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Cities don't have to settle for ugly dollar stores
The latest suburban scourge is worse than noisy neighbors, poorly-timed streetlights or rush-hour road construction. Dollar stores are spreading like kudzu across Central Florida. Family Dollar. Dollar General. Dollar Tree. They're strangling the...
Tags: Ocoee, Casselberry, Foreign Exchange Market, Dollar General Corporation
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Dual-enrollment programs could face cuts
Community-college officials say they might have to cut or restrict dual-enrollment programs if the Florida Legislature does not provide more money for the program that allows high-school students to take courses for free at public colleges and...
Tags: Seminole State College, School Examinations, Students, Florida State University, Science and Technology
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Seminole officials hope to extend SunRail to Sanford airport
SunRail commuter trains won't start running through the Orlando area for at least another year, but already some Seminole County officials envision extending the system to Orlando Sanford International Airport. That would mean a traveler could someday...
Tags: Coral Gables, Orlando, Orlando International Airport, Osceola County, Travel
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Lake County's Business Opportunity Centers to offer seminar on business plans
Are you a small business owner or an entrepreneur who needs help writing a successful business plan? Then Lake County's Business Opportunity Centers may have just what you need. All three centers will host a seminar on composing business plans,...
Tags: Clermont, Orlando, Kissimmee, Small Businesses, Leesburg
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Clelland plans to break with House Dem caucus on budget vote
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFreshman Rep. Mike Clelland, the Lake Mary Democrat who upset former Speaker-to-be Chris Dorworth last fall in a district drawn to favor Republican candidates, plans to break with his caucus and vote for the Republican-controlled chamber's proposed... -
Bills to change school start date look dead in Legislature
UPDATED: Bills that would allow school districts to open in mid or early August look dead, now that the House education committee failed today to take up the proposal by Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yalaha. Metz's bill would have allowed districts to open earlier...
Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Labor Day, Florida Legislature, Local Government, Holidays
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Senior services suffer sequestration funding cuts
For the elderly, low-income residents who gather for breakfast and birthday cake at the Winter Park Community Center, the news is not good. Funding cuts mandated by Congress' sequestration mean Seniors First is closing five congregate meals sites in...
Tags: Osceola County, Diabetes, Lake County (Florida), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Winter Park
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Former Lake Howell tennis star Gabi Celi named to Southern Conference all conference team
STAFF WRITERRemember former Lake Howell girls tennis power duo Gabi and Daniela Celi? Well, the sisters are nearing the end of their college careers and still tearing up the courts. Gabi Celi was one of three teammates at Division I Appalachian State recently named...Tags: Tennis, College Sports
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A salute to millions of unpaid heroes
This is officially National Volunteer Week – a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary work simply out of the goodness of their spirit. In fact, if we had to pay all the selfless people who volunteer in our nation, by one estimate we’d...Tags: Orlando Health, Microsoft Corporation, Xbox, Nursing Homes, Family
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Weather: Rain ending sometime by midnight, more rain Tuesday
Showers are continuing to pummel Central Florida, but the strongest winds and hail are finished for the night, and the National Weather Service said. Rain is expected to end around midnight, a forecaster said. The overnight low will be in the mid- to...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Weather Warnings, National Weather Service
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Traffic: West Colonial Drive shut down for fatal crash
Westbound lanes of West Colonial Drive are shut down at Mercy Drive because of a fatal accident, and other delays are being reported on Central Florida roads this morning. Orlando police are investigating the serious crash on Colonial Drive at...
Tags: Interstate 4, Orange Blossom Trail, Florida's Turnpike, State Road 408, Accidental Death
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Jai-alai fronton owner campaigns to stop 17-92 flyover
Scattered around the hectic intersection of State Road 436 and U.S. Highway 17-92 in Casselberry are dozens of signs pleading "Stop the 17-92 Flyover." Less than mile away, an electronic billboard broadcasts the same message, and late last week, a "Stop...
Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, New York City, Casselberry
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