Scott PowersMarch 14, 2019
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The multipurpose venue could give I-Drive a concert venue to compete with downtown Orlando.
Tag: Orange County Convention Center
Scott PowersMarch 14, 2019
Drew WilsonNovember 9, 2018
5min523
Centerplate has been the Orange County Convention Center’s exclusive food-service provider for a decade and based on its performance the Orange County Commission voted in favor of keeping the company around for another decade-plus. After a lengthy bidding process that saw Centerplate go up against a consortium of food-service companies including one-time contract holder Levy […]
Scott PowersNovember 16, 2017
4min249
Don’t count Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs out quite yet, she told the International Drive Resort Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday, pledging to push ahead in her last year on long-term planning for the district and support for Orange County Convention Center expansion. Jacobs, whose term limits expire at the end of 2018, was honored […]
Associated PressSeptember 10, 2017
4min186
Lauren Durham had a poofy white dress and plans for an intimate beach wedding on the second weekend of September. Instead, she got married in fatigues, with no makeup, in a vast hangar filled with rescue vehicles and paramedics just hours before she would rush into a hurricane to try to save her fellow Floridians. […]
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2017
3min395
With a rapid increase of pedicabs that apparently now include many that are currently unregulated, Orange County officials laid out a proposed ordinance Tuesday to require permits, insurance, inspections, and enforcement along International Drive. The ordinance is largely supported by a handful of pedicab companies that already are operating under a separate set of rules […]
Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2017
3min204
Orange County leaders long have talked about turning the International Drive region into a “downtown Orange County” essentially rivaling downtown Orlando though to different ends. On Tuesday the county board of commissioners will hear a plan that would fashion what such a district would look like. The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a […]
Terry RoenNovember 16, 2016
2min183
Nine miles of aisles of rocking rides, super-sized inflatables, and a preview of the future through virtual reality goggles are just some of the enticements at the 98th annual Attractions Expo. More than 30,000 buyers and engineers from amusement parks, water parks, family entertainment centers, zoos, aquariums, science centers, museums, and resorts jammed the International Association […]
Scott PowersSeptember 2, 2016
4min226
Americans For Prosperity, the conservative organization founded by the Koch brothers that deluged television with electioneering commercials the past two cycles is pushing its grassroots efforts now. At its annual “Defending the American Dream” summit in Orlando Friday, AFP leaders stressed their ground-level organization in states like Florida to push business-friendly candidates in U.S. Senate […]
Larry GriffinAugust 16, 2016
5min231
With a virtual reality headset that fits snugly over the eyes, Motorola Solutions is bringing in the wave of the future. The technology, intended to usher in a new age of high-tech police work, is reminiscent of what the layman, even only a few years ago, might have called science fiction. Motorola Solutions, as a part […]
Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016
6min288
After having promised to help following the Pulse massacre, U.S. Sen Marco Rubio has turned his back on Orlando’s pain and added to it by appearing at a controversial conference laced with anti-gay speakers, protesters charged outside that conference Thursday. “Shame on you Marco!” was a message repeated by speaker after speaker, including by Barbara […]