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]
This month, the troubled house owned by Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill will be sold at auction per a new court order issued just days before Christmas. On December 22nd, the Ninth Judicial Circuit court issued a notice of foreclosure against Hill in an ongoing case. The Commissioner told media last… [read more]
Despite Orlando City Hall’s ongoing budget and spending problems, it appears Mayor Buddy Dyer is getting ready to reward City Commissioners by increasing their controversial district operating budgets to $125,000/year, up from around $90,000 this year. City Commissioners Sam Ings and Regina Hill were the two worst offenders in terms of… [read more]
When it comes to local news coverage, there’s no competition right now for WFTV News, Orlando’s ABC affiliate. Based on the June ratings, WFTV won the local ratings war in nearly every single time slot. WFTV had ratings gold during the early morning, at noon, between 4pm and 6:30pm and at 11pm. WFTV… [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]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer may be ready to pull another fast one on residents, based on information exposed in a report by WFTV’s Lori Brown. Dyer seems ready to push through one more piece of his stalled and controversial redevelopment plans despite substantial opposition to the project. The Orlando Union Rescue Mission (OURM)… [read more]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer recently said in a campaign email for his fourth term, “There’s no telling what they’ll throw at me.” But after more than a decade in the same office, the real statement should read: there’s no telling what Dyer will throw at residents. Dyer likes to talk… [read more]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will use loaned money to demolish historic Tinker Field, pushing the city deeper into debt, after all other funding sources were ruled out. The mayor’s actions highlight the larger cost residents will pay in addition to losing a piece of history. Dyer’s planned demolition will cost $309,500… [read more]
City Clerk Alana Brenner is making news around City Hall after she announced she will be leaving her longtime post in just two weeks. Brenner has notified the Mayor and her last day as City Clerk will be May 1st after a decade of service. The personable Brenner, an attorney… [read more]
The City of Orlando has officially closed a significant portion of Parramore Avenue, the core of the city’s historic African-American community, in order to clear the way for the new Major League Soccer stadium. However, city leaders continue to hastily push through Mayor Buddy Dyer’s controversial stadium even without a traffic impact… [read more]