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Frank TorresAugust 4, 2015

Tuesday morning the Orange County Board of Commissioners received a briefing on the measures being taken to prevent predatory towing in the region. A year ago, the commission approved ordinances for vehicle towing in response to a public concern over the growth of trespass towing activity. The public complaints that prompted the changes included towing […]

Ryan RayJuly 24, 2015

House District 49 Democratic candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith announced to a rally of fast food workers he will stand with them in gesture of solidarity by agreeing to temporarily live on Florida’s minimum wage $8.05 an hour. The move, which liberal legislators such as Sen. Dwight Bullard and Rep. Cynthia Stafford have mirrored in the past, comes amid […]

Bill PrescottJuly 14, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled the state’s congressional maps don’t meet requirements of a voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibiting political lines drawn to favor incumbents or political parties. The court ordered the Legislature to redraw the maps These are 10 big questions looming over Florida politics: 1. Will the Legislature appeal? USFSP political science emeritus […]

Associated PressMay 31, 2015

Orlando’s chief tourism agency says it is launching a new marketing campaign centered on collecting the memories from tourists The Orlando Sentinel reports Visit Orlando announced the global effort Sunday at the U.S. Travel Association IPW convention. The campaign began Sunday, but the agency won’t officially begin advertising for it until August. The website OrlandoStories.com […]

Associated PressMay 29, 2015

In an effort to curb cyberbullying, campus crime and suicide, the Orange County school district has started monitoring student messages on social media sites. The district has acquired new software that analyzes social media messages from its campuses, The Orlando Sentinel reports. The program also allows the district to search messages posted on various sites […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 8, 2014

I think I had my last chance to be in a wedding party. Thanks heavens I’m going out on a high note. I went through a period for a couple of years where it seemed like everyone I knew was getting matched or hatched. It was gift registries and strappy shoes for months at a […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 23, 2014

“All politics is local” is a saying most are familiar with. “Think globally, act locally” is another. Both underline a point that people of any ideological persuasion or political affiliation (except for fascists) ought to be able to agree on. The only way middle-class, working poor and retired folks can have some say over how […]

Tag: Orange County

Orange County keeping tabs on predatory towing practices

House candidate Carlos Smith accepts minimum wage challenge

Peter Schorsch: Court ruling has tossed the Monopoly board

Orlando’s chief tourism agency launches memories campaign

Orange County schools to monitor students on social media

Shannon Nickinson: Bondi doesn’t realize the ‘majority’ accept same-sex marriage

Daniel Tilson: ‘Orange Rising’ redefining “Home Rule” in Florida