Monday, March 7, 2016

Orlando Mixtape show to raise funds for local students and other top stories.

  • Orlando Mixtape show to raise funds for local students

    When Giti Khalsa started Orlando Mixtape four years ago, he had one goal in mind: Raise money for local literary arts and have fun while doing it."I would love to see Orlando become a literary hub and one of the storytelling capitals of the world," he said. As host of Orlando Mixtape, Khalsa is using his connections as a former member of the rock group Seven Mary Three to unite local musicians in raising money for the Urban Think Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on education in the literar..
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  • Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors game preview

    Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors game preview
    TV: FOX Sports Florida TIME: Coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET Raise your hand if you saw that one coming. After a shocking road loss to the Western Conference's worst team, the Golden State Warriors hope to rebound by breaking the NBA record for consecutive home wins Monday night against the Orlando Magic - who a suddenly cold Stephen Curry torched less than two weeks ago. It wasn't just the result of Sunday's 112-95 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers that opened eyes, it was the way it unfolde..
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  • Orlando City's huge Citrus Bowl crowd ranks fifth-largest in the world ...

    Orlando City's huge Citrus Bowl crowd ranks fifth-largest in the world ...
    MLSstore.com | Find your colors. Shop mlsstore.com for the latest Orlando City SC jerseys, shirts, hats, scarves, and more. Women's and kids' apparel available.
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  • JetBlue seeks novices to train in Orlando and become airline pilots

    JetBlue seeks novices to train in Orlando and become airline pilots
    JetBlue Airways is taking applications for 24 slots in a new program to train novice pilots to fly a passenger jet — with participants in line to start their learning in Orlando.The airline said Monday that the program — the first of its kind at a large U.S. airline — will cost about $125,000 and take four years to complete. Graduates could wind up flying 100-seat passenger jets. Warren Christie, JetBlue's senior vice president of safety and training, say the program won't replace the airline's..
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  • Orlando Predators coach participants in record-breaking climb for ...

    Orlando Predators coach participants in record-breaking climb for ...
    Less than a week before the start of training camp, Orlando Predators coach Rob Keefe helped a good cause.Keefe participated in the Fight for Air Climb challenge at the Bank of America Center building Saturday in Orlando. The charity event, which attracted 446 runners and walkers,  raised a record $128,441 for the American Lung Association as of Monday afternoon. The ALA might surpass its goal of $135,000, said Janelle Middents, director of the lung association in Florida-Central area.The chall..
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  • Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Black Tie and Tennies Gala ...

    Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Black Tie and Tennies Gala ...
    Orlando, Fla. (March 7, 2016) – The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation’s (OMYF) Black Tie and Tennies Gala raised $650,700 with matching funds at .50 on the dollar provided by the McCormick Foundation. All proceeds benefit the OMYF, which supports nonprofit organizations offering youth-based programs in the areas of education, housing/homelessness and health programs focused on preventing childhood obesity. The 26th Annual OMYF Black Tie and Tennis Charity Gala presented by Levy Restaurants in pa..
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  • Bianchi: Orlando City gives us a tie that binds

    Bianchi: Orlando City gives us a tie that binds
    The mayor had already left the stadium.That's right, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer had just been interviewed by a local TV station about Orlando City's, ahem, season-opening loss. The TV reporter and the mayor both thought it was over.So did you. So did I.So did the 60,000 or so fans who filled the Citrus Bowl.So did everybody.Except the Orlando City Lions.Or should we call them the Orlando Gritty Lions?Unbelievably, inconceivably, amazingly and hair-raisingly, they tied the game. And won the day..
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  • Nearly 20000 tickets sold for Florida State's spring game in Orlando

    Nearly 20000 tickets sold for Florida State's spring game in Orlando
    Florida State starts spring football practice March 16 in Tallahassee, but it will end its spring session in Orlando.Doak Campbell Stadium is undergoing renovations, which will result in FSU holding its annual spring game at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on April 9. The intrasquad scrimmage begins at 3 p.m. and will be followed with a concert and other festivities during the “Friday Night Block Party” at I-Drive 360 from 5-10 p.m. Florida Citrus Sports, which has collaborated with FSU to bring the sp..
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  • MLS Opening Day: NYCFC, Toronto lock in wins; Orlando stage ...

    MLS Opening Day: NYCFC, Toronto lock in wins; Orlando stage ...
    Sebastian Giovinco scored on a penalty kick and had an assist in the second half, and Toronto FC beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Sunday in the MLS season openers for both teams. Toronto FC, which reached the postseason last season for the first time since the club's inception, beat the Red Bulls for the first time in seven matches at Red Bull Arena. Giovinco scored off a penalty kick in the 82nd minute before getting a yellow card six minutes later. His left-footed shot in the 90th minute..
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  • 22 shots fired into Orlando home

    22 shots fired into Orlando home
    ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orange County family is on edge after nearly two dozen bullets struck their home Sunday night.The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday on Moss Park Ridge Drive."I have a baby. I have a 6-month-old grandson here. He could have killed all of us in here," said a woman who lives inside the home, asking not to be identified.A woman who lives in the house said that her 19-year-old son called her Saturday night and said he had gotten into a fist-fight.The Orange County Sheri..
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Islamic State truck bomb kills at least 60 people south of Baghdad .UFC 196 Expert Picks: Predicting McGregor vs. Diaz, Holm vs. Tate .
Homicide investigation underway in Orlando, police say .Orlando, WWE rumored to announce WrestleMania 33 at the Citrus ... .

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