| Good morning. It's Tuesday, May 17. Orlando City officials say they have raised more than $15 million for the new stadium using a controversial federal program that offers a green card for an investment of $500,000 or more. It was the largest foreclosure in Central Florida history, around $150 million during the Great Recession. Now the former Grand Palisades resort west of Disney World is getting a completely new look. See photos of the Arab Festival at Lake Eola Park in Orlando. Here's what else is happening in Central Florida. Have a great day. Orlando's new soccer stadium is getting built in part with money from foreign investors whose money could help them secure U.S. citizenship. [More] On their own, the charts, graphs and data sets about the Zika virus displayed on a screen in Ivan Garibay's office don't appear to say much. An expert data analyst, however, can potentially see a way to stop Zika from spreading. [More] Reviving the former Grand Palisades resort west of Disney World in time for a Dec. 1 opening is no small task. [More] After serving eight years in prison and nine months after that in a work-release center, Chris Tanzler was released from custody Thursday – only to be ordered back to jail the next day over a Florida Department of Corrections error. [More] Florida is trying to determine what a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision means to its nearly 400 inmates on death row. But, just as important, what does the death penalty say about all of us? [More] It's Lottery Day on Tuesday, Magic fans. Do you know where your rosary beads are? If not them, perhaps you have an old copy of "The Power of Positive Thinking" or the Swiss bank account number Adam Silver uses for laundering bribe money. [More] When the Orlando Magic's Pat Williams and Rob Hennigan arrive at a midtown Manhattan hotel Tuesday, they will want two things to occur during the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery. They will hope to win a top-three pick. [More] Orlando Pride defender Toni Pressley is eager to earn more minutes after making her debut against Western New York Flash. [More] Orlando City coach Adrian Heath said he was disappointed and wanted to apologize to fans for the Lions' performance during a loss at Sporting Kansas City Sunday. [More] Advertisement After winning the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist turns to the Preakness, where he may face competition from Exaggerator, Gun Runner and Stradivari. [More] Acclaimed, beloved set designer Tom Mangieri dies: "There's nobody who didn't work with Tommy. He shared his creativity with everyone." [More] The new passes will be sturdier, Universal says, and have a design incorporating its "UOAP" logo. Plastic will be used for all three levels of its annual passes and be color-coordinated. Power passes will be purple, preferred will be teal and premier will be yellow. [More] Walt Disney World opened its newly constructed Town Center neighborhood at Disney Springs on Sunday. Twenty-three retailers were operating on the first day. [More] Central Florida shoppers and sightseers entered new territory Sunday: The Town Center section of Disney Springs opened to the public for the first time. [More] Noelle Mason, a Tampa artist, is this year's winner of the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art. Orlando Museum of Art, which established the prize in 2014, presents the award each year to an artist who lives and works in the state. [More] | 
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