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  • Orlando Fringe Festival Patrons Picks

    Fringe Festival each year designates Patrons Picks shows - the production in each festival venue that sells the most tickets. Those productions then present one additional show at the end of the festival. The Fringe begins to announce the Patrons Picks as soon as it becomes mathematically impossible for other shows to top the front-runner. So far, five have been selected. Tickets are available ...

  • Cup That Cares at SeaWorld Orlando helps animals and is so much fun to make

    SeaWorld Orlando is a strong advocate for conservation. The park rescues and rehabilitates many injured animals, from sea turtles to manatees, and supports animal-related causes through ...

  • Slideshow shows amazing new SeaWorld Orlando penguin habitat

    SeaWorld Orlando Penguins Click the slideshow at the top of this article for a slideshow of scenes from the new penguin habitat. I've long been a fan of the underwater dolphin and orca viewing areas ...

  • District launches investigation after 4th grader allegedly brings unloaded gun to school

    YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE TRIAL RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE BECAUSE OF THAT APP. CONTROVERSY IN THE LAST ROOM AFTER AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL TWICE. TONIGHT A LOCAL ATTORNEY SAYS THE SCHOOL COULD HAVE STOPPED THE BOY SOONER IF THEY LISTENED TO ONE LITTLE GIRL. IT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH AT HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SANFORD. WE'RE LIVE HERE WITH MORE. IT ...

  • Gay community in Orlando applauds Scouts decision

    Boy Scouts of America 's decision to lift the ban on gay Scouts is a big step in the right direction, gay community leaders said Thursday. "It's the right thing to do. It shows the Boys Scouts are moving into the 21st century and away from archaic ways," said Randy Stephens, executive director of the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida in Orlando. Stephens, who was a ...


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Movie Review

The Fall [Blu-Ray]

The Fall [Blu-Ray]

The Fall, director Tarsem Singhs first film since his directorial debut The Cell back in 2000, is a singular personal epic, a film that reminds us of the intertwined splendor of cinematic imagery and childlike wonderment. It is by no means a perfect film, and in some ways it reflects ... ...

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  • Healthful cooking on menu for Kissimmee kids in after-school club

    Left to right, Alex Grier, 10, Yarinely Jimenez, 10, Ashanti Rosado, 10, Arianna Correa, 10 and Jack Viana, 11, go for seconds, as they make fruit-kebabs during a cooking class at Central Avenue Elementary School in Kissimmee, on Tuesday, May 21, ...

  • Orange Co. superintendent gives State of the Schools address

    tight-lipped about any changes, but Superintendent Barbara Jenkins gave her State of the Schools address Thursday. Channel 9's Lori Brown asked her what security measures will be in place next year. Alane Trevisani, a former teacher, just moved her family to Florida from upstate New York. She said school security up there is much tighter. "These are little gifts from God, and you ...

  • Brushfire shuts down S.R. 528 W at S.R. 417

    Orange County Fire Rescue is at a 5-acre brush fire near State Road 528 and State Road 417.Three westbound toll lanes of S.R. 528 are closed due to smoke.Florida Highway Patrol said the fire is difficult to access so additional units have been requested.FHP is monitoring smoke conditions on the highways and said no buildings are reported in danger at this time.OCFR said the fire could have been ...

  • Orange County moves to do away with FCAT

    "FCAT is going to be on its way out the door and replaced with what are called PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams," Orange County School Board Chair Bill Sublette ...

  • Teen arrested over same-sex relationship mulls plea deal

    An 18-year-old Florida high school student has just one day left to accept a plea deal, or face sex charges, because of her relationship with a 15-year-old ...

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