Monday, February 1, 2021

Shining a Light: A series of stories for Black History Month & Central Florida GOP spread election conspiracies

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

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February 1, 2021

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Good morning! I'm Mike Bianchi, sports columnist at the Orlando Sentinel. It's Super Bowl week and Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preparing for the big game against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Sentinel will be your Super Bowl headquarters with loads of Super Bowl coverage all week long, including this story. Also: UCF is in the midst of searching for a new athletics director and football coach. I believe the Knights should try to find a football coach who won't use UCF as a stepping stone to a bigger job. The U.S. men's national soccer team routed Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 last night at Exploria Stadium with some Orlando City players getting in on the action. The Orlando Magic closed a miserable month of January with another loss and another injury. Now, here's the rest of today's news …

A life influenced by strong women helped shape Aminah Hamidullah into a community leader

Aminah Hamidullah, a co-founder of Parramore's Knowledge for Living, an organization dedicated to providing quality education to underprivileged communities, comes by her leadership skills...

Central Florida GOP leaders spread election conspiracies, QAnon falsehoods

The new treasurer for the Lake County Republican Executive Committee authored a newsletter earlier this month saying the nation was at "war," called for a potential "secession," and...

COVID-19 in Florida: January marks deadliest month

To date, 1,721,377 people have been infected statewide and 26,479 Florida residents have died. With 436 non-resident fatalities, including one new death posted Sunday, the state's combined total...

Third stimulus check updates: Biden invites GOP lawmakers to White House for virus relief talks

A group of Senate Republicans called on President Joe Biden to meet them at the negotiating table as he signaled he could pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package without them.

Hurricane Facts: Which letter is responsible for the most storms to hit Florida?

Which letter of the tropical storm naming system is responsible for producing the most hurricanes to hit Florida?

Lake Eola Park expansion means a more beautiful Orlando, former mayors write | Commentary

Former Orlando mayors Glenda Hood and Bill Frederick write that more public funds are needed to buy a parcel of land at the southwest corner of Lake Eola.

USMNT routs Trinidad and Tobago; 2 Lions make debuts

As the U.S. men's national team completed a thorough 7-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago Sunday night in Orlando, hometown fans lobbied for all four Orlando City players called up for the match —...

Slow start hurts Magic during road loss to Raptors

The Orlando Magic couldn't get their offense on track as they fell 115-102 to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

UCF film spotlights local band teachers who united to bring marching bands to 1964 World's Fair

A UCF documentary tells the story of how two high school band directors overlooked race to bring their marching bands to the 1964 New York World's Fair. It airs in February on WUCF TV.

Rhythm, music, motorcycles: Who could ask for anything more? | Orlando Philharmonic Review

Orlando Sentinel critic Matthew J. Palm reviews the Orlando Philharmonic's "Gershwin" concert at the Dr. Phillips Center's Frontyard Festival.

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