| Good morning. It's Thursday, April 7. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that repeals Florida's 148-year-old ban on unwed couples living together. Walt Disney World announced its latest upcharge event, in which visitors who pay an extra $69 can enter the Magic Kingdom before everyone else. The early start package, which includes breakfast, lets guests will get quick access to Peter Pan's Flight, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Also take a photo tour of Florida springs. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. The University of Central Florida's downtown Orlando campus is expected to be the school's most competitive bid-selection process in at least the past decade. The project calls for an urban-style campus and renovations of the school's existing digital-media space downtown. Challenges include a relatively tight timeframe and connections between the new space, downtown companies, transit and neighborhoods. [More] Unmarried couples worried that the long arm of the law would reach into their bedrooms can rest easy. "Shacking up" is now legal in Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Wednesday a bill that repeals Florida's 148-year-old ban on unwed couples living together. [More] The Orlando police officer's use of force on a homeless man in Parramore last year was not justified, the department's citizen review board ruled on Wednesday, with the chairman saying he was "appalled" by the case. [More] When Joan Zoltek joined the Altamonte Springs Women's Club in 1980, the group had more than 200 members who met twice a month for luncheons and community service projects. But their gatherings are now smaller as membership numbers have plummeted to about 50 women. [More] Walt Disney World has announced its latest upcharge event, in which visitors who pay an extra $69 can enter the Magic Kingdom before everyone else. [More] The five games the Orlando Magic played from March 26 through Sunday should have taught players a lasting lesson. They perform their best on offense when they move the ball energetically and unselfishly. They make more of their shots when they make extra efforts to find open teammates. [More] Orlando City goalkeepers coach Stewart Kerr said penalty kicks are a no-lose situation for goalkeepers, a bonus save that no one expects you to make. After much research, Lions goalie Joe Bendik was able to anticipate where Portland's penalty kick would go and make the save Sunday. [More] the Golden State Warriors wonder how the Chicago Bulls set the bar so incredibly high in 1995-96, Brian Hill can give them a history lesson. He knows first-hand why the Holy Grail of NBA team records is an incomprehensible 72-10. [More] The Orlando Magic have done a better job lately of pushing the ball upcourt in transition. [More] Orlando City's newest player, Julio Baptista, is working hard in his first official week training with the team. Team captain Kaká, a good friend, is helping him adjust to life in the United States, and Baptista hopes to be ready in time for the Lions' Philadelphia Union game on Friday. [More] As of Thursday, Universal Orlando no longer has a corner on the domestic market for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Its twin attraction will officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood. [More] The Florida Film Festival turns 25, and its creators praise the event's growth and personal approach. [More] The 25th Florida Film Festival will screen 181 films, the most ever for the event, in 10 days at the Enzian in Maitland and Regal Winter Park Village. [More] New Orlando Sentinel food reporter Lauren Delgado shares a little about herself and says hello with a cookie skillet recipe. [More] Jerry Rivera and Victor Manuelle will be the first two performers in the 2016 edition of SeaWorld Orlando's Viva la Musica festival, which kicks off April 16. [More] | 
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