It’s official. Orlando’s famous Citrus Bowl is changing names to Camping World Stadium. Officials wasted no time implementing the new naming rights deal. Signs are up and the new name is already being used in promotions for events at the stadium. “Effective immediately, the stadium formerly known as the Orlando Citrus… [read more]
The City of Orlando is planning to move forward with a new marijuana policy today, but what does it really mean locally and why are some groups like Organize Now claiming the proposal is something more than it really is? To be clear, the data does not match the rhetoric surrounding… [read more]
A damning letter sent by the Orlando Citizens’ Police Review Board is putting new pressure on the Orlando Police Department as well as Mayor Buddy Dyer over ongoing problems of excessive force in addition to the city’s failure to properly investigate its own and provide answers to the public. In the scathing letter sent… [read more]
Last week, local tourism officials pitched Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on new expenditures using local Tourist Development Taxes. Leaders from the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association, as well as Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando, recommended many new proposals on… [read more]
The debt created by the Orlando Venues continues to cause headaches for local leaders and plans by the tourism industry, according to a letter written by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs yesterday. Despite the seeming boom in tourism and surge in tourist development taxes, Mayor Jacobs also warned Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer… [read more]
The spending of public tax dollars by Orlando City Commissioners was under scrutiny again as WFTV Channel 9 News investigated credit card spending on food, events and travel. The controversial spending has been going on for years, even irking some on the City Council to call out their fellow Commissioners… [read more]
As SunRail enters the final stretch of its second year in service, the commuter train is still struggling to attract new riders. SunRail is servicing less than 2,000 people each day it runs, on average. According to the February Conductor’s Report, 3,673 total riders, or just over 1,800 round-trip commuters, were… [read more]
The Fight Back Coalition has released a new video raising an interesting question: what will happen to Faith Deliverance Temple, the Parramore church located right next door to the planned Major League Soccer stadium? The Fight Back Coalition also questions why none of the renderings for the MLS stadium have… [read more]
Could a public referendum effort be hitting the streets of Orlando any day now? City officials have confirmed a group has picked up necessary paperwork to launch a citizen petition initiative in Orlando. The goal: instituting term limits in the City of Orlando. If it materializes, the planned initiative ordinance campaign will not… [read more]
Supporters of the Orlando City soccer team’s downtown stadium can breathe a sigh of relief, as the lawsuit filed against the city’s sale of the land has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff for the time being, with the option of refiling. The legal challenge centered on questions about eminent domain… [read more]