Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Dorian could hit Florida as a Category 2 hurricane & Church Street to get 2nd tower

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Tropical Storm Dorian to become a hurricane as it approaches Florida, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Central Florida on Sunday night, forecasters said Tuesday night.

Downtown Orlando's Church Street project to get 2nd tower, hotel

Lincoln Property Company will bring a second hotel to its Church Street Station project in downtown Orlando, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.

Orlando police still seeking leads a year after fatal shooting that left 26-year-old father of two dead

It's been a year since Anthony Hendley Jr. was killed after being shot outside his home in El Camino Apartments in Orlando, and on Tuesday, his family and detectives canvassed the neighborhood, leaving flyers with neighbors as they continue to find witnesses who could identify his shooter.

Orlando airport leader proposes in-house counsel after resignation of outside lawyer

Orlando International Airport will bring on a staff attorney if a proposal by Chief Executive Officer Phil Brown is approved, a change that would come as the airport seeks to finish $4 billion in construction on a new terminal and prepares for the arrival of trains from the Miami-bound Brightline service.

Disney Polynesian Resort tourists were served bugs in food and got sick, lawsuit says

Food served at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort was contaminated with "dozens" of live insects and four South Florida tourists became "extremely sick," according to a lawsuit filed last week.

Florida has water problems. Yet Ron DeSantis keeps putting campaign donors on environmental boards | Commentary

When DeSantis bypassed the president of the Florida Springs Institute to appoint a former legislator who fought septic-tank inspections to the St. Johns water board, environmental advocates groaned.

Seminole implements amnesty program for longtime code-enforcement scofflaws

Seminole County put in place a temporary amnesty program on Tuesday that would cut code-enforcement liens by 90% if residents come into compliance.

AAC to preserve UCF, USF game as it pushes to eliminate football divisions

The American Athletic Conference is applying for a waiver from the NCAA that will allow it to eliminate its two divisions in football. That move was necessary following the departure of UConn, which is leaving to rejoin the Big East in 2020. The league is confident the waiver will be approved sometime in October and will go into effect in 2020.

UF fans are too critical of Gators QB Feleipe Franks | Commentary

Florida Gators QB Feleipe Franks doesn't deserve the social media backlash he got after leading UF to a win over Miami.

Disney Star Wars: Visitors cheer Oga's Cantina at Galaxy's Edge

A look at Oga's Cantina, a sentimental and standing-room only hotspot at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

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