| Good morning. It's Friday, April 22. A small group protested outside a Target in Mount Dora about the company's policy which welcomes transgender employees and customers to use the restroom or fitting room that matches the gender they identify with. Last night two giant residential developments won the backing of the Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission; the projects could reshape the future of rural east Orange County. To celebrate the pop star icon, who died yesterday, here are photos of Prince's performance at Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami in 2007. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great weekend. A group of about a half a dozen residents bombarded the Target in Mount Dora in hopes their local retailer would not go along with a new policy, which welcomes transgender employees and customers to use the restroom or fitting room that matches the gender they identify with. [More] Despite a tide of opposition, two giant residential developments won the backing of a key board Thursday night — projects that likely will reshape the future of rural east Orange County. [More] HaHa Clinton-Dix grins as he considers how he might give back to kids in his hometown of Eatonville and beyond. [More] Brian Mortensen, a bystander who was shot when a man fired at his pregnant girlfriend in March, has died. [More] When Jeanne McCord of Winter Park was born, women couldn’t vote, a loaf of bread cost 7 cents and only 8 percent of Americans had a home telephone. Things have obviously changed. [More] The corporate stereotype of giving back to a community is the big cardboard check and the photo op. Phil and Kay Rawlins can easily do that, too, but they want to get their hands dirty. [More] Cyle Larin is back, and just in time for a trip to one of his favorite places to play. [More] A swarm of young soccer players surrounded Joe Bendik Wednesday afternoon, thanking him and asking for autographs after Orlando City presented their youth [More] Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs threw the first no-hitter of the 2016 season on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. [More] Advertisement GolfNow.com had helped courses world wide streamline business and boost bottom lines, while giving golfers more options and less hassle, sometimes at a lower cost. [More] Orlando Sentinel arts critic Matthew J. Palm reviews two one-act comedies from Opera Orlando. [More] The turtle population at Sea Life Orlando aquarium is experiencing a mini-explosion. A new exhibit called Turtle Fest is opening at the International Drive attraction Friday. [More] Prince, a quintuple threat instrumentalist-singer-songwriter-producer-performer who became one of the towering figures in music the last four decades, has died at 57. [More] There's a tiny attraction tucked away in Loch Haven Park. It catches my eye during the Orlando International Fringe Festival each spring, and I've always thought I should inspect it. Just what is inside the Orlando Fire Museum? [More] The number of vegan and vegetarian restaurants is expanding in Orlando. [More] | 
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