Tuesday is cold, windy and rainy

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/21 12:45A Garfield Hylton

There is an 80% chance of rain throughout the day. Highs in Central Florida will be near 59 degrees, according to NWS Melbourne. Those temps increase to a high of 69 headed further south from Orlando. Winds are blowing north-northeast at 15 to 20...

Seminole balks at bike-trail tunnels with $40 million price tag

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/20 10:30P Martin E. Comas

A years-old plan by Seminole County to build a pair of tunnels along a popular trail near Altamonte Springs giving bicyclists and pedestrians an easy way to cross under two of the busiest highways in...

Aaron De Groft, whose ‘Basquiat’ exhibit triggered a scandal at Orlando museum, dies at 59

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/20 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Aaron De Groft, who came to Central Florida to raise the profile of Orlando Museum of Art — but then embroiled the institution in an FBI fraud investigation over purported Basquiat paintings — has...

Final FestN4 in Fringe ArtSpace finishes strong

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/20 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Orlando Fringe s final FestN4 at its downtown ArtSpace showed growth over last year — perhaps a welcome harbinger of a rebound for the nonprofit s large May festival, which saw its attendance decline...

Trump is holding off on tariffs but betting Day 1 moves can cut energy prices and tame inflation

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/20 4:09A Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK, MATTHEW DALY and PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) —  Donald Trump  is holding off on tariffs during his first day and placing a big bet that his  executive actions  can cut energy prices and tame inflation. But it s...

New bill targets start times for Florida middle schools, high schools

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/20 12:58A Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — With Florida school districts facing a 2026 deadline, a Senate Republican  filed a proposal that would repeal requirements aimed at later start times for many high schools. The proposal (SB 296), filed Friday by Sen. Jennifer...

Man arrested for DUI after hitting and killing a 6-year-old in Orange County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 3:05A Elainie Barraza

A 53-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail for a DUI after hitting and killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle on Saturday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The man, identified as Francisco Rosillo...

Trump movement is divided over H-1B visas. Do they hurt Florida workers?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/19 12:00A Skyler Swisher, Steven Walker

Ten years after being laid off from Disney, Leo Perrero still views a visa program for skilled international workers as deeply flawed, blaming it for disrupting his information technology career and putting him in the unsettling position of having...

How an Orlando manatee star departed EPCOT for new home

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 12:00A Kevin Spear

Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly night this past week. The event unfolded as an iconic tribute for an esteemed...

Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/18 2:00A Tribune News Service

By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient’s...

Illegal Florida gambling network disrupted with raids and arrests

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 12:47A David Fleshler

An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies. Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach,...

Plant Doctor: Here’s the 411 on pruning and cutting back your crape myrtles

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 1/17 10:00P Tom MacCubbin

Question:  I have a friend who wants to know the best time to prune crape myrtles. I told him February. Is this correct? Answer : Pruning crape myrtles is always a hot topic. Some want to do heavy restrictive pruning and other gardeners do very...

Disney: 5 things to remember about Hall of Presidents

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/16 10:30P Dewayne Bevil

The Hall of Presidents has been around ever since the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971. But it’s one of those attractions that people tend to pop into once during each administration, probably to check...

People on the move

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/16 8:10A Joe Rassel

Hospitality Landen Thompson was appointed bar manager at Park Avenue Tavern, Winter Park. Courtney Stratemeyer was appointed event sales manager at Park Avenue Tavern, Winter Park. Law Frank L. Madia was promoted to special counsel at Marshall...

Minimum wages are increasing in nearly half the states this year

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/16 7:49A Tribune News Service

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. Related Articles Business | People on the move Business | Where to turn when a...