Work begins on final section of Wekiva Parkway
A company hired by the state of Florida to build the fifth and final section of the Wekiva Parkway is ready to break ground on the 2.9-mile segment. Officials say … Continue reading
SeaWorld Orlando cares for 2-week-old orphaned manatee
A 2-week-old baby male manatee found abandoned is now being cared for by the SeaWorld Orlando rescue team. The abandoned manatee was found last week in the Halifax River off the … Continue reading
Single-family home investment still a smart choice
Orlando’s increasing median home prices and decreasing inventory make it appear that opportunities for residential real estate investment are limited. However, like all investment types, if you seek to find … Continue reading
OIA traffic increases for May, continues rolling 40M-plus passenger count
Passenger traffic at Orlando International Airport continues to stay busy, with 3.55 million passengers in May. May traffic was up 8.81 percent year-over-year, including 3.08 million domestic passengers and 465,608 … Continue reading
Central Florida home prices above national average
Here’s some news to help beat the post-July 4 holiday blues: Orlando-area home prices increased by 6.9 percent in May compared with May 2015, according to a new report by … Continue reading
L.A.’s New Skyslide Is a Panic-Inducing 1,000 Feet Up
From Chicagoto the Grand Canyonand even to rural Chinaglass-bottomed observatories are the flashy attraction du jour, the new way to say “enjoy a view like you’ve never seen!” Now, thrill-seekers … Continue reading
Future downtown mixed-use tower signs anchor tenant
A new $81 million mixed-use tower planned for downtown Orlando has signed on a credit union as its anchor tenant. Fairwinds Credit Union has claimed space in the future 28-story, … Continue reading
Brevard Zoo welcomes new zebra
The Brevard Zoo is welcoming a special animal Tuesday: a 2-year-old Grévy’s zebra, named Lauren. Lauren lost her mother at 3 weeks of age and was transferred from Busch Gardens Tampa … Continue reading
Good news for travelers: We’re not one of the rudest cities in the U.S.
Travel + Leisure magazine is out with a list of the rudest cities in the U.S. And Orlando didn’t make the list of 15, according to surveys of the travel … Continue reading
Check out Universal Orlando’s latest work on Fast & Furious ride
Universal Orlando’s Fast & Furious: Supercharged attraction may have been pushed back to 2018, but the theme park is still going full-throttle on construction. The latest permits for the attraction, … Continue reading