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]
A quasi-judicial hearing will take place tomorrow morning as residents continue to fight against a developer attack on wetlands and protected species habitat that are part of the Wekiva River Basin. A plan by City Hall insiders calls for wiping out more than one hundred acres of pristine and virtually untouched… [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 residents of College Park will not back down to City Hall as ReThink the Princeton prepares for an important August court hearing in their legal fight to preserve the quality and character of their neighborhood. Depending on the outcome of the August hearing, a full trial is tentatively set to begin… [read more]
UPDATE: The Orlando Municipal Planning Board approved both high-rise proposals on July 21, 2015 despite opposition from local residents at the hearing. There does not seem to be a high-rise development the City of Orlando will not approve right now, as mixed-use developments continue to be on the rise in… [read more]
College Park residents are not backing down after Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Commissioner Robert Stuart and the City Council defied their wishes and approved a massive new luxury apartment development. Residents are not just upset by the decision, they are continuing to organize their community. Rethink the Princeton is leading… [read more]
Concerned College Park residents are continuing their latest struggle against Orlando City Hall by retaining a lawyer and launching a legal defense fund to fight planned redevelopment of their neighborhood. According to Rethink the Princeton‘s latest update, the group has hired a law firm and already raised $1,260 online. The City… [read more]
It has been nearly a week since the shocking Bloomberg News headline declared the poverty rate in Orlando was nearing 20%, as Orlando was once again named the lowest paying metropolitan area in America. According to U.S. Labor Department data, almost 40% of jobs in Orlando pay less than $25,000 per year… [read more]
For months, Mayor Buddy Dyer, City Commissioner Robert Stuart and others have pushed a controversial College Park development from Atlanta-based Pollack Shores RE Group that would drastically reshape the neighborhood. College Park residents have been agitated by the plans, and one online petition currently has more than 1,300 signatures against the… [read more]
New development continues all around downtown Orlando and it appears a hotel boom is in full force. Construction is showing that developers and city leaders have no problem encroaching right up on existing businesses (or churches as the new plans for an MLS soccer stadium prove). Marriott is building a… [read more]