Scott PowersDecember 24, 2020
8min770
Christmas 2020 still has joy but also a sense of who's missing.
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Scott PowersDecember 24, 2020
Guest AuthorMarch 3, 2020
3min1054
The upward trend continues.
Peter SchorschFebruary 14, 2020
6min533
The people purveyors of cards, candy and flowers turn to for help in the Legislature.
Scott PowersJuly 22, 2019
6min804
Robert Stuart's decades of civic involvement add credibility to his political influence
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 […]
Staff ReportsDecember 25, 2017
17min324
The holidays have arrived. Carols and cookies, family and friends, brightly lit Christmas trees, twinkling menorahs, and a nip of eggnog from that trusty Marty Moose glass to keep you warm at night. While the festivities that come along with the holiday season are anticipated by all, the season also gives us a chance to […]
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 […]
Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017
11min244
Asima Azam may be a first-time candidate, but in the role of a polished politician, she is quickly becoming an expert. Azam is getting quite adept at telling people what they want to hear and making promises she doesn’t seem intent on keeping. Whether that skill was developed as a lawyer or not, it’s not […]
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 […]
Peter SchorschAugust 1, 20175min418
In modern politics, faith has always been somewhat of a double-edged sword. For most voters, a candidate who embraces faith — no matter which faith that would be — is seen as a positive. But in the case of Asima Azam, a real estate attorney vying to be the first Muslim-American elected to the Orlando […]