As Republicans continue to coalesce around Donald Trump as their presumptive presidential nominee, Democrats in Central Florida are left to wonder when their moment of unity might come. Coming off his latest primary victory Tuesday in Oregon, Bernie Sanders shows no signs of leaving the race before...
Casselberry Mayor Charlene Glancy was elected to a third term without opposition after the city's qualifying period for candidates ended on Friday. Also, political newcomer Bill Hufford was elected to Seat 4 on the commission without opposition. He is the husband of current Commissioner Colleen...
Altamonte Springs police are still looking for the two men who committed two armed robberies and led police on a chase that injured an innocent woman and officer. According to an incident report, the first victim was a retired FBI agent who had his credentials and gun stolen on May 12. The victim...
SANFORD — Michael Maine, a Casselberry man who made a phony badge for a friend who pretended to be a drug agent as part of a convoluted plot to win back Maine's estranged wife, was today spared a jail sentence and placed on probation. Maine, 46, had pleaded no contest on Monday to committing five...
DAYTONA BEACH — A Central Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for beating and strangling his girlfriend. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports a jury of four men and two women took two and one-half hours to find 23-year-old Khambrel Hadley guilty of first-degree murder for...
SANFORD — A Lake Mary attorney who was arrested last year, accused of smuggling an iPhone into the Seminole County Jail for a client, today pleaded no contest to practicing law without a license and was placed on probation. Marlon Smikle, 30, agreed to a plea deal that nearly mirrors his earlier...
“Roller Derby Saved My Soul” is like being allowed a sneak peek into Superman’s phone booth. We see the transformation of plucky yet insecure 30-year-old Amy (Nancy Kenny) into a confident, courageous and heroic Roller Derby jammer. Kenny feels familiar, like an old friend, almost immediately. ...
Mama, if you’re reading this, I need you to stop now. Everyone else, carry on. Someone in line right before the show described Vancouver-based performer Shirley Gnome the best way possible -- dirty and smart. So I expected a raunchy show, but I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Right...
Windy Wynazz is … back. The repeat Fringe performer has a new show, one that contrasts with last year’s “UnCouth,” much of which was done without her speaking. In “Rich & Famous,” she’s very talky, perhaps manic, in her portrayal. The character is an energetic, aspiring Broadway actress. Think...
An artist’s palette could be so lucky as to include the colors seen in “Voci Dance: Paint Chips.” Ken Nordine’s 1960s album “Colors” serves as the soundtrack for “Paint Chips.” It’s jazzy, psychedelic and cool, boss. Video projections enhance the groovy story Nordine and the dancers tell. ...
This singer has a big voice, and she’s not afraid to use it. Gliding seamlessly from a Latin rhythm to ballad to Pat Benatar, Sara Jones does it all in "A Night at Sara's Lounge." She’s at ease with the room, chatting and flirting. She loves the audience, and they love her right back. When Jones...
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Orlando Sentinel arts writer Matthew J. Palm looks through the newspaper's archives to reminisce about 25 years of the Orlando Fringe Festival.
Travel back in time with these photos from the Orlando Fringe Festival through the years.
A U.S. Secret Service officer shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House on Friday afternoon and refused to drop his weapon, the Secret Service said. The White House was briefly placed on a security alert after the shooting, which happened within view of sightseers...
Nicole Lovell slipped out her bedroom window on a cold January night, seeking the promise of a romantic walk in the woods. The 13-year-old grabbed her cellphone and her "Minions" blanket, nurturing a dream of running away with the trim Virginia Tech athlete she had met online.The secret rendezvous...
Going by the headlines, it often seems as though the future of transportation is already within our grasp. Depending on which experts you ask, self-driving cars are just five to 10 years from hitting the roads. The rise of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft point to a world of super-mobility,...
A government survey has found at least one violation in nearly 80 percent of public pool and hot tub inspections from 2013 in five states. The Centers for Disease Control says it analyzed more than 84,000 inspections of nearly 49,000 public venues in Arizona, California, Florida, New York and Texas,...
Longboat Key has a split personality, but that's OK. The 10-mile-long island on Florida's west coast stretches across two counties, with Manatee County to the north and Sarasota County to the south. Much of the south side of the island is high-end resorts and country clubs; the north is what many...
Even though it won't be in Florida until this fall, you can get an idea of what the world's largest cruise ship has to offer as Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas makes its debut sailings in Europe.The cruise line took delivery of the ship on May 13 at the STX Shipyard France and then sailed...
Ms. Pac-Man is chomping her way into Delray Beach. The 1980s sensation will occupy a spot at the Silverball Museum, a new arcade featuring 150 video games and pinball machines, some dating to the 1930s. Rob Ilvento hopes to open the place at 19 N.E. Third Ave. within a week, though he says he doesn't...
You probably won't find these addresses in South Florida tour guides. But these houses have made people pause and say, "Hey, isn't that where …?" Some drew headlines because of a news event, a celebrity connection and, at least in one case, for an out-of-this-world shape. One of the residences...
Carnival Cruise Line has its first new ship in four years with Carnival Vista, but already has its sister ship taking shape in Italy. What the line is calling Carnival Vista II is due in March 2018, but its bow structure has already been completed and was launched at the Fincantieri shipyard near...
Rainbow Springs is Florida's fourth largest spring, but what sets it apart are its waterfalls. Three man-made waterfalls come from when the park was a privately owned attraction. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the springs featured glass-bottom boat tours, a unique tree-level monorail, an aviary,...
Of all the illusions seen at Central Florida's attractions, the greatest may be at Discovery Cove. No, no, no, you're neither a stone's throw from the hubbub of International Drive nor in the vicinity of jarring thrill rides and their shrieking passengers. You're at a tropical day resort somewhere...
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is home to one of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world. Located 14 miles south of Tallahassee at the crossroads of State Road 61 and State Road 267, it's a big draw for divers to its vast cave system that begins 180 feet down and is an exit...
Unlike Central Florida where you could visit a different water park every day of the week, there's only one name in the water park game in South Florida and that's Rapids. Located in Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County, the park takes its monopoly seriously, giving visitors a great mix of rides...
Calling it a must-win might be a little dramatic, but Orlando City's next match could be a defining moment of the season. The Lions (2-3-5, 11 points) haven't won in nearly two months. The past six games resulted in three losses and three draws, and Orlando City steadily has dropped in the Eastern...
The Orlando Magic's coach and the front office last season were sometimes at odds over whether Elfrid Payton can be the club's point guard of the future.
FORT MYERS — In what may be the most epic comeback in Florida high school baseball playoff history, Hagerty won 19-16 over Ocala Forest in a record-setting Class 8A state semifinal that started Friday afternoon and ended after midnight. The marathon semifinal saw the Huskies (24-6) trail 10-1 after...
Not only did we find out on Thursday that Frank Vogel, one of NBA's best coaches, is coming to Orlando, but it appears the NFL Pro Bowl is coming here, too.
Let it rain again on the Preakness. Team Nyquist doesn't seem concerned. A driving rainstorm didn't faze American Pharoah as he splashed his way to victory in the second leg of the Triple Crown last year, and it sure appears like Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will have to do the same thing in a...
Gov. Rick Scott said Friday morning that he is currently focused on talking to Sanford Burnham Prebys Research Institute in Orlando about the institute’s plan to hand over operations to University of Florida. “We’re going to continue to talk to Sanford Burnham,” Scott said in response to reporters’...
A Groupon deal for Italio might not be such a good deal since the last restaurant closed earlier this week. Update: Groupon pulled the Italio offer after an inquiry from the Orlando Sentinel. Anyone who has an unused Italio voucher can go to Groupon.com/support. The deal, which gives a meal for...
The legal fight over access to Disney theme-park rides and attractions for disabled people shows no signs of ending, despite Disney winning a round in a federal suit in Orlando recently. The plaintiff's attorney in that lawsuit, Andy Dogali of Tampa, has appealed the loss to a higher court. Dogali...
Epcot visitors can add a stop in Arendelle as of June 21. That's the day the Frozen Ever After ride will open, Walt Disney World announced Friday. The company also revealed premiere dates for attractions a castle show in Magic Kingdom, "Star Wars" fireworks at Hollywood Studios and the after-dark...
Nemours Children's Health System and an internationally recognized orthopedic institute will be the official medical providers of the United States Tennis Association's campus in Lake Nona, they announced on Thursday. Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, located in Gulf Breeze,...
Summer’s right around the corner, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are here to remind you that there’s nothing like a dip in a public pool — a place where you might encounter tiny bits of fecal matter, parasites like Cryptosporidium and volatile chemicals that can irritate your...
As Medical City flagship Sanford Burnham Prebys discusses plans to leave its subsidized Orlando research powerhouse, city officials say they have no regrets investing $32.7 million into building the institute. "The Medical City would not be the Medical City [it is] today, but for us being able...