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Published 11 hours agoParramore market offers free groceries and more choices
A new market opening soon in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood is taking a different approach to address food insecurity.
Bungalower
Published September 10Never Been to Nosferatu at The Ren? Here’s What You’re Getting Yourself Into
If you’ve spent the past few spooky seasons hearing people talk about Nosferatu at Renaissance Theatre Company but still have no idea what actually happens inside that warehouse at 415 E. Princeton Street, this is for you. I went to opening night this past weekend, and the first…
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Published September 10Orlando Shakes’ PlayFest Offers Early Look at New ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ Adaptation
Orlando Shakes is bringing back its annual PlayFest this fall with six new plays over two weekends, including one with an especially strong Central Florida connection. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames is adapting Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God for…
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Published September 10Milk District Future Meeting Set for Sept. 16 as Neighborhood Changes Accelerate
The Milk District has been going through a lot lately, and if you have thoughts about what comes next, the City of Orlando wants to hear them. The City will host its first public workshop for The Milk District Vision Plan on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Orlando…
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Published September 10Central Florida Nonprofits Have Until Friday to Apply for Victory Cup Funding
If you run a Central Florida nonprofit and could use unrestricted funding and some help telling your story, this is your last-minute reminder. Applications for the 12th annual Victory Cup Initiative close Friday, September 11, giving eligible nonprofits a shot at funding,…
El Osceola Star
Published September 09Llega a Orlando el programa “Boleto Al Trabajo”: para beneficiarios de SSI
Orlando, FL – La Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados, Inc. (AMSI) anunció la expansión de su Programa Ticket to Work (Boleto al Trabajo) a la Florida Central, con el objetivo de apoyar a…
Central Florida Public Media
Published September 09Orlando Photographer’s 9/11 Photos on Display
As Americans remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, an Orlando resident reflects on witnessing the tragedy in Brooklyn and documenting the aftermath through photographs.
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Published September 09Reeves Sports Bar Taking Over Former Swiggs Space Downtown
A new sports bar is headed to downtown Orlando. Reeves Sports Bar is taking over the former Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Boulevard, next door to Casey’s on Central. The concept comes from Thriving Hospitality, the Orlando-based restaurant group behind spots including Thrive,…
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Published September 09The Black Sheep Is Starting To Look At Home in College Park
The Black Sheep’s new College Park location is starting to take shape at 1500 Edgewater Drive. A new roadside sign is now up, and the former 7-Eleven has gotten a noticeable exterior refresh, including new green awnings and a fresh coat of paint as work continues on the longtime…
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Published 17 hours agoWays To Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 in Orlando Today
Today marks 25 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and there are several ways around Orlando to spend part of the day remembering the people who were lost, the first responders who answered the call and the communities that came together afterward. Here are a…
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Published 18 hours agoTwenty-Five Years After 9/11, Its Survivor Tree Lives On in Orlando
Twenty-five years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an event that reshaped the country and left behind countless memorials to those who died. One of them is thriving. The 9/11 Survivor Tree is a Callery pear discovered badly…
El Osceola Star
Published September 10Cumbre en Orlando impulsará nuevas oportunidades de inversión y colaboración entre Puerto Rico y Florida
Orlando, FL – Puerto Rico fortalecerá su conexión empresarial y económica con Florida a través del Economic Development Business Leaders Summit 2026, una plataforma internacional dirigida a facilitar alianzas estratégicas, oportunidades…