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Yes, tourism has slowed in Orlando, but don’t blame Disney vs. DeSantis

This hasn’t been the most sizzling of summers for Central Florida’s theme parks. Rising costs, searing heat and the shifting of post-pandemic travel to international locations and cruise ships are putting a damper on attendance, experts say.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 20, 2023

Floridians to DeSantis: Come home and fix housing crisis, other woes

TALLAHASSEE — While Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstorms the country campaigning for president, a growing chorus of Floridians are urging him to come home to deal with the state’s soaring housing costs and other problems.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 20, 2023

Defeated GOP candidate seeks arrest of blogger ruled in contempt of court

A former GOP Florida House candidate suing blogger Jacob Engels, who has repeatedly missed hearings and deadlines in the case, is asking an Orange County judge to order Engels to explain why he shouldn’t be arrested and brought into court.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 20, 2023

Editorial: In DeSantis’ Florida, obsession with LGBTQ Floridians keeps hitting new lows

By now, most Floridians get it: The DeSantis administration is obsessed with targeting the LGBTQ community in Florida dishonestly, irrationally and repetitively across multiple venues.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 18, 2023

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex named Certified Autism Center

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has become a Certified Autism Center, a designation earned in conjunction with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 17, 2023

Universal: ‘Stranger Things’ house set for Halloween Horror Nights 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. — “Stranger Things” is returning to Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. The fourth season of the Netflix series will be showcased in a haunted house that includes the villanous Vecna character and its “blood-red mindscape,” Universal Orlando announced Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 17, 2023

Subtropical Storm Don continues to weaken and slowly move northward over Central Atlantic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Subtropical Storm Don formed in the Atlantic early Friday marking the hurricane season’s fourth named storm, but continued to weaken on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 15, 2023

Venezuelans seek to get permanent residency through new bill; experts say it needs work

Nearly 100 Venezuelans at a roundtable this week showed support for passing the Venezuelan Adjustment Act, legislation that would grant Venezuelans a pathway to permanent residency, but the bill needs work, according to experts.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 14, 2023

Subtropical Storm Don forms in Atlantic

Subtropical Storm Don formed in the Atlantic early Friday marking the hurricane season’s fourth named storm, according to the National Hurricane Season.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 14, 2023

Florida student who tracked Elon Musk’s jet on Twitter launches new account on Threads

The college student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet, whose account was banned after the billionaire purchased that social media site, has started an account on Mark Zuckerberg’s new Twitter competitor, Threads.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 13, 2023