As I was looking into state funding sources connected to the Citrus Bowl renovations as a way to possibly stop or delay the destruction of historic Tinker Field, I happened to find some very concerning details of Buddy Dyer’s secret debt connected to the Orlando Venues projects. In fact, to… [read more]
At the February 11th Board of County Commissioners meeting, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Commissioners heard from many concerned citizens about the demolition of historic Tinker Field. One after another, the public urged County leaders to take action to help save Tinker Field. My public comment can be seen… [read more]
Here is the video of my comments to Orange County Commissioners and Mayor Teresa Jacobs on October 22 (which was also my birthday). Click here to read the text of my comments.
On October 12, Keith Landry of My Fox Orlando took on the soccer stadium proposal on Orlando Matters featuring Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer — and me rebutting some of their claims. In the video clip, I take on the flawed economic arguments being made by both… [read more]
A diverse group is standing together to fight corporate welfare in Orange County and to stop Orlando’s attempt to spend tens of millions of dollars on a new soccer stadium, which will only further gentrify historic Parramore.
The weather has been great in the City Beautiful lately and I’m enjoying the spring season before the summer heat takes over. A lot has been happening in Orlando as well, including me writing heavily over at West Orlando News and developing the Metro City content. Some of my recent… [read more]
Mayor Dyer and the City of Orlando continue their gentrification of the Parramore community as they push for “Creative Village” – something our community does not need! It’s not too late to save our tax dollars…it’s not too late to save Parramore!
Earlier this week, I officially published my first column as the new City Editor of West Orlando News Online. Please check out the column below and be sure to bookmark www.westorlandonews.com and check in regularly! Cantone’s Corner: A New Direction Orlando is changing. As we prepare to head into a… [read more]
While I was running for Mayor of Orlando, I met some incredible people in our community. I was not just asking for votes or support, I was getting to know them and their struggles, their hopes and their dreams. A group of workers I got to know were betrayed by… [read more]
I had the great honor of being part of the Shuttle Atlantis retirement ceremonies by NASA at Kennedy Space Center. The final journey was an amazing experience and includes everything tagged in this post and more. UPDATE: Discover the final journey of Shuttle Atlantis: click here. Thank you! An array of… [read more]