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Report: Florida's minimum wage worker must work nearly 100 hours per week to afford housing
Central Florida, FL, USA — A new report shows Florida is one of the top 10 states requiring a higher hourly wage in order to afford housing. "I thought it was more cheaper without the state tax and everything, but no," Jhona Nguyen, a renter in Central Florida, said.
Task force picks St. Augustine over Eatonville for location of Florida's Museum of Black History
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A task force in Tallahassee has officially decided on where Florida's first museum of Black history should be built. St. Augustine is the recommendation. The historic town of Eatonville had hoped to become the museum's home, but it ranked a close second. The town's proposal...
Florida Housing Scorecard: 4 Cities Ranked for the Best Real Estate Investments
The Sunshine State provides a wealth of opportunities for real estate investors wanting to grow their financial portfolios. However, as with any acquisition, maximizing the return on your real estate...
Orange County Helps Nonprofit Build First Permanent Location
Orange County will help a local nonprofit build its first permanent location. Over the past 16 years, Orlando-based IDignity, Inc. has helped more than 30,000 local U.S. citizens, including homeless individuals, obtain lost identification documents needed to access housing, employment, bank accounts, and more. All the while, the nonprofit organization has been without a physical address, bouncing from place to place around the community.
‘A big disaster:’ Storm-damaged roof puts Orlando nonprofit at risk
ORLANDO, Fla. – The life enrichment center — housed in United Against Poverty’s Orlando Campus — is usually open, but this week, the doors were locked. The resource center is temporarily closed due to a damaged and leaking roof. Anjali Vaya is the nonprofit’s executive director....
Orlando clinics resume transgender care after ban ends, but legal battles continue
For the first time in over a year, transgender patients in Orlando can reliably get treatment following a federal district court ruling. Judge Robert Hinkle’s June 11 decision to overturn most of a 2023 Florida law (HB 254) limiting transgender care has allowed Orlando LGBTQ clinics that paused care to prescribe hormones again. “I just saw a patient earlier this morning who hadn’t been on his ...
Inflatable IUD Comes to Orlando in Fight to Protect Contraception Rights
The “IUD Express” Tour arrived in Orlando with a 20-foot plus inflatable IUD to protect contraception rights. The Americans for Contraception event aimed to promote awareness, education, and advocacy about the urgent need to protect intrauterine devices (IUDs) and other contraceptives amid what they say is the escalating threat from Republican lawmakers and their extremist allies.
Orlando International Celebrates Tradition With Liberty Weekend
For the first time in its decades-long history, Orlando International Airport’s Liberty Weekend concert was held in a new location, marking a familiar tradition while celebrating change. The free patriotic concert, featuring the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, took place at Terminal C, the airport’s newest terminal and a change from the concert’s original location in the Atrium at Terminals A & B.
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