Orange County’s tourist tax in 2024-25 smashed the all-time record. Will it continue?

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/4 4:04A Stephen Hudak

Boosted by the opening of the Epic Universe theme park, Orange County s tourist tax collections hit an all-time high in fiscal year 2024-25, shattering the previous 12-month best, set last year, by $25.1 million, according to a comptroller report...

Tuesday off to a cool start but will be sunny with a light wind

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/4 1:50A Garfield Hylton

Tuesday is off to a cool start, but it will be sunny with a high near 80 degrees. Winds are blowing northeast at 10 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph, according to NWS Melbourne. There is a high risk of rip currents at all area beaches....

First look: How new ‘Zootopia’ show fits in at Animal Kingdom

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/4 1:44A Dewayne Bevil

A new attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom puts polar bears in your face, introduces one very wet walrus, presents a buff buffalo clad in Lycra and solves a mystery, all in 10 minutes. It’s all...

Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk’s massive pay package

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/4 1:15A Associated Press

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors, said Tuesday that it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon Musk as much as $1 trillion over a decade. Related Articles First look: How new...

Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/4 12:26A Associated Press

By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property . Related Articles Typhoon Kalmaegi...

Quarter of Florida residents ‘seriously’ contemplate leaving state because of high cost of living,...

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/3 11:33P Anthony Man

A quarter of Floridians surveyed are seriously considering moving elsewhere because of the high cost of living in the state. And when those who are thinking about it somewhat are added, half are...

Blue Origin eyes 2nd New Glenn launch with Mars-bound NASA satellites

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/3 11:00P Richard Tribou

Blue Origin s heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January. Jeff Bezos company is looking to repeat the feat while also nailing a return landing of its booster, something that didn t...

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

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 11/3 11:00P Richard Tribou

After 2,318 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in October, only 266 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. After 2,318 restaurant inspections across...

A driver faces charges for a traffic death, but loved ones blame Orlando police

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 9:03A Stephen Hudak

Jaicarious Grace arrived Monday at an Orange County courtroom in a jail jumpsuit and handcuffs, expecting a judge to hand him a long prison sentence for causing a deadly crash in February 2023 that...

Osceola to provide $1 million for food pantries amid SNAP decrease

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 8:43A Natalia Jaramillo

Osceola commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to set aside $1 million to aid 38 food pantries, one week after county nonprofits said the increase in need due to a decrease in SNAP funding will spark a crisis. This made me lose sleep the whole weekend,...

Orlando voters in 3 districts hit the polls Tuesday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 8:13A Ryan Gillespie

A relatively few number of ballots have been cast so far in Orlando, where voters tomorrow could elect commissioners in Districts 1, 3 and 5. Since each race has more than two candidates, it s also conceivable that nobody is elected tomorrow and...

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is running for governor

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 6:34A Ryan Gillespie

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, a trailblazer in Central Florida and one of the most prominent Democrats in the state, has filed to run for governor, election records show. Demings, who had hinted at a possible run amid his recent battles with...

Central Florida could see temps drop into 50s overnight

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 12:08A Richard Tribou

Winds will begin to pick up across Central Florida on Monday as a cold front moves across the region that will bring overnight lows into the 50s for much of the area, according to the National Weather Service. Northerly winds of 10-15 mph will...

Seminole lays out its wish list of projects using sales tax money

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 11/2 11:00P Martin E. Comas

From building a community park to adding more space at the cramped animal shelter, Seminole County has unveiled a wish list of projects to be paid for by tapping into $250 million in sales tax revenue...

Local talent takes the stage in ‘Gator Bites,’ Q Fest Orlando

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/2 10:30P Matthew J. Palm

Central Florida s talent is in the spotlight during November in two programs that are all about celebrating homegrown artists. Each year, Playwrights Round Table Native Voices program features works...