| Good morning. It's Monday, Feb. 15. Happy Presidents' Day. There is another expense to consider when booking a trip: resort fees. Most Orlando-area hotels and resorts tack on this extra fee. If you are looking to buy a home, the Orlando market has tilted in your favor. For the first time in five years, the housing market favored buyers more than sellers during January. And see photos from opening night of the art exhibition Nude Nite. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Resort fees, paid in addition to the basic room price hotels charge and often covering amenities such as Wi-Fi, on-site gyms, newspapers and sometimes parking, are becoming more and more common place an analyst says. [More] As Walt Disney World puts finishing touches on its entertainment district's makeover, it wants people to know that the newly-renamed Disney Springs is no tourist trap. [More] Tonia Roberts, a witness in a 2013 attempted-murder trial arrested at the request of a prosecutor, said she is suing the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office. [More] A Florida businessman is suing his ex-fiancee alleging that she and her parents took $2.1 million in gold, diamonds and other jewelry after the breakup last summer. [More] For the first time in five years, the core Orlando housing market favored buyers more than sellers during January. [More] The chant started just before the introduction of the final Eastern or Western Conference starter Sunday night. "Ko-be! Ko-be! Ko-be!" It was, of course, for Kobe Bryant, who was playing in his last NBA All-Star Game. [More] Orlando City is in the final stages of completing a deal for AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino. [More] Chase Elliott, 20, becomes youngest pole-sitter in Daytona 500 history Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. [More] The Florida State basketball team missed a chance for a résumé-building win, falling to rival Miami 67-65 in Tallahassee Sunday night. [More] Recently elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ken Griffey Jr. will be the honorary starter for Sunday's Daytona 500. [More] Many pundits think the greatest comedy is often born of pain. That's the approach Lisa Loomer takes in her award-winning play "Expecting Isabel," which tracks the ups and downs - mostly downs - of Miranda and Nick. [More] You didn't need a sweetheart to spend a passionate Saturday night on the eve of Valentine's Day. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Brazilian conductor Marcelo Lehninger, had sparks flying on a program that left the heart pounding. [More] Orlando Shakespeare Theater takes its audiences to the island of Prospero with "The Tempest," directed by Anne Hering. "The Tempest" is a complex creation: Part comedy, part tragedy, part romance. [More] A fairly funny trashing of its own glib self, "Deadpool" is a movie about an unkillable wisenheimer who never shuts up, even while enduring or inflicting enough putrid brutality to earn an X or a NC-17 rating just a few years ago. [More] SeaWorld Orlando has announced two more concert acts for its Bands, Brew & BBQ festival, which begins Saturday. Scotty McCreery and Dennis DeYoung will be performing at the theme park on Feb. 20 and 21, respectively. [More] | 
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