's hurricane preparation.
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Several downtown Orlando bars are struggling financially with the city’s permit rules.
Gabrielle RussonAugust 26, 2024
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City staff must next review the application before the issue is brought to the Orlando City Council.
Drew WilsonApril 4, 2022
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The package includes a sales tax exemption on World Cup matches and qualifying events.
Scott PowersOctober 25, 2018
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Republican congressional nominee Mike Miller is crying foul over a new television commercial launched in Orlando by the Democrats’ House Majority Political Action Committee, saying the claim in the ad that he steered tax dollars to a private country club could not be “further from the truth.” The 30-second ad “Exclusive”, launched Tuesday on both […]
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2018
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The city of Orlando was once one of the biggest holes in the international vacation rental home sharing market: one of the world’s great tourist destinations, where vacation rental homes were against the law. That came to an end in July when a new city ordinance took effect essentially legalizing vacation rentals in the City […]
Terry RoenMay 11, 2017
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Visit Orlando announced Thursday that a record 68 million visitors came to Orlando last year, making it the number one destination in the United States. The number was released during Visit Orlando’s annual Travel & Tourism Luncheon at the Hilton Orlando. “Orlando’s visitation number represents the emotional connections we make with millions all over the […]
Larry GriffinNovember 14, 2016
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The City of Orlando’s plans to purchase the Pulse nightclub and turn it into a memorial were originally scheduled for Monday’s City Council meeting, but have now been delayed until the Dec. 5 meeting. The reason given by Mayor Buddy Dyer is that the city wants more time to formulate a plan moving forward to […]
Associated PressSeptember 19, 2016
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A battle over whether 911 calls from a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub will be made public may hinge on a technicality over how lawsuits are filed at the courthouse. The City of Orlando and news media groups are in court Monday for the first of two hearings this week on the matter. […]
Associated PressSeptember 7, 2016
3min161
The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its legal case against the release of 911 calls from the massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida, saying Wednesday that withholding the recordings is no longer necessary to the federal investigation. The reversal by federal prosecutors keeps the freedom of information fight in state court. About two […]