Thursday, March 4, 2021

Universal Orlando turns down Orange County's $100K offer & Joe Greenberg stays in jail after curfew violation

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Orange County offered Universal Orlando $100,000. Universal turned it down

"We had already made the commitment to develop Epic Universe and felt this program would more appropriately be used to encourage other projects," a Universal Orlando spokesman said

Former Seminole Tax Collector Greenberg to stay in jail after arrest on curfew violation, judge rules

Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg — who faces several federal felony charges, including stalking, identity theft and sex trafficking of a minor — was arrested for a...

FEMA sites for COVID vaccines open in Orlando as officials push walk-up shots

The federally run vaccine site at Valencia College's west campus opened Wednesday with modest lines, an efficient operation and word from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer that the newly minted Johnson...

Florida moves toward junking unemployment system, perhaps with a boost in benefits

Florida lawmakers appear ready to junk the state's unemployment benefits system, CONNECT, over its failures to process payments at the height of the pandemic. But GOP leaders have...

Universal Orlando: Epic Universe starts construction again, promising 'thousands' of jobs

Good news for theme park fans. Construction is starting again at Universal's Epic Universe.

SpaceX sticks landing of Starship prototype, but then it explodes

SpaceX finally got its latest Starship prototype to land without blowing up. Well at least for a little bit.

Duck & Drake Kitchen is killing it in College Park

Is the city's next "best restaurant" a food truck and a wine bar?

Don't want to play by theater's COVID-19 rules? I have 3 words for you | Commentary

Here are three words I never thought I would be writing in a column for the Orlando Sentinel's Calendar section — a guide to things to see and do: Just stay home. That's right, you heard me.

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Pictures: Meet 4-year-old Anala, one the rare tigers of Walt Disney World

Four-year-old Anala, one of the Sunda Tigers that resides at Disney's Animal Kingdom, plays and explores in her Maharajah Jungle Trek habitat, Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The tigers at Walt...

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