A happy dose of uplifting news from Central Florida and beyond.
 Friday, Mar 2 A 10-year-old Kissimmee boy has been promised a full ride at Rollins College thanks to his role in The Florida Project. The college's administrators saw – and apparently were impressed by – Christopher Rivera, who had been living in an older motel along US 192 when he was spotted by a talent scout. |
| "This is like a spring festival of India. People get together, splash colors and they wish everybody, 'Happy Holi'." |
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| Former NASA Langley Research Center mathematician Katherine G. Johnson will be one of 17 dolls announced by Barbie on Tuesday to honor International Women's Day, according to a news release. |
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| The water park debuted a decade ago and is preparing to open a new slide called Ray Rush this spring. |
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| Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas will inherit the title of World's Largest Cruise Ship when it debuts this month. |
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| Walt Disney Pictures released the teaser trailer for "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-it-Ralph 2." |
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| A massive airplane being built by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen moved a step closer to flight last week, when it crept out of its hangar in Mojave, |
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| The 25-percent-off deal for the observation wheel on International Drive runs through May 24. |
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| The parking garage at downtown Orlando's newest apartment high rise is about to be embellished with 60-foot art panels costing as much as two mid-priced Orlando houses. |
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| The Orlando market is one of eight places where McDonald's is rolling out fresh, not frozen, quarter pound burger patties for hamburgers. |
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| Orlando Magic wing Evan Fournier and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have known each other since they were 12 or 13 years old |
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| Elon Musk's SpaceX joins a host of past efforts to launch a broadband service using satellites. |
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| The dream of flying cars has been around longer than Boeing Co. has been making airplanes. Now a vision from the pages of Jules Verne is near enough to occupy |
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| Lucas Hnath has won the Windham-Campbell Literary Prize. |
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| On 'CBS This Morning,' Oprah Winfrey promotes a '60 Minutes' report and 'A Wrinkle in Time' while explaining why she won't run for president. |
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| SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a Spanish satellite early Tuesday. |
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| Sydney Leroux loves soccer, but things were tough for her last year. Reunited with husband Dom Dwyer in Orlando, she's rekindling her love of the game with the Pride. |
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| The 265-pound dolphin was discovered last week in Ponte Vedra Beach near Jacksonville. |
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| Hyde Park restaurant Irish 31 is planning to open a new restaurant on Park Avenue in Winter Park, according to a request filed with the city. |
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| Leesburg Art Festival to feature nearly 80 artists, live music, short film series |
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