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Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2018

Specialty license plates supporting Orlando City Soccer and declaring the University of Central Florida Knights as the National Champions got approvals Tuesday from the Florida House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. The soccer plate was approved under House Bill 1263, seeking specialty plates for what sponsor state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park noted was the […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018

Concluding that there is an under-served market of soccer fans seeking news about American professional soccer, the Orlando Sentinel announced Thursday it is launching a website devoted to Major League Soccer news, analysis and commentary. The Sentinel reported Thursday that its new site, ProSoccerUSA, will tap into the coverage the newspaper’s sports staff has provided […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller is on board for the UCF Knights getting a share of the college football national title, or at least some of the perks. In a letter to the White House the Orlando Republican and congressional candidate suggested President Donald Trump invite the Knights to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue “for the traditional White […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

Drawing a parallel to President John Kennedy‘s pledge in 1962 to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King told a gathering of University of Central Florida students that addressing climate change should be this generation’s great challenge in Florida. King continued the effort he demonstrated […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum bills himself as the Democrat who is not afraid to be a Democrat and Thursday night he showed a gathering of University of Central Florida students he’s not afraid to call out President Donald Trump. Challenged by a student who identified himself as not a Democrat who wanted to hear […]

Guest AuthorApril 15, 2017

A few weeks ago, I stood at Yaki Point on the edge of the Grand Canyon watching the sunset. A cold desert wind rushed up the cliff sides, sucking the last remaining heat from the sandstone below. The rustle of pinyons and junipers gave sound to the silence of the setting sun. I was almost […]

Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2017

A new era is starting for the Orlando’s chamber of commerce and Economic Development Commission – fully merged now and awaiting Tim Giuliani as the new leader who says the synergy of the merger should make it more holistic and nimble in promoting business. The new commerce organization was created from the merger of the […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 4, 2017

Amber Mariano is a UCF student, but she’s also a newly-elected member of the House of Representatives from New Port Richey. That may be why her first two bills filed, HB 153 and HB 155, have to do with reducing the financial burden on college students. HB 153 deals with excess credit surcharges, increasing the […]

Larry GriffinDecember 6, 2016

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer appeared before a crowd at the Bob Carr Theater to deliver his annual State of Downtown address, which focused not so much on new ideas as it did on refinement of old ones. Namely, he spent most of the speech focused on the betterment of the Parramore neighborhood, long an area of […]

Scott PowersNovember 28, 2016

Orange County planners are set to present their proposal Tuesday for helping make the University of Central Florida a safer and easier place to walk or bike around. The proposal comes out of a two-year Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Study effort to try to address the difficulties faced by tens of thousands of college students and university […]

Tag: UCF

UCF ‘National Champions,’ Orlando City Soccer plates move along

Orlando Sentinel launching national soccer news website

Mike Miller wants White House invite for undefeated UCF Knights

Chris King: Climate change is this generation’s opportunity

Andrew Gillum: ‘Nothing admirable or respectable’ about Donald Trump

Nathan Vink: Earth does not need us, but we most certainly need a healthy planet

New Orlando chamber chief Tim Giuliani sees synergy ahead

Amber Mariano, UCF student and Florida House member, files bills to reduce financial burden on students

Buddy Dyer at State of Downtown address: ‘We have one downtown’

Orange County pedestrian safety plan set for UCF area