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Local bake sale helps hunger-relief efforts
The Osceola County Grown Farm to Picnic will be a chef-inspired celebration of seasonal dishes from 3-6 p.m. on May 4 at the Diamond P Ranch, 5700 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in St. Cloud. The event will feature a local growers market and hayrides....
Tags: Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, Human Interest, Winter Garden, St. Cloud
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Check the cool attractions at the theme parks before the heat hits
April is a sandwich month for Orlando attractions, resting between the spring break and summer vacation crowds. It's a tasty time for locals because the theme parks are less congested and the temperatures aren't as high as they will be. Here are five...
Tags: Gaming, Amusement and Theme Parks, Theme Park Vacations, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Ousted politician's bid for benefits insults the real jobless
When I think of folks who desperately need and deserve unemployment benefits even to approach the mirage of scratching by, I think of people such as Alina Puerta. Here's a woman who hasn't worked a steady job since 2009 when the downsizing real-estate...
Tags: Public Officials, Elections, Government, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Unemployment
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Start Earth Day celebrations at dinner table
Lighter meals are perfect for the longer days that daylight savings time brings. Check out a few test kitchen favorites today at orlandosentinel.com/thedish. In the meantime, let's dish: Earth Day from the kitchen table. Every year on April 22 more than...
Tags: Earth Day, Volusia County, Oviedo, Consumers, Media Industry
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Osceola is left wondering, where's Colt?
To appreciate just how badly state and local officials want to lure well-paying jobs to Florida, consider the case of Colt's Manufacturing Co. In 2011, officials promised $1.6 million in incentives to the iconic gun company, as part of a deal to open...
Tags: Lake Eola, Florida's Turnpike, Executive Branch, Rick Scott, Government
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Service marks end to bloody feud that began with sheriff's death
If she thought about it at all, Susan Arline Williams figured the old gun stored away in her daddy's closet was a wartime souvenir. Albert Arline, who died in 1991, didn't talk about the gun. Nor did he ever talk about the old, deadly trouble that...
Tags: Shootings, Leu Gardens, Orlando, Orange County Regional History Center, Orange County (Florida)
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Tone-deaf officials, secrecy make year's worst PR moves
Just one month into 2013 and it's already time to award the first round of Flubbies — recognizing the region's biggest public-relations flubs. We're talking moves so dim they made the Superdome's third-quarter lights look bright. There's a...Tags: Women's Health, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Health and Medical Professionals, Wicked (musical), Collective Contract
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Gary Stein: Stadium deal gets better all the time
As a card-carrying member of the ICU (International Columnists Union), I supposedly have no choice but to blast the proposal to renovate Sun Life Stadium. Yes, it is my duty as a columnist to tell you not a dime of public money should be spent on this...Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Periodicals, Rick Scott, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control
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Fall forward with fresh attractions
September is such a cruel month for Floridians. In our hearts, we know the weather is getting cooler elsewhere in the U.S., but there's little evidence of that here. Plus, hurricanes — and breathless hurricane coverage on TV — continue to...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Labor Day, Discovery Cove, Despicable Me (movie), Islands of Adventure
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Racial hatred is alive and well, symbolized by the American Front
It's tough for a columnist to bring home the bacon for very long without the requisite thick skin. Walk your opinions out into the public square and dissenters invariably rise up and claw at your hide.
Case in point: The Trayvon Martin shooting.
In...Tags: Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Racism
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Grant honors historic school that Flagler's railroad brought to rural Osceola
With its tall white columns and wide green lawns, the Palm Beach mansion that Henry Flagler built for his bride Mary Lily Kenan was hailed in 1902 as "more magnificent than any private dwelling in the world." Originally called Whitehall, it's now the...Tags: Students, Transportation, Travel, Whitehall, Orlando
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Florida EcoSafaris goes out on a limb with Cypress Canopy Cycle
Central Florida's newest attraction wants you to slow down up in the air. The Cypress Canopy Cycle is now open at Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida, an ecotourism site in Osceola County.
Think of the Cypress Canopy Cycle as a cross between a...Tags: Land Resources, Wetlands, Trips and Vacations, Florida's Turnpike, Natural Resources
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