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Historic church near downtown Orlando becomes townhomes

Developer Mark Kinchla is wrapping up work on a unique transformation for the city of Orlando: turning a historic church into five townhomes. Kinchla will tell you, bluntly, why the renovation is unique here: "Orlando is not used to recognizing its ... >> view original

State Attorney Jeff Ashton admits using Ashley Madison website but won't step down

The news conference at the Wyndham Orlando Resort was called the day after a report on the website East Orlando Post linked Ashton's name to the leak of data from the Ashley Madison website. Ashley Madison is a brand of Avid Life Media Inc. The website ... >> view original

Sewage overflow prompts warnings at Lake Orlando

In Orlando officials are warning residents to stay out of Lake Orlando until further notice. A problem at a nearby lift station caused roughly 9,000 gallons of sewage to overflow. The city blames the problem on a broken force main, which is part of the ... >> view original

Orlando City hopes to get a boost from friendly against Louisville

Orlando City originally had an official affiliate relationship with Louisville City that was to include sending players down on loan, but altered the relationship when it decided to start a USL franchise in 2016. Still, the ties with Louisville City ... >> view original

Breaking: Details leaked on Universal Orlando's new Fast & Furious ride?

A find by Twitter user @TheNJBrandon shows a loaded-yet-unposted story for the official Universal Orlando Resort blog that gives all the details on an upcoming Fast & Furious attraction. Since this tweet, the story now requires password access in order ... >> view original

Orlando man discovers he's been locked inside LA Fitness, 'documents' experience

Orlando resident Nicholas Clayton strolled out of an LA Fitness sauna last Saturday, August 22, only to discover he was alone and locked inside. According to his Facebook page, Clayton was only in the sauna for 15 minutes. However, since he was wearing ... >> view original

Hot Orlando has few heat alerts

John Pendergrast, forecaster at the National Weather Service in Melbourne, said weather fronts rarely venture south to Orlando during summer. That leaves the region to simmer in a stagnant atmosphere kept from boiling over by the moderating effects of ... >> view original

South Florida developer Stiles makes moves in Orlando

In addition, Stiles is investigating a possible mixed-used development on the Orlando Sentinel complex in downtown Orlando, according to a source with knowledge of the property. Stiles declined to confirm or deny interest in the downtown property. >> view original

EDC Orlando 2015 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Calvin Harris Headline

Insomniac Events has announced the complete lineup for EDC Orlando 2015. Among those headed down to Florida in November include headlining DJs from across EDM such as Tiësto, Kaskade, Calvin Harris, Bassnectar and Eric Prydz. They will bring in ... >> view original

Orlando men linked to 2014 robbery spree sentenced to 13 years in prison

About 3:15 a.m., another CVS Pharmacy was robbed on International Drive in Orlando. The next armed robbery was reported Oct. 27 on Enterprise Road near Orange City in Volusia County. According to an employee who called 911, the two masked men ... >> view original