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  • SeaWorld Orlando Antarctica is now open Video shows grand opening highlights

    SeaWorld Orlando on Friday, May 24, with a special ceremony that included a live performance by award-winning country artist, Lauren Alaina. Click the video toward the bottom of this article for highlights of the ...

  • Anti-Monsanto protesters pack downtown Orlando

    Protesters worried about genetically modified foods and plants took the streets in Orlando today as part of the global March Against Monsanto.About 800 people gathered with signs, pamphlets and speeches in front of Orlando City Hall this afternoon.Maryann Wilson of Clermont brought her daughter to the protest that started at 2 p.m. to "make sure they don't secure a monopoly on ...

  • How to enjoy penguins at SeaWorld Orlando when Antarctica line is too long

    What if you arrive at the park and find that the wait time is just too long? After all, there's so much more to do, like seeing the dolphins and orcas in Blue Horizons and One Ocean or hopping on roller coasters like Kraken and Manta. If you don't want to chew up multiple hours, here's how to enjoy penguins without the long wait (and if you'd like a quick overview of the ...

  • Hundreds gather in Orlando for Monsato protest

    The march started around 2 p.m. at Orlando City Hall and featured various speakers including Commissioner Maya Fiallos and representatives from organic ...

  • Rip current concerns for beachgoers

    Lifeguards warn of rip current threat as thousands of people are expected to pack the beaches in Volusia and Flagler counties for Memorial Day ...


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Movie Review

Back to the Future Part II [Blu-Ray]

Back to the Future Part II [Blu-Ray]

Back to the Future Part II, the highly anticipated first of two sequels to the unexpected smash hit of 1985, is one-half a very bad movie and one-half a very good movie. Interestingly, the badness of the first half of the film can be laid squarely at the ... ...

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  • Defying odds bicycle shops thrive in Orlando

    who help keep sales healthy. "Our area is a great area because it's gotten very bike-friendly," said Jessica Kinnee, co-owner of Retro City Cycles north of downtown Orlando. And, she said, "we can do this 365 days a year." One of the latest stores to open here is Performance Bicycle, a nationwide dealer that expanded into Florida this year. It has four Florida shops so ...

  • Delta rocket carrying communications satellite launches from Cape Canaveral

    A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched.The satellite, which is being sent into an orbit that follows the earth's rotation 22,000 miles above the equator, will serve the U.S. military with ...

  • Zimmermans defense claims Martin was hostile angry

    The Sanford police chief is moving forward with security plans ahead of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial, despite the request for a trial ...

  • Shooting victim taken to hospital in Bentley identified

    The owner of a blue Bentley who dropped a shooting victim off at the hospital early Thursday morning has come forward and is cooperating, deputies ...

  • Deputies 22 dead cats found in Fla. mans home

    TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered 22 dead cats at his home.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports deputies were executing an eviction at the home of James Hopkins when the cats were discovered Thursday.Deputies say the deceased felines were being stored in two freezers. Investigators also discovered more than two dozen ...

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