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]
Orlando City Soccer has made several adjustments to the design plans for the new Major League Soccer stadium proposed for downtown after the Appearance Review Board deferred a decision last fall. Since the November deferral, the ARB staff worked with the team on design plans for the Church Street stadium and several updates… [read more]
The Orlando Municipal Planning Board has been busy approving development proposals for mixed-use and high-rise buildings around downtown, including approval of two somewhat controversial proposals near Lake Eola last week. Next month, developers will present new plans for additional developments just south of Lake Eola. On August 18th, the MPB will… [read more]
The division and further destruction of the Parramore community was outlined visually for the first time in an official map during a presentation by Project DTO at City Hall, an appointed committee of Mayor Buddy Dyer. The map further illustrates the gentrification efforts of Mayor Dyer and the City of Orlando… [read more]
The controversy surrounding the Church Street renovation continues to grow as more public records are uncovered, including the original federal grant application letter. This issue really began when Mayor Dyer’s destruction of Parramore continued with the grand theft of the historic Church Street bricks. Since then, City Hall has been… [read more]
In a petition to City Hall, property owners are demanding the City of Orlando return historic bricks that were removed by Mayor Buddy Dyer from Church Street. Dyer deviated away from the long-held and public plans when he had the bricks removed in December. This is the latest hot-button issue… [read more]