Tag : Orange County Florida

Orange County commissioner urges community to attend town halls providing input on county’s future | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Exploring Orlando/Facebook Snapshot of Orlando's Urban Trail As Orange County leaders develop plans to guide the county’s…

11 months ago

East of Orlando, a small plane landed in the middle of Colonial Drive | Orlando Area News | Orlando

#EmergencyLanding: A small private plane emergency landed on the median of E. Colonial and Taylor Creek. It’s currently blocking traffic…

12 months ago

Orlando businesses and events based on LGBT tourism push back against Equality Florida’s travel advisory | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge When it comes to politics, Orlando is not Florida. But that won’t be enough to shield the…

12 months ago

Orange County sees decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths for the first time in years | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Adobe Experts say that expanding access to naloxone, including Narcan nasal spray products, is an important component…

12 months ago

Orange County’s longest serving Election Supervisor, Bill Cowles, will not seek re-election | Orlando Area News | Orlando

Photo via Orange County Office of Elections/Facebook After decades serving as Orange County's Supervisor of Elections, Bill Cowles announced Wednesday…

1 year ago

‘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…

1 year ago

As rent increases surge in Orlando, Orange County commissioners consider a rent stabilization ordinance | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge screenshot via Orange County Florida Gov't. Bonilla proposed a rent stabilization ordinance largely aimed at big property…

2 years ago

Readers sound off about $5 million in state money going to Camping World Stadium | First Words | Orlando

Last week we reported that Enterprise Florida, the state's business recruitment agency, agreed to provide $5 million to the Greater…

2 years ago