Best Spanish: 2026 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/6 2:46A Amy Drew Thompson

Capa is eligible for a wealth of wins in the Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards. Its 17th-floor patio is an unparalleled al-fresco opportunity. It s atop one of this tourism capital s poshest resorts. It s got killer steak. But it s also Spanish. And...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in February?

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/3 2:46A Garfield Hylton

After 1,889 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in February, only 170 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Brevard had the highest percentage of...

Feds: Orlando crypto firm CEO lived a high life on others’ money

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/1 1:00A Stephen Hudak, Silas Morgan

Christopher A. Delgado, CEO of a Central Florida-based company at the heart of an alleged $328-million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, lived an eye-popping life of luxury for a few years before his...

US applications for jobless aid fall to 206,000 last week as layoffs remain low

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 2:47A Associated Press

By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Related Articles World shares are mixed, while US futures advance following a Wall St rally...

US futures retreat after Nvidia-led rally, oil prices rise on reports of potential US-Iran conflict

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 1:55A Associated Press

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Markets on Wall Street Thursday were poised to give back a slice of the gains made a day earlier on the shoulders of computer chip giant Nvidia. Futures for the S&P 500 were down...

Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 1:27A Associated Press

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered another standout quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries drew in a broader spectrum of Americans during the critical holiday shopping period, including...

Remodel replaces Winter Park home’s ‘mishmash’ of styles with tropical Miami flair

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 12:00A Brian Bell

In 2023 Orlando-area architect-builder Phil Kean bought a mid-century modern ranch house in a tony Winter Park neighborhood. The house, he believed, had great potential, though it was otherwise...

Orlando’s final International Builders’ showcase is ‘the house that light built’

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/18 12:00A Laura Kinsler

For all the glass, all the concrete, the giant slabs of stone, the car elevator, the most memorable and impactful feature of the 2026 New American Home is its celebration of light. And that was...

Walmart buys land in Orlando tourism corridor once slated for AREA15

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/10 12:00A Brian Bell

Walmart has continued its recent buying spree, scooping up prime real estate in the heart of Orlando’s tourism corridor where an immersive art and event center called AREA15 was once planned. The...

New Super Bowl ad launches Universal Orlando campaign

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/3 4:00A Dewayne Bevil

Universal Orlando’s new ad campaign has a prime position during the Super Bowl broadcast Sunday. The series, dubbed “This Changes Everything,” includes a 60-second spot titled “Lil’ Bro” that airs just before halftime of the big game, Universal...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in January?

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 2/2 5:54A Garfield Hylton

After 1,931 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in January, only 210 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Brevard had the highest percentage of...

40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians’ lives

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/25 1:00A Richard Tribou

Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief. Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over...

Trader Joe’s will open new store in east Orlando later this year

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/6 12:00A Brian Bell

Boutique grocer Trader Joe’s is planning another Central Florida location — the third such new store disclosed in the last month — at the Waterford Oaks shopping center in eastern Orange County. The...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in December?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/5 12:00A Richard Tribou

After 1,700 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in December, 256 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange and Brevard tied for the highest...

In 2025, Disney’s Golden Oak again leads the way for Orlando’s luxury home market

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 12/27 12:00A Brian Bell

For the second consecutive year, Disney’s exclusive Golden Oak community dominated the high end of Central Florida’s luxury home market.  And for the first time, no homes in Winter Park were among the...