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Will City Hall incentives bring single family homes back to Parramore?

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/21 12:00A Ryan Gillespie

Orlando has a plan its leaders hope will boost home ownership in Parramore, a neighborhood with nearly twice as many vacant residential lots as it has single-family homes. The city council is expected...

Someone is buying up downtown Winter Garden — and residents are in an uproar

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/21 12:00A Stephen Hudak

Winter Garden s downtown, the envy of neighboring communities for its successful blend of charm and homegrown commerce, faces an uncertain future as nine commercial buildings, eight on West Plant s...

Florida faculty union, profs decry ‘censored’ state sociology textbook

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/21 12:00A Steven Walker

Florida s higher education board censored a general education sociology textbook, the state s faculty union says, cutting more than half of the book’s original content and...

Orlando Sentinel 150: Friday Flashback to Boardwalk and Baseball

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 11:06P Roger Simmons

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ted Williams was at bat when the Boardwalk and Baseball theme park opened south of Orlando in Haines City on April 4, 1987. Williams hit a ceremonial baseball to cut the ribbon...

A Central Florida foraging field trip yields massive wild yams

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 10:00P Patrick Connolly

For those who thought that hunter-gatherers were lost to the pages of history, think again. They are still roaming and foraging if you know where to look. A small team of volunteers, myself included,...

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Candlelit concertos offer a trifecta of pleasure | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/20 10:07P Matthew J. Palm

You have to hand it to John Sinclair, artistic director of the Bach Festival Society : The man knows how to program a concert. I don t mean just finding talented artists or...

In music, Byeol Kim is ‘living a different life’

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/17 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

When Byeol Kim gets in the zone, she doesn t just play the music — she lives the music. I almost feel like I m living a different life at that moment, she says. I totally forget about my real life. It...

Orlando Museum of Art Announces “Access for All” Free Admission Day on February 19

My Central Florida Family 2/16 4:39A Brandi Zrallack

Orlando Museum of Art Announces “Access for All” Free Admission Day on February 19 Orlando Museum of Art Announces “Access for All” Free Admission Day on February 19 The [ ]...

Voces8: Singing in the rain, and it’s a glorious sound | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/16 4:07A Matthew J. Palm

Despite her best efforts, Mother Nature herself couldn t compete with Voces8 on Sunday evening. The British a cappella octet performed in Knowles Memorial Chapel on Rollins...

Orlando Family Stage unveils new Florida Children’s Book Festival

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 2/15 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Chris Brown knows children s theater owes a debt to children s literature. So Orlando Family Stage , where Brown is executive director, is about to repay that debt — in a really big way. As part of...

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Winter Sunshine

Green Fashionista 2/16 10:30P noreply@blogger.com (Kate at Gre

Tap tap... is this thing on? Every time I say I'll start showing up here regularly again life just happens. The holiday season was hectic (of course), then I lost a loved one unexpectantly which put...

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Bianchi: Franz Wagner is out again — so what? It’s time for Magic to rise up!

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 2/21 3:45A Mike Bianchi

Turn out the lights, the party’s over. The never-ending pity party for the Orlando Magic’s medical report masquerading as a basketball season has come to an end. Franz Wagner...

After loss to Bucks, Magic hit league break in familiar spot

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 2/12 7:05A Jason Beede

After Bucks guard Ryan Rollins was ruled out ahead of Wednesday s game between Orlando and Milwaukee at Kia Center because of right foot plantar fasciitis, coach Doc Rivers...

Franz Wagner returns and Magic win 3rd in a row, set to host Bucks again

Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel 2/10 7:01A Jason Beede

Although the Magic forced 10 turnovers in the first half of Monday s game at Kia Center against the Bucks , the team had only scored six points off those takeaways. Orlando...

Related: Franz Wagner returns again to court for Magic: ‘Having him back is huge’ Orlando Magic News : Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando State of the Market January 2026

Orlando Ave 2/19 2:31A tisner

State of the Market “Many buyers tend to hit refresh in January, viewing a new year as an opportunity to make a fresh start in their home search. This seasonal shift often leads to a surge in new...

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