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Downtown Orlando booming with high-rise development
ORLANDO, Fla – As WKMG Hits the Road to downtown Orlando this week, we learned the 32801 ZIP code is seeing a population boom with no signs of slowing down. The City Beautiful is in the midst of a growth spurt and downtown’s skyline continues to change as new high-rise apartments take shape. There are $1.5 billion worth of residential projects in the works for the downtown area, according to Orlando leaders.
Flying Horse Editions hosting open studio event on July 27
Flying Horse Editions (Facebook | Website), the collaborative printmaking press in Parramore’s Creative Village, will host a special Open Studio event on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The collaborative printmaking press has been operating for over 30 years creating high-quality editions and unique work at our studio...
Spirit Airlines temporarily reducing direct flights to Orlando, Florida, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Spirit Airlines is making a few changes to flights coming in and out of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Westmoreland County, and they may affect your summer travel plans.If you are heading to Orlando, Florida, from the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in August, Spirt Airlines is cutting back service from a once-a-day daily direct flight to a once-a-day flight four days per week.Gabe Monzo is the Executive Director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, and he says Spirit Airlines is scaling back flights to service airplane engines within their fleet."It's a recall, and some of...
2026 QB Dereon Coleman commits to Miami
Miami has secured a quarterback in the Class of 2026. On Wednesday evening, Orlando (Fla.) Jones four-star signal-caller Dereon Coleman announced his commitment to Miami over opportunities at UCF, TCU, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, and West Virginia amongst plenty of others. The decision to pick Miami...
Beat Builders Now Performing at CityWalk While Usual Stage is Down in Universal Studios Florida
The Beat Builders at Universal Orlando Resort have taken up residence on a new stage in CityWalk, far from their normal home in the New York area of Universal Studios Florida. Beat Builders Now Performing in Universal CityWalk. You may be accustomed to seeing the group performing on scaffolding near...
247Sports projects Clemson to play in this 2024 college football bowl game
The Clemson football team has made numerous postseason trips to Orlando over the years. The Tigers have appeared in bowl games in the city no less than seven times, with three appearances coming in the Citrus Bowl (typically played on New Year’s Day) and four in the city’s second bowl game. Orlando’s “other bowl” is now in its second season as the Pop Tarts Bowl. It was initially dubbed the Blockbuster Bowl in the early 90s before taking on a host of other names such as the CarQuest Bowl, MicronPC Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl and Cheez-It Bowl. And according to...
Florence County deputies find nearly 7 pounds of cocaine stashed in vehicle’s secret compartment after I-95 traffic stop
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Florence County deputies seized nearly seven pounds of cocaine and arrested a Florida woman on Wednesday after pulling over a vehicle for speeding on Interstate 95. Authorities arrested Carmen Denisse Garcia Roman, 34, of Orlando, Florida, after finding the drugs hidden in an “aftermarket compartment” in the vehicle, deputies said. […]
4 hurt in multi-vehicle crash at Ocala intersection
A three-vehicle crash at a northeast Ocala intersection sent four people to the hospital on Wednesday morning. At around 8:15 a.m., several Ocala Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the intersection of NE 24th Street and NE 19th Avenue. According to OFR, an individual reported that one of the vehicles involved in the crash was on its side with the occupants trapped inside.
House of the Day: A community-flipped home in West Lakes asking $235,000
This two-bedroom, one-bath home is located at 618 S. Lakeland Avenue [GMap] in the West Lakes neighborhood, behind Camping World Stadium, with easy access to all major roadways. The 725 SF home was purchased and renovated by the West Lakes Partnership (Website), through its Reclaiming the Dream Housing Rehab Program,...
"Wavelength" Concert to Illuminate Orlando with Interactive Arts Experience in August
Orlando is dialing up the volume on its arts scene with a new immersive concert experience called "Wavelength", slated to take over the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this August. Described as part concert, part multimedia visual art exhibition, the venue will be alight with more than 200 light pillars, lasers, projectors, and custom fixtures, harmonizing with live entertainment that features 20 professional singers and 12 orchestral musicians, enhanced by an ambient, modern six-member rock band, as reported by ClickOrlando.
'Five-star across the board': Wedding event venue to open at Daytona's Ocean Walk Shoppes
DAYTONA BEACH — Wedding bells soon will be ringing at the Ocean Walk Shoppes, the retail center at the heart of the entertainment district of the World’s Most Famous Beach. Crystal Ballroom Franchised Event Venues, a family-owned Florida-based company that specializes in luxury destination wedding and special event experiences, plans to celebrate the grand...
Man posing as UCF student-athlete arrested for rent money scam, police say
ORLANDO, Fla. - A 22-year-old man who has been pretending to be a UCF student-athlete for months and asking for rent money has been arrested, according to the UCF Police Department. Xavier Dorcely was arrested on Tuesday on two counts of scheming to defraud, according to online jail records. Dorcely...
Edgewater resident cut off from comments after alleging 20-year-old mayor used fake ID
Edgewater Mayor Diezel DePew, who became Florida's youngest mayor when he was elected at age 18 in 2022, was accused by a resident at Monday's City Council meeting of attempting to use a fake ID to buy alcohol last month. The resident made the allegation during the citizen comments portion of the meeting....
Man hospitalized after getting intoxicated outside ex-girlfriend’s apartment
An Ocala man was arrested after getting drunk outside his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and attempting to drive away with deputies still in the vicinity. Deputies were dispatched to a civil disturbance at 2280 E. Orange Avenue in Eustis around 7:08 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Report: UCF Basketball to Host Jacksonville in 2024-25 Non-Con Matchup
The UCF men’s basketball team is set to take on the Jacksonville Dolphins in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, Dec. 21, per Jon Rothstein. Central Florida went 17-16 in its first season competing in the Big 12 Conference last season, meanwhile the Dolphins placed 10th in the Atlantic Sun division with an overall record of 16-17.
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