A happy dose of uplifting news from Central Florida and beyond.
 Some quick information and recipes for Guinness from Fiddler's Green in Winter Park ahead of St. Patrick's Day. |   | |
 The Rev. Mary Lee Downey has been named the Orlando Sentinel's Central Floridian of the Year. Her nonprofit agency, the Community Hope Center, helped hundreds families in Kissimmee's tourism corridor with needs from food to long-term housing to education. | | | |
 Central Florida Krispy Kreme shops are going green! Is it the mischievous work of leprechauns or just holiday fun? | | | |
 If you take the right precautions, an outdoor experience might be just what the doctor ordered. Here are 11 outside places in South Florida to visit during a pandemic. | | | |
 Frontier Airlines has 90 percent off flights purchased through March 16. | | | |
 Restaurant delivery app Uber Eats is waiving delivery fees on orders from independent restaurants as coronavirus keeps customers away from gathering places like restaurants. | | | |
 If you find yourself stuck at home because of the coronavirus, use the time to take care of yourself or to cross items off your to-do list once and for all. | | | |
 Bring your friends to V.L.C., the new vegan eatery in Waterford Lakes for super-attentive employees, nice combo options and generous portions of plant-based foods. | | | |
 Why celebrate National Potato Chip Day with a snack bag when so many Orlando eateries offer salty, crunchy, house-made versions? We'll tell you where you can score some. | | | |
 Fans record on social media Bilie Eilish's enthusiastic performance at Orlando's Amway Center during her "Where Do We Go" World Tour March 10. | | | |
 Orlando NPR station WMFE is hosting a Tiny Desk music concert series and looking for local bands. | | | |
 Dockside Inn & Suites debuts a month before two other major properties open in an area that already boasts more than 500 hotels. | | | |
 Disney World: Composer Christopher Willis sets perky tone for new Mickey Mouse ride | | | |
 Mickey Mouse finally has his own ride. Theme park reporters Dewayne Bevil and Gabrielle Russon share their thoughts on Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway at Disney's Hollywood Studios. | | | |
 Last year, the Orlando Wine Festival & Auction raised nearly a million dollars for at-risk children in Central Florida. This year, with help from celebrity chefs and the world's greatest winemakers, the Orlando Magic hopes to collect even more. | | | |
 The growing trend of gender-blind casting means women are showing up in traditionally male roles. | | | |
 Students of Orlando Junior Academy in College Park get an "edible education" along with the standard curriculum. And the final exam is heavy on pots and pans. | | | |
 A couple with Orlando ties is the first to be married at Pandora — The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Watch their wedding unfold on the latest episode of "Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings" on Disney Plus. | | | |
 AdventHealth launched on Tuesday a free, 24/7 coronavirus information line, calling it a "one-stop-shop" for Floridians who have questions about the new virus and the illness COVID-19 by calling 877-VIRUSHQ. The health system has also launched a coronavirus resource website at www.CoronavirusSignsAndSymptoms.com. | | | |
 Wendover Housing Partners announced plans to build a much-needed 68-unit senior-living community in Sanford that will house low-income residents 55 and older. Construction on the project — Norton Commons — is slated to begin as early as this month. Rents will start at $708 a month for one-bedroom units. | | | |
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