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June 03, 2024

Orange school tax | Fringe attendance drops | Amendment 1 | Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Orlando Fringe Festival attendance falls in 2024: ‘We … need to up our game’ • Amendment 1 would put party labels on Florida school board candidates again
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Orlando Sentinel Evening Update

Monday, June 3, 2024

Orange school tax | Fringe attendance drops | Amendment 1 | Tiana's Bayou Adventure

OCPS leaders, remembering leaky roofs and peeling paint, urge voters to renew sales tax

Before Orange County voters approved a half-penny sales tax for school construction more than two decades ago, the county's public schools relied heavily on portable classrooms to handle grow…

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Orlando Fringe Festival attendance falls in 2024: 'We … need to up our game'

Attendance and ticket sales were down at the 2024 Orlando Fringe Festival, which weathered a few controversies and saw new initiatives succeed.

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Amendment 1 would put party labels on Florida school board candidates again

For more than 20 years, Florida school board races have been non-partisan, but voters will have a chance this election season to once again place party labels on candidates for the job.

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What we saw: Disney shares Tiana's Bayou Adventure video

The Magic Kingdom attraction opens to the public on June 28.

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Will Orange County voters get to consider rural land protections? County board will decide.

The state legislature has already tried to block the hotly controversial growth control measure.

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Trump conviction likely won't affect down-ballot Florida races, political scientists say

Political scientists say they don't anticipate last week's conviction of former President Donald Trump in New York to create significant momentum either way for down-party candidates in Florida.

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Your insurance costs won't climb so high this year. All bets are off if we get a lot of hurricanes.

Just as insurance rates are stabilizing and new companies are gearing up to offer policies in Florida, forecasters are calling for an above-average hurricane season. What could possibly go wrong?

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No Central Florida restaurants shut down last week

No Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of May 26-June 1, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

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Laughing along with 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' | Review

A solid cast brings out the humor in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at the IceHouse in Mount Dora, though the pain isn't always evident.

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Never too late: WWII veteran, 100, to marry fiancee, 96, near Normandy beach

A 100-year-old veteran from Lake Worth Beach, will marry his 96-year-old girlfriend, Jeanne Swerlin of Boca Raton, this month in a French town near where he served as a soldier during World War II.

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Tallahassee tornado damage tops $50 million, mayor says

Recovery from a May 10 tornado outbreak has cost Florida's capital city $50 million so far, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey said Friday.

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Sandy Hook families ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones' media company

Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business as they seek to collect on $1.5 billion in lawsuit verdicts against him. Lawyers for the families […]

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Biden prepares a tough executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a day

The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive o…

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Readers respond to conviction of Donald Trump

After former president Donald Trump was convicted on all counts in his New York hush-money trial, readers had a variety of opinions — here are some that were sent to us as letters to the editor.

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Windermere outfielder tops Orlando Sentinel baseball all-area team

Swift senior outfielder Ty Head of Windermere High is the 2024 Orlando Sentinel Varsity baseball player of the year. Head came up big on the base paths and in centerfield this spring while helping …

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Ask Amy: Co-worker has a heavy box, and my questions about it are heavier

Plus: Grandpa married Miss Helen, and the kid's still figuring things out

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Travel Troubleshooter: I canceled my airline tickets months ago, so where's my money?

After John Bernath cancels his flight from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv, Israel, a Booking.com representative promises him a full refund. So, why hasn't he received anything?

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