Scott PowersMay 26, 2020
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McCurdy faces Cynthia Harris in the Democratic primary.
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Scott PowersMay 26, 2020
Staff ReportsSeptember 4, 2018
6min386
Ron DeSantis is recommending an Orlando-area GOP official resign for posting a meme on Facebook that claims Andrew Gillum is a socialist and wants African-Americans to be “paid back” for slavery. DeSantis, the newly minted Republican gubernatorial nominee, said on Tuesday that Orlando County Republican Committee Member Kathy Gibson, who shared the now-deleted meme on […]
Drew WilsonJune 27, 2018
8min652
Central Florida Democrats may not have gotten a debate in their backyard, but they did get to hear Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum give his pitch Tuesday on why he should be the Democrat to go toe-to-toe with Adam Putnam or Ron DeSantis in November. Before the town hall got into full swing, Gillum made clear, […]
Scott PowersNovember 7, 2017
3min624
Orlando is virtually a boomtown city and voters are seeing it that way, returning all three incumbent city commissioners, Jim Gray Robert Stuart and Regina Hill to new terms on the City Council. With all but provisional ballots counted, Gray easily won a second term, strongly defeating challenger Tom Keen in District 1, 53 percent to 40 percent. In […]
Scott PowersAugust 29, 2017
2min205
The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association’s Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements for this fall’s elections including that of Republican Bobby Olszewski for the special election to fill House District 44 in southwest Orange County. The association’s PAC also endorsed all three Orlando City Commission incumbents, Jim Gray in District 1, Robert Stuart […]
Larry GriffinSeptember 26, 2016
7min344
A group of state and local elected officials, as well as reformed ex-prisoners who know firsthand what the Bridges of America Orlando Transition Center can do, appeared Monday morning to protest the possible closing of the center by the Florida Department of Corrections. The center is being considered for closure due to what Bridges of […]
Larry GriffinMarch 14, 2016
4min458
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. […]
Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2016
3min393
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 […]
Frank TorresOctober 1, 2015
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Leaders from local government and faith communities, along with hundreds of youths met at the Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church on Thursday night, to deploy to the Million Youth Peace March that will take place in Washington D.C this weekend. They will participate in the march urging youth to say “no” to violence, bullying, and […]