U.S. Representative Val Demings published an op-ed in the West Orlando News ahead of President Donald Trump’s first visit to Orlando in an official capacity. In her op-ed, titled Welcome to Orlando President Trump, A City Stronger Because of its Diversity, Congresswoman Demings touches on the Affordable Care Act and how… [read more]
After five weeks, the City of Orlando has yet to respond to Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles’ concerns about the city’s municipal election plan for 2016. “We have not yet responded to Cowles’ letter as we are researching whether the State’s change of date may impose any legal… [read more]
Earlier this morning, Val Demings shocked Orange County by ending her campaign for Orange County Mayor against incumbent Teresa Jacobs. The move seemed to catch most by surprise, including local Democratic Party leadership and Demings’ closest supporters. West Orlando News broke the story first locally, where you can see Demings’… [read more]
It should be no surprise that there are conflicts of interest with Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Downtown Orlando Task Force based on the track-record of this City Hall. However, there is one major media conflict surrounding Allyson Meyers’ role on the “Project DTO” Task Force and it demands that Meyers resign immediately… [read more]
If you read the Orlando Sentinel on Saturday, you saw the article “City plans to condemn church for stadium are wrong” by Scott Maxwell. And the headline gets it right (this time), but the takeover of this church is just one of the many wrongs in the Orlando soccer stadium… [read more]
The “Top 10 Scrooges of 2013” list from West Orlando News seems to put all of the principal suspects just where they should be. It’s a great reminder of all the nonsense that went on locally in 2013 and how our elected officials consistently fail the people (which is something people around… [read more]
Fifty years ago in Orlando, it was the “summer of schools and pools.” Doug Head and West Orlando News have published an important and timely series of articles focusing on the momentous local changes and events in the civil rights struggle, 50 years ago in Orlando.
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]
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]