Orlando Weekly’s 5 biggest headlines this week | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo by Matt Keller Lehman Orlando joined national march for abortion rights on 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The news never...
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‘When we fight, we win’: Unite Here Local 737 prevails with historic contract for Orlando hospitality workers | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge photo by McKenna Schueler/Orlando Weekly Angie McKinnon, chief negotiatior for her union Unite Here Local 737, says new the pension in their...
Splash Mountain is gone for good, but its water lives on through superfan eBay sales | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge They say if you love something, let it go. They also say if a Disney fan wants something, don’t get in their...
Orlando woman used romance scam to drain Holocaust survivor of $2.8 million | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge images: United States Attorney’s Office; Adobe A ChampionsGate woman was arrested Wednesday for defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of $2.8 million through...
Voting by mail is getting harder in Florida — all ballot requests made before the 2022 election have been canceled | Florida News | Orlando
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons Voting by mail is about to get harder for Floridians There are some new hurdles in place for Floridians who vote...
Florida students are eligible to receive free books through the New Worlds Reading Initiative | Florida News | Orlando
Photo courtesy New Worlds Reading/Facebook New Worlds Reading Initiative is mailing out free books to studens in Florida Florida K-5 students are eligible to enroll...
Orange County Convention Center hospitality workers avoid potential strike, win big raises and pension in new contract | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge Photo courtesy Orange County Convention Center/Facebook Hundreds of union food service workers at the Orange County Convention Center have reached a tentative...
Brave Florida man dares to dream big when it comes to wine containers | Florida News | Orlando
click to enlarge Adobe Not my cousin Amy, but could be A House Republican on Wednesday began another attempt to eliminate a state law that...
Orange County adopts Tenant’s Bill of Rights to enhance protections for local renters | Orlando Area News | Orlando
click to enlarge As Orange County rents continue to price out working families, amid a shortage in affordable housing stock, Orange County commissioners on Tuesday...
Get a rare look inside Orlando’s Florida Coral Rescue Center on the newly rebooted ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’ | Orlando Area News | Orlando
When I mention coral reefs and the challenges they face due to climate change, you probably think first of Australia or the Caribbean before Central...