Scott PowersSeptember 9, 2021
4min1166
For at least a month, happy days returned for Orange County hoteliers.
Tag: Phil DiamondCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Scott PowersSeptember 9, 2021Scott PowersMarch 8, 2021
4min1712
The resurgence comes after a drop in tourist revenue, again, in January.
Scott PowersAugust 6, 2020
4min683
Officials worry prolonged revenue shortfalls will quickly become unsustainable.
Scott PowersJuly 1, 2020
5min1285
Bed tax receipts only slightly better than the 97% drop seen in April
Scott PowersJune 12, 2020
5min922
Scott Randolph, Bill Cowles, Tiffany Moore Russell, Phil Diamond win new terms.
Scott PowersJune 3, 20205min807
97% drop of tax receipts in April for the state's largest tourist engine.
Scott PowersJanuary 2, 2020
5min355
Six incumbents and five challengers, all Democrats, seek Orange County offices
Scott PowersJune 20, 2016
3min300
Orlando TV journalist Keith Landry announced Monday he had quit his longtime job reporting for Fox 35 TV News to run for Orange County comptroller. Landry said he would file his paperwork today. Landry, 47, of Orlando, will take on Phil Diamond in the contest to succeed retiring career Comptroller Martha Haynie. Landry has served as an anchor, reporter and public […]
Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016
2min337
Former Orlando City Commissioner Phil Diamond has won the endorsement of Orange County Comptroller Martha Haynie in his bid to succeed her when she retires next year. Haynie, who has served as comptroller for 26 years, is widely respected and trusted by political leaders of both parties in Orange County, and announced her retirement plans […]