| The weekend has arrived! It's Friday, Nov. 6 and here are the things you need to know today. Officials at the Dr. Phillips Center will hold a news conference today to talk about the center's progress but there have been some significant changes behind the scenes. Florida's new voting district maps are still up in the air. And some of the area's movers-and-shakers are on the move. Other things making news: When the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts marks its one-year anniversary with a news conference today, many of the top officials who prepared the downtown Orlando venue for its 2014 ribbon-cutting will be nowhere in sight. [More] One of Central Florida's few remaining movie rental stores, Video News, has shut down in Longwood. Owner Steve Nguyen closed the store after 25 years of renting Blu-rays, DVDs and videocassettes in an industry that was booming before automated kiosks and streaming video. [More] A SunRail collision in Winter Park that injured 10 people last month occurred when the commuter train hit a dump truck parked too close to the tracks on property leased by Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary and his partners. The Florida Department of Transportation has since ordered Leary's company, Lumberyard, LLC, to stop any work going on at the site. [More] A man shot Thursday night in his Apopka apartment has died and police say they're now working to determine if anything criminal happened. [More] For the second time in three months, the Florida Legislature will turn to the courts to redraw political boundaries needed for next year's elections after failing to do the job itself. [More]
Scott Skiles says the Orlando Magic are done with moral victories [More] Vanderbilt reached unprecedented heights under coach James Franklin, who bolted for Penn State. The program has returned to earth during two seasons under Derek Mason. [More] FSU freshman safety Derwin James is making enough big plays to offset some expected growing pains. [More] Orange City University's football team has forfeited its season and is no longer eligible to participate in the Class 8A playoffs due to an ineligible player. Oviedo replaces the Titans in bracket as the runner-up behind Lake Brantley. [More]
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) returns this weekend to Tinker Field in Orlando [More] Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire celebrates 14 years in Lake County [More] First bites: Baoery Asian Gastropub in Orlando and Smiling Bison in Sanford [More] Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert shine at CMA Awards. [More]
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