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Saturday Anancy Festival, noon to 5 p.m. at South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines. Free. Call 954-201-8825. The Best of Eighteen, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Studio 18 in the Pines, 1101 Poinciana Drive, Pembroke Pines. Free....Tags: Whole Foods Market, Men's Health, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), YMCA, FPL Group
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25 most powerful people in Central Florida
They control some of the largest work forces in town. They can affect your health care, your daily commute, even your kids' education. Some of them have direct lines to the White House. They are Central Florida's power players. And you deserve to...
Tags: John L. Mica, Republican Party, Crofton, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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It's unseemly for nonprofit CEOs to make millions
The story of the nonprofit CEO who solicits charity while raking in a giant salary is, by now, becoming a Central Florida cliché. There was NorthStar High School in Orange County, which was a miserable failure academically but paid its principal $824,000...
Tags: Lake Nona, Medical Research, Biotechnology Industry, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Nobel Prize Awards
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2011 Central Floridian of the Year: Runners-up
Lucas Boyce: An executive with the Orlando Magic responsible for community relations, Boyce's remarkable life story inspired a reader's nomination for Central Floridian of the Year. Born to a drug-addicted teenage prostitute, he was placed with a foster...Tags: Bithlo, Abusive Behavior, Human Interest, First Aid, Arne Duncan
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Gov. Bob Martinez on ‘Central Florida Spotlight’; ‘Flashpoint’ at Seminole Towne Center
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCentral Florida News 13's "Political Connections" also looks at the Florida Legislature and such issues as prison privatization. News 13's Ybeth Bruzual talks about the defeat of privatization with state Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland. Dockery also... -
The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida, Part 1
They affect the taxes you pay and the schools your children attend. Some control massive workforces. Others hold political sway all the way to Washington.
They are Central Florida's power players.
And if you care about anything from the economy and...Tags: Republican Party, Casino and Gambling, Brevard County, Democratic Party, University of Central Florida
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Rick Scott made Workforce heads roll — good, because locals didn't act
Last week, Gov. Rick Scott made heads roll at Workforce Central Florida.
Good for him — because Central Florida leaders weren't doing squat.
That seems to be this community's M.O.
Scandals brew. Problems are exposed. And local "leaders" make...Tags: Government, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Politics, Charity
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My last column: Good journalism still about sticking your neck out
Bob Sharkey was a thin, short man who could take a very tall drink. He kept a bottle in the tiny newsroom of his weekly paper.
This was well before computers. On Tuesday night they "pasted up'' the news pages, which entailed taking the printed stories...Tags: Advertising, Newspaper and Magazine, Political Systems, Orange County Sheriff's Office, Journalism
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Governor vows to 'keep an eye' on appointee
Sunday's column revealed that Gov. Rick Scott's new appointment to the beleaguered Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority has multiple conflicts of interest with the agency he now oversees.
Specifically, engineer Scott Batterson has private...Tags: Government, Rick Scott, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics
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Give blood, get a deal to Bay Street Players’ ‘Dracula’
Orlando Theater BlogI love this idea: Donate blood and make a date with Dracula. OK, the count won't be sitting next to you, but he will be onstage this October in the Bay Street Players production of the horror-thriller. To kick off the Halloween season, the Florida... -
Florida’s Blood Centers needs to clean house
The fate of Florida's Blood Centers President and CEO Anne Chinoda could be decided this week when the center's board of directors is scheduled to meet to potentially discuss a separation package for her. It's clear Chinoda's exit is one step that...Tags: Marion County (Florida), Economy, Business and Finance, Daytona State College, Progress Energy Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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Disney World chief opts out of book written by Florida's Blood Centers' Anne Chinoda
When Anne Chinoda, president of Florida's Blood Centers, was preparing to publish her book of memoirs and leadership advice, she asked Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton to write the foreword. Crofton read the book, Simply Significant, and agreed....Tags: IHOP Corporation, David Robinson, Crofton, Thomas Robinson, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dec 29, 2011
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Sep 24, 2011
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Mar 6, 2010
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