Orlando area hotels end 2015 by charging more for rooms, seeing ...
By all key metrics used to measure a hotel's success, Orlando had a good 2015."I think we can say that all aspects of the tourism industry were running strong," said Richard Maladecki, president and chief executive officer of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association. In year-over-year metrics, Central Florida's hotels recorded an average increase in occupancy, average daily room rates and revenue per available room, according to STR, Inc., which tracks the global hotel industry.Occupan..>> view originalBoston Celtics at Orlando Magic game preview
TV: FOX Sports Florida TIME: Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET The Boston Celtics got plenty of assistance from their reserves to extend their win streak to a season high and a remarkable string of scoring performances. A chance to sweep the scuffling Orlando Magic in a home-and-home series Sunday night would only seem to aid their hopes of continuing both runs. Boston (27-21) had seven players score in double figures in a 113-94 victory against Orlando on Friday, including four from its b..>> view originalDef Leppard postpones show at Amway Center in Orlando
The Amway Center confirms Def Leppard’s concert in Orlando has been postponed due to illness. The announcement came only minutes before doors were scheduled to open at 6 p.m.The missed show comes a few days after Def Leppard postponed their original opening show for their current North American Tour, which was scheduled at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina on Wednesday. Word about that rescheduled shows came on Monday, a few days before the event was scheduled. Hundreds of concertgoers ..>> view originalMany factors have contributed to the Orlando Magic's confounding ...
A month ago, the Orlando Magic looked like they had finally emerged from the abyss of rebuilding. On Dec. 30, they improved their record to 19-13 by beating the Brooklyn Nets. A winning record at the end of the season and a playoff berth seemed possible. Scott Skiles looked like a bona fide NBA Coach of the Year candidate.The optimism has since disappeared. The team has collapsed. The Magic have lost 12 of their 13 games this month, with the only win coming in another matchup against the atroci..>> view originalHarry Potter Celebration brings magic to life at Universal Orlando
HOGSMEADE — Ashlynn Webber credits J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series for teaching her how to read.The 23-year-old University of Central Florida student said the books helped her overcome a reading and learning disability when she was a child. "I started reading them and I couldn't stop," said Webber, whose disorder was diagnosed when she was a first-grader.Webber was one of thousands of Harry Potter fans at Universal Orlando Resort Saturday to be part of the third annual Harry Potter Celebrati..>> view originalOrlando's challenge is to keep talented DCD focused
Buy PhotoJunior guard Destiny Pitts, who had a double-double in last year’s Class B state championship game against Haslett, leads Country Day in scoring again this season.(Photo: John Stormzand | Staff Photographer)Buy PhotoFrank Orlando has been making decisions on basketball courts in classy suits for a long time.Now in his 49th season as a girls basketball head coach — the past 35 years at Detroit Country Day — Orlando knows nothing comes easy. Despite DCD’s 15 state finals appearances and 1..>> view originalDozens of cars broken into at Orlando motel
Orlando police are investigating "dozens" of cars that have been broken into at a Universal Boulevard motel, police said.The burglaries took place Saturday night into Sunday morning at the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, about a block north of the Sand Lake Road intersection. Burglars smashed the windows on cars to get inside, police spokeswoman Michelle Guido said. It was not clear Sunday morning how much was taken from the cars or even how many cars were affected.The burglaries are "a good r..>> view originalOrlando City midfielder Servando Carrasco trained with star-studded ...
It started as a few MLS players doing a bit of extra fitness work in Southern California this winter.One text message led to another and then another. A flight or two was booked. Soon, four players turned into eight turned into 12. By the third day of the informal winter preseason workouts, a dozen or so MLS players stood outside of a locked fence on a January morning trying to figure out how it was possible they couldn't find a field on which to play. Rain eliminated StubHub Center as a possib..>> view originalOrlando City Forwards versus the League: A Statistical Showdown
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The final statistical showdown piece based on the 2015 season is finally upon us. Here, we'll compare Orlando City's forwards in 2015 to their league average counterpart. Previously, we have talked about the Kaká, Orlando City's designated superstar and his not-so-superstar like statistics from 2015; we took a look last Sunday at the right midfield position and the horrific season that was seen from the players used at that position in-between Molino and W..>> view originalVoices Appeared review – Orlando Consort's potent silent-film ...
“A symphony of faces” is how film critic Tom Milne described Carl Dreyer’s silent masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc in his 1971 study of the Danish director’s work – an apt analogy given the rhythmic quality of the editing, and Dreyer’s remarkable ability to convey naked emotion through remorseless close-ups of the human face. But despite – or perhaps because of – the film’s musicality, Dreyer was dissatisfied with any score provided for it, and since his death in 1968, countless composers..>> view original
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