News in Orlando
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Published August 31As Homelessness Rises in Orlando, Goodwill Brings Services Directly to Families
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida hosted a resource fair at Orlando Union Rescue Mission on Aug. 28, bringing employment, legal, education, banking and health services directly to families staying at the shelter. Guests, many of them single parents, were able to meet with…
Positively Osceola
Published August 30Hotel Transylvania Monster Breakfast Brings Drac, Mavis and Frightfully Fun Dining to SeaWorld Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Halloween mornings are getting a monstrous makeover at SeaWorld Orlando, where Drac, Mavis and their friends from Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania are welcoming families to an […]
Positively Osceola
Published August 29SeaWorld Orlando’s Howl-O-Sprint 5K Returns, Challenging Runners to Race Through the Frights
ORLANDO, Fla. — Runners looking for something a little more frightening than the typical 5K can lace up their shoes — and prepare to run for their lives — when […]
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Published August 29Pig Floyd’s and Pigzza Are Combining Under One Roof in Mills 50
Pig Floyd’s Urban BBQ is leaving its longtime Mills 50 home and moving in with Pigzza. Owner Thomas Ward announced Friday that the two concepts will combine under one roof at Pigzza, 1050 N. Mills Avenue, bringing Pig Floyd’s barbecue and Pigzza’s pizza and pasta together in one…
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Published August 27Experience the Remarkable True Story of Come From Away
What happens when thousands of strangers find themselves far from home and an entire community opens its arms to welcome them? That remarkable true story is at the heart of Come From Away, the Tony Award-winning musical at Orlando Shakes August 26 through September 27. When 38…
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Published August 27Like a Late-Night Double D’s Run, the Gringos Locos Closure Got Messy
When Gringos Locos abruptly closed all four of its Orlando-area locations earlier this month, employees and customers were left with almost no explanation. Now, some of what was happening behind the scenes is starting to come out, and it appears the shutdown followed a…
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Published August 27Even FDOT Is Saying Goodbye to Dolly Parton
The Florida Department of Transportation is joining the chorus of tributes to Dolly Parton this week. Electronic highway signs spotted around Central Florida Thursday morning read: “DON’T TEXT JOLENE. EYES ON THE ROAD. GET HOME SAFE.” The message is a nod to Parton’s 1973 classic…
El Osceola Star
Published August 26SeaWorld Orlando anuncia la Fun Card 2027 con la mejor oferta del año y revela una emocionante programación de eventos para 2027
Orlando, FL — SeaWorld Orlando ofrece a sus visitantes un año repleto de festivales emblemáticos, atracciones familiares, celebraciones de temporada y entretenimiento inolvidable. Para que los visitantes puedan disfrutar de…
The Apopka Voice
Published August 26Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA vaccine, intismeran autogene, reduced melanoma recurrence when combined with Keytruda, marking the first successful late-stage trial of an mRNA cancer vaccine. The breakthrough has a Central Florida connection: an Orlando…
The Apopka Voice
Published August 26Labor Day travelers face higher costs, heavy traffic as Orlando ranks among top destinations
Labor Day travelers should prepare for higher airfare, hotel costs, and potentially more expensive gasoline as Americans head out for the unofficial end of summer. AAA ranks Orlando as the nation's second-most-popular domestic destination and expects some of the heaviest highway…
El Osceola Star
Published August 25Orlando Health inicia jornadas de detección de cáncer de mama en agosto
Orlando, FL – Los hospitales de Orlando Health en los condados de West Orange y Osceola inician varias jornadas de detección de cáncer de mama a partir de esta semana,…
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Published August 25Leu Gardens Master Plan Shelved After Community Pushback
Remember those big plans to remake Harry P. Leu Gardens? They’re no longer moving forward. The City of Orlando says it has ended the current conceptual master plan and master planning process, citing community feedback and uncertainty surrounding Amendment 3, a property tax…