Monday, April 2, 2018

Snowbirds & SpaceX launch

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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April 2, 2018

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Snowbirds flock to 'chicken night,' prepare to head north for the summer to chagrin of businesses

Easter usually signals the start of snowbirds' annual migration north. Some year-round Florida residents are happy to see them go. Highways are less congested. It's easier to get a table at a restaurant or a tee time for golf. But snowbirds - and their money - will be missed by the state's economy.

SpaceX to launch cargo from Space Coast

SpaceX plans to send a rocket into space for the second time in three days.

Food bank delivers bundles of food to families in need

For the past 25 years, hundreds of volunteers have sorted two semi-truck loads of groceries to deliver boxes of food to families living in poverty each Easter Sunday. Volunteers arrive late Saturday night to begin the job of sorting the groceries, and come Sunday morning cars begin lining up.

Losing their home couldn't stop many former Artegon shops

Just over a year since Artegon has closed, and small tenants that got their start there have spread out across Central Florida, opening in malls and neighborhood shopping districts.

SeaWorld orca 'Katina' suffers injury to dorsal fin, park officials say

A matriarch of her orca pod, SeaWorld killer whale "Katina" suffered a tear to her dorsal fin while interacting with several other killer whales March 17, the entertainment company said in a blog post Saturday.

Three things we learned from Orlando City's 4-3 victory over New York Red Bulls

Orlando City got its first win of the season on Saturday. It was a wild, 4-3 victory against the New York Red Bulls. Here are three things we learned.

Magic, Nikola Vucevic stumble against lowly Hawks on the road

The Orlando Magic have six games left in the regular season after a 94-88 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Notre Dame tops Mississippi State 61-58 on shot with 0.1 second left to win NCAA women's basketball title

Arike Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer with a tenth of a second on the clock to lift Notre Dame to a 61-58 victory against Mississippi State in the NCAA championship game on Sunday night.

Frank Vogel's options limited in distributing meaningful minutes

The coach's options are limited in distributing meaningful minutes for the struggling Orlando Magic.

Ian Poulter delivers to win Houston Open and get in Masters

Ian Poulter made a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff and won the Houston Open to earn the last spot at the Masters.

Steven Bochco, boundary-pushing TV creator behind 'NYPD Blue' and 'Hill Street Blues,' dies at 74

10 time Emmy-winning TV writer-producer Steven Bochco dies at 74

The big names of NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were eclipsed

Theater critic Matthew J. Palm writes that the highest-profile stars of "Jesus Christ Superstar" were overshadowed by their colleagues — and the stunning production itself.

The conspiracy theory behind a curious Roseanne Barr tweet, explained

With a hit TV show, praise from the president, and free advertising on Fox News, Roseanne Barr now has one of the loudest megaphones in the country.

The Weeknd drops his EP 'My Dear Melancholy,' and it is, unsurprisingly, full of sadness

Remember when Rihanna breezily encouraged us to "cheers to the freakin' weekend" on 2010's "Loud"? We are hereby submitting a request to switch those lyrics to

Laura Ingraham takes vacation as advertisers revolt over her comments about Parkland survivor

Laura Ingraham is taking a vacation amid advertiser backlash to her comments about David Hogg, a survivior of the Parkland school shooting.

South Orange Ave gets apartments hotels markets

South Orange Ave. south of downtown in Orlando is getting thousands of new residents, hotels and boutique markets

Chill out or be chilled in St. Augustine after dark

St. Augustine may seem like a sleepy town, but when the sun goes down, you can find adventure if you know where to look.

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