A toilet that checks gut health? New products at Builders’ Show focus on wellness

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/21 12:00A Laura Kinsler

From toilet accessories that monitor your health to bacteria-killing garbage disposals, this year’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show unveiled an array of new products aimed at the fast-growing wellness...

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

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 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

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 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 removing chapters on racism, genocide and inequality. The book, which is...

Plant Doctor: Now is the right time for major pruning of roses

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 2/20 11:00P Tom MacCubbin

Question : My roses have grown tall and need pruning. When is the best time and how much of each bush should I remove? Answer : Most gardeners choose the middle of February for major rose pruning. All types of roses, except climbing varieties, can...

Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 4:26A Associated Press

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after  the Supreme Court struck down  the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth. The...

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of his economic agenda

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 3:11A Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) —  The Supreme Court  struck down President Donald Trump s  far-reaching global tariffs  on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat, Trump said...

Is ‘income stacking’ a good way to build wealth?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 3:00A Nerdwallet

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US economic growth weaker than thought in fourth quarter with government shutdown, consumer...

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 1:48A Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MATT OTT, AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal...

Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 1:42A Associated Press

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key inflation gauge accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly a year, showing how prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than...

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 1:08A Associated Press

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they  harm children’s mental health  through deliberate design choices that addict kids to...

Wall Street keeps calm after the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/20 12:33A Associated Press

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street kept calm Friday after the  Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs , which had  triggered panic in financial markets  when announced last year, and stocks...

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,...

‘Whiplash-y weather’: A brief shot of summer, then a cooldown

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 7:14A Martin E. Comas

Summer will make a brief visit to Central Florida this weekend, when temperatures are expected to soar to near-record highs on Friday and Saturday and lead some residents to click on their air conditioners for the first time in weeks. Then, after...