Friday, February 26, 2021

Foodie Awards & Study on race, inequality 9 years after Trayvon Martin is killed

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February 26, 2021

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Good morning, I'm Dewayne Bevil, and I cover theme parks and attractions for the Orlando Sentinel. It's the first weekend for "Planet Pioneers," an exhibit at Orlando Science Center that shows how Earthlings could live on another planet. At Disney's Animal Kingdom, visitors are getting their first glimpses of Ranger, a white rhino born in October at the theme park. But if you're hungry or expect to be hungry, check out this year's freshly cooked Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards, picked by the public and wrangled by Sentinel food writer Amy Drew Thompson. Looking ahead, Legoland Florida visitors can enter the world of Peppa Pig next year with a new park themed for the show. Now, here's the rest of today's news ...

 

 

 

 

 

Today in Orlando, it will be clear with a high of 83° and low of 57°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here.

Nine years after Trayvon Martin shooting, Sanford forms committee to study race, inequality

Sanford commissioners agreed to form an advisory committee that will study how race, class and gender can lead to social inequities in the city where the Black Lives Matter movement took...

For their historic selflessness, health-care workers named Central Floridians of the Year winners

For their selflessness, dedication and efforts to heal during the historic pandemic of COVID-19, the region's health-care workers were named the 2020 Central Floridians of the Year by the...

CPAC 2021 gets going today in Orlando with DeSantis speech, anticipation of Trump

The 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off its first day of panels and speakers Friday at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, all leading up to former President Trump's speech Sunday...

Orlando's hankering for hamburgers shuts down White Castle ghost kitchen

Facing overwhelming demand, White Castle shut down its Orlando ghost kitchen Thursday until the burger chain's full restaurant opens near Disney World this spring.

Will vaccines be required when cruise business gets up and running?

The cruise industry will have been shut down in North American almost 15 months if and when the lines begin sailing again in June., consumers are wondering if cruise lines will require a vaccine...

Magic can't keep up with Nets, suffer ugly road loss

Turnovers haunted the Orlando Magic again in a 129-92 road loss to the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night at Amway Center.

Gators DC Todd Grantham vows UF defense will bounce back

UF defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said he is confident the Gators defense can rebound from a historically bad 2020 season.

Florida Fresh Air: Black Bear Wilderness Area supplies scenic, strenuous hike

Set along the St. Johns River in Seminole County, the 1,600-acre Black Bear Wilderness area provides a scenic but more strenuous hike than other Central Florida trails.

Universal: Food freshens this year's Mardi Gras mix

Universal Studios' Mardi Gras celebration has a new scent to it with an expanded food menu.

First responder couple protects and serves Central Florida

Dana Canty, a firefighter and paramedic for Orange County Fire Department for the past eight years, and Mark Canty, Undersheriff for the last two years at Orange County Sheriffs' Office, help...

Daily horoscope for February 26, 2021

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Things to do this weekend in Orlando and Central Florida

There are so many things to do in Central Florida on any given weekend that it can be overwhelming. Here's a guide to help you decide what to do. This list is updated weekly with events and...

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