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Valencia students donate Nook readers to Evans students
Sentinel School Zone
Jan 30Students in an honors group at Valencia College have given 10 Nook electronic readers to students at Evans High School. Seventy-three students applied to win the devices, which are sold by Barnes & Noble, by writing an essay to answer the question: “Do... »
Photos: Gingrich draws cheering crowd in The Villages
Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse
Jan 29Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich drew his largest central Florida crowd yet, estimates ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 cheering, sign-waving supporters welcoming him to the stage in a Barnes & Noble parking lot, in The Villages, Sunday afte... »
Florida Political News: Jan. 29, 2012
Fla PoliticsFront Page
Jan 29Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows.Polls: Romney has "insurmountable" lead or its "tied"?Update: "Herman Cain, once considered the preferred choice of conservatives in the GOP presidential race, endorse... »
Investigators: Missing mother and child believed to be with registered sex offender
WFTV Orlando
Jan 28Orange County investigators are looking for a mother and child who are believed to be with a registered sex offender. The child’s grandmother called deputies last Saturday when the mother and her one-year-old did not come home. All three were last se... »
Police chief talks about officer-involved shooting
WFTV Orlando
Jan 20Orlando Police Chief Paul Rooney spoke with WFTV reporter Daralene Jones on Thursday about a questionable officer-involved shooting. An internal affairs report cleared the officers of any wrongdoing. The report centered on a shooting outside a Target s... »
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Photos: Gingrich draws cheering crowd in The Villages
Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse
Jan 29Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich drew his largest central Florida crowd yet, estimates ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 cheering, sign-waving supporters welcoming him to the stage in a Barnes & Noble parking lot, in The Villages, Sunday afte... »
Tod Caviness: Tim Dorsey and Mike Doughty on tour, YA authors in Deltona
Attention Must Be Paid
Jan 25He's never far from the Florida he simultaneously skewers and embraces in his books, but Tim Dorsey always gets a warm welcome from fans on his tours. You can hardly miss him making the rounds next week to promote Pineapple Grenade , which finds Dorsey... »
A Foreign Affair Part Deux: The Supplement of Doom
Orlando Weekly Blogs
Jan 19Another year, another spate of deserving cinema that will be hard to come by. We ran a little earlier this year than we did last year. None of this year’s festivals have started (Sundance is soon though), so it was a little trickier. Still, this round ... »
Awake the State welcomes the legislative session with a dissonant chorus of gripes
Orlando Weekly Blogs
Jan 10Oh, hey! So we just got back from a little bit of raucous community organizing in the name of every progressive cause possible, and let’s just say it was LOUD. Just like they did last year, the folks at Florida Watch Action (the same collective respons... »
New Tijuana Flats Near Fashion Square Mall
Pulse Of Central Florida
Jan 07I’ve been watching the development of this new Tijuana Flats location–directly across from Target near the Fashion Square Mall–for months now. I wouldn’t necessarily say Tijuana’s has the best food around, and certainly doesn’t satisfy my craving for M... »