Kissimmee

05/20: New businesses

Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa. Lake The London Fish and Chippy, restaurant, 3242 Cypress Grove Drive, Eustis, 32736. Kapa Reno...

Tags: Physical Therapy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chiropractic, Health and Medical Professionals, Orlando

05/20: Progressions

Architecture Joanna Del Moral and Iris Zayas were both promoted to senior vice president at VOA Associates, Orlando. Boards of Directors Aaron J. Gorovitz, a partner with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., was appointed to the board...

Tags: Goodwill Industries International, Corporate Officers, Winter Park, Board of Directors, Career and Workplace

05/20: Business events

Advertising American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach, "Getting Out of Chase Mode" with Eric Shulman of Sander Training, 11:30 a.m. networking, noon-1 p.m. luncheon May 21, Vince Carter's Restaurant, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach. Admission to...

Tags: Automotive Equipment, Leesburg, Siemens, Winter Park, Dining and Drinking

Spring football game schedules/results

Here's a list of all spring football games in our coverage area. Please alert us of any errors or changes.    Thursday, May 16 Cornerstone Charter at Master’s Academy DNR Lake Nona 33, First Academy 21 - Final (3 varsity quarters) Friday,...

Tags: Leesburg, Mount Dora, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Deltona, Canterbury

Weather: Flood advisory as storms roll through downtown

Thunderstorms are rolling across downtown Orlando this afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an area flood advisory. The advisory lasts through 5 p.m. and includes all or parts of Seminole, Orange, Osceola and Brevard counties....

Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service, Orlando Weather, Orlando

Funeral set for Tuesday for Kissimmee Fire Dept. lieutenant

A funeral for Kissimmee Fire Department Lt. William Manning is scheduled for Tuesday, the city announced Saturday. A viewing will be held Monday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Osceola Memory Gardens, 1717 Old Boggy Creek Road near Kissimmee. Another viewing...

Brothers arrested in Polk rape now suspects in Kissimmee armed robbery

Brothers arrested in a May 6 rape and home-invasion robbery in Poinciana were rearrested Friday after police identified them as the men who robbed Advance America payday loans in Kissimmee. Richard Delgado Cruz, 33, used a gun to force a clerk to...

Tags: Prisons, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Theft, Punishment

Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters

Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in state law meant that looters didn't face consequences for their thievery on Lake County Water...

Tags: Prisons, Laws, Government, Natural Resources, Rick Scott

5/18: Deaths in Central Florida

Tags: Ocoee, Maitland, Heathrow, Winter Park, Orlando

Two Kissimmee brothers wounded in shooting

A masked gunman dressed in black shot the Fisher brothers Thursday evening as they worked on a car in north Kissimmee, according to police. Walking up to Fisher family members, the gunman opened fire about 7:30 p.m. outside their Lesesne Street after...

Tags: Shootings

Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do in Orlando

Tags: Orlando, Artists, Lifestyle and Leisure, Daytona State College, Unrest, Conflicts and War

McCraney sites spec industrial building

McCraney Property Co. has selected an architect and submitted plans for construction of a 123,000-square-foot spec industrial property near John Young Parkway and Directors Row, Orlando. Construction is set to begin in June on the project, which is...

Tags: Architecture, Realty, Real Estate, Winter Springs, International Drive