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Black bear once captured in Orlando, captured again in Tampa
He's a year older but none the wiser. The Orlando black bear who traipsed up a tree in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood causing a mini-panic last year has once again been captured, only this time in a Tampa subdivision. The estimated 300-pound male...
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Tampa, Ocala National Forest
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Charlotte Rotenberg: World traveler was involved in civil rights, charities, the arts
Even as an octogenarian, Charlotte Ettinger Rotenberg was fearless and fun-loving, participating in Orlando's risqué Headdress Ball, collecting interesting art and having a background in civil-rights activism dating back more than 50 years. "She was...
Tags: Winter Park, Miami Beach, Roosevelt, American Red Cross, New York City
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Operation targets drugs in Parramore, dozens of arrest warrants obtained
A three-month operation targeting drugs in the Parramore community resulted in nearly two-dozen arrests Friday and the seizure of stolen guns, cocaine and other narcotics, the Orlando Police Department said Monday. Patrol officers and specialized...
Tags: Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking, Firearms, Orlando Police Department
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$17M Church Street makeover finally gets going
Eight years after landing federal money for the project, the city has finally started a $17 million reconstruction of West Church Street that's meant to dress up a main corridor linking the Florida Citrus Bowl to downtown Orlando. The streetscape work...
Tags: Buddy Dyer, Major League Soccer, Florida Citrus Bowl, Tampa, Daisy Lynum
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Magic to lift curtain on entertainment complex
Orlando Magic executives are expected Monday to offer the first glimpse of their plan to convert a block of city-owned real estate into a $100 million sports-and-entertainment complex. At a special City Council workshop, Magic CEO Alex Martins will...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Orlando Real Estate, Sales, Interstate 4, Amway
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Parramore residents petition city for security cameras
Orlando leaders on Monday pledged to work with Parramore residents who want more security cameras in residential areas of their community. The Rev. Glendy Hamilton presented the City Council with a petition signed by more than 600 residents and business...
Tags: Buddy Dyer, Amway Center, Daisy Lynum
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Orange moves toward five new K-8 schools
Students in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood are coming back home. The school district has been busing hundreds of Parramore students to eight elementary schools as part of the district's former desegregation order. But the Orange County School Board...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Students, Teaching and Learning
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Although now with Lakers, Dwight Howard's presence is still felt in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Not everyone here feels abandoned by Dwight Howard. A young mother has been able to remain in the United States with her two daughters because of legal assistance provided by the Lakers center since he left the Orlando Magic. A pregnant...
Tags: Charity, Orlando Magic, Superman (fictional character), Hospitals and Clinics, Dwight Howard
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Nap Ford school adds hour, goes from F to A
When Nap Ford Community School got an F grade from the state last summer, the pressure was on. By law, school districts must shutter nearly all charter schools that earn two F's in a row.
Principal Jennifer Porter-Smith and her staff gathered to...Tags: Charter Schools, Teachers, Students, Schools, Orlando
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Credo Coffee, Orlando plan Parramore bike rally
The Chain Gang - Orlando SentinelThe bike rally to promote diversity begins at Credo Coffee at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 29, and riders will go south to Z.L. Riley Park in Parramore for a diversity rally and block party. For more info, call Dawn Costa at 407-254-4500, Ext. 4869.... -
Community group to host forum for Orange commission, state senate candidates
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA coalition of community and faith-based groups that styles itself the New Florida Majority is holding a “Freedom Forum” for legislative and county commission candidates running to represent the Parramore neighborhood in Orlando. “We are... -
Bear scoped out downtown Orlando for new home | Video
FloriDUHThis young cub wanted a taste of city nightlife. A young male between 2 and 3-years-old weighing 200-250 lbs. was doing what all young male bears must do: Striking out on his own, looking for a new home, when he ended up in downtown Orlando, two blocks...Tags: Orlando, State Road 408, Wekiva River, Wildlife, Science
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Feb 9, 2013
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Jul 28, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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