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    Jan 27, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Company pays $10K for 9-year-old's cake at auction

    LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl's cake brought in a lot of dough in Florida. Cash, that is — $10,000 to be exact. A fertilizer company paid the sum for Abigail Putnam's cake at the Polk County Youth Fair. Abigail's father, Adam...

    Tags: Florida, Auction Service, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Companies and Corporations

    2. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Builders developing in outlying areas

    <strong>Lennar Homes </strong>paid about $14 million for more than 260 lots in the Providence development, in partnership with <strong>ABD Development</strong>.
    Lennar Homes paid about $14 million for more than 260 lots in the Providence development, in partnership with ABD Development. The gated community, which has about 700 homes, was developed in 2005 in Polk County about 25 miles southwest of Orlando....

    Tags: Winter Springs, Apopka, Osceola County, Winter Garden, Seminole County

    3. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Amazon to bring 3,000 jobs to Florida in deal with state

    TALLAHASSEE &mdash;<strong> </strong>Amazon will bring 3,000 jobs to the state in a deal that also means Floridians will have to start paying taxes on purchases from the online retailer.
    TALLAHASSEE — Amazon will bring 3,000 jobs to the state in a deal that also means Floridians will have to start paying taxes on purchases from the online retailer. Gov. Rick Scott's office announced Thursday that Florida had landed the deal with...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Don Gaetz, E-Commerce Industry

    4. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. More aquatic plants seen as vital to helping Lake Apopka thrive again

    Below the surface of the vast waters of Lake Apopka is a landscape akin to a desert. Only a hardy smattering of grasses, lily pads and other native plants cling to 1 percent of its lake bottom.
    Below the surface of the vast waters of Lake Apopka is a landscape akin to a desert. Only a hardy smattering of grasses, lily pads and other native plants cling to 1 percent of its lake bottom. As part of the vast, multimillion-dollar plan to restore...

    Tags: Lake Apopka, Environmental Issues, Apopka, Agriculture, Wildlife

    5. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Orlando foreclosures dip - still in Top 10

    Florida led the nation in foreclosure activity during May, though in Metropolitan Orlando the number of legal filings was down from both a year ago and a month earlier, a new report shows.
    Florida led the nation in foreclosure activity during May, though in Metropolitan Orlando the number of legal filings was down from both a year ago and a month earlier, a new report shows. One in every 336 Orlando houses got a foreclosure-related...

    Tags: Brevard County, Orlando, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, International Law

    6. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| AM News

  6. Obituary: Imogene Neal Rowley

    Imogene Neal Rowley 1915-2013 Imogene Neal Rowley, widow of Joe C. Rowley, died June 10, 2013, at Charleston Health Care Center.  Born Nov. 27, 1915, in Lincoln County, Ky., she was a daughter of Ola Williams and Harry Lou Neal of Dade City, Fla....

    Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools

    7. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Osceola grow-house investigation seizes more than 200 pot plants

    KISSIMMEE &ndash; The smell of marijuana Friday led to another grow house bust in Poinciana, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
    KISSIMMEE – The smell of marijuana Friday led to another grow house bust in Poinciana, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. The smell came from 600 Regency Way, where Misael Delgado-Sanchez opened the door after deputies knocked,...

    Tags: Rentals, Hialeah, Poinciana, Police Arrests, Osceola County

    8. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Front & Center: Putnam: Water is state's top issue

    Republican Adam Putnam was already a political veteran when he was elected Florida's agriculture commissioner in 2010. He had represented a U.S. House district that included his hometown of Bartow in Polk County for a decade, and had served four years in the Florida Legislature. In a recent interview with the Sentinel Editorial Board, he tamped down speculation that he might mount a primary challenge next year to Gov. Rick Scott, though he refused to rule out the possibility. He also talked about other hot topics he deals with in his current Cabinet spot, including water policy and immigration reform. Here are excerpts.
    Republican Adam Putnam was already a political veteran when he was elected Florida's agriculture commissioner in 2010. He had represented a U.S. House district that included his hometown of Bartow in Polk County for a decade, and had served four years...

    Tags: Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Rick Scott, U.S. Congress, Conservation

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

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

    Wearing pint-sized chef hats and aprons, a gaggle of elementary-schoolers looks up expectantly from picked-clean plates.
    Wearing pint-sized chef hats and aprons, a gaggle of elementary-schoolers looks up expectantly from picked-clean plates. "Did you guys enjoy?" their instructor asks. "Yes!" comes back a chorus of voices. "Who wants seconds?" Eyes widen and...

    Tags: Weight, Salads, Kissimmee, Healthy Diet, Diabetes

    10. May 15, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Kiera Wilmot already paid too high price for science experiment

    Kiera Wilmot was handcuffed at her high school, hustled into the back of a police car and taken to jail for something that should have sent her to a few days of after-school detention.
    Kiera Wilmot was handcuffed at her high school, hustled into the back of a police car and taken to jail for something that should have sent her to a few days of after-school detention. If common sense prevailed over draconian codes of conduct in Florida...

    Tags: Students, Juvenile Delinquency, New York City, Teaching and Learning, Justice System

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. Betty Chandler, Eccleston's 'heart,' helps school usher in a new era

    The faces painted high on the walls in Eccleston Elementary's library are like old friends to Betty Chandler, Orange County schools' longest-serving employee. She helped establish the library, then came back to run it for more than 35 years.
    The faces painted high on the walls in Eccleston Elementary's library are like old friends to Betty Chandler, Orange County schools' longest-serving employee. She helped establish the library, then came back to run it for more than 35 years. When...

    Tags: Students, Libraries, Anglicanism, Christianity, Arts and Culture

    12. May 26, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. High court case may affect prayer at government meetings

    In Deltona, as in most towns, cities and counties across Florida and across the country, City Commission meetings start with God, flag and country.
    In Deltona, as in most towns, cities and counties across Florida and across the country, City Commission meetings start with God, flag and country. There is prayer — sometimes silent reflection, sometimes words from a commissioner or local...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Customs and Tradition, Sikhism, U.S. Congress, Judaism

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