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Endorsement: Eskamani is one of Central Florida’s most passionate advocates
It’s been nearly 14 years since the Orlando Sentinel first introduced its readers to a UCF student just a few days shy of her 21st birthday — and absolutely incensed by the possibility that Orlando’s public television station might shut down. Since that first appearance, Orange County residents have learned that Anna V. Eskamani has a lot of opinions and the fire to make them reality. Locals ...
Orlando to buy downtown property for potential mixed-use development
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. The city of Orlando is buying more property west of Interstate 4 in downtown, with the potential to bring a mixed-use development. The Orlando City Council on Oct. 7 will consider a $1.4 million purchase of 0.46 acres at 448 and 502 W. Washington St. and 80 N. Division Ave. Corinthian Properties LLC owns the undeveloped properties. Read: Spirit Airlines considers filing for bankruptcy, report claims
Orange Commissioner Uribe’s husband’s nonprofit confronts another regulatory issue
A state agency is probing whether All Star Dads, the nonprofit run by the husband of Orange County Commissioner Mayra Uribe, has properly registered as a charitable fundraising organization, an agency official confirmed Friday. The news confronts Kevin Sutton, Uribe’s husband and executive director for the nonprofit, with a second regulatory problem to fix: As the Orlando Sentinel reported ...
Garden Theatre closure response: Shock, a ‘rescue,’ the city’s pledge and ‘Save the Garden’
As news of the Garden Theatre’s closure spread Thursday, the city of Winter Garden pledged the venue would remain a theater, a nearby theater-education business offered to “rescue” children’s shows left homeless, a partner organization lamented the effect of the closure on theatergoers with special needs, supporters formed a social media “Save the Garden” group, and many expressed disbelief at ...
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