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Ambassador Hotel may become affordable housing

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Latest News

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Business recruitment and tourism marketing intersect with ‘Unbelievably Real’ campaign

S.T. Cardinal | May 11, 2022

The Orlando Economic Partnership and Visit Orlando have teamed up to debut a unified marketing campaign to attract tourists and businesses to Orlando. The “Unbelievably...

old tall gray building with Ambassador Hotel in large white letters across entrance arch

Ambassador Hotel may become affordable housing

Nick Georgoudiou | May 10, 2022

One Stop Housing has submitted plans to the City of Orlando to convert the Ambassador Hotel at 929 W. Colonial Drive into 150 affordable housing...

portable plastic arcs in a row mark off a lane of Corrine Drive

Pop-up pedestrian lane installed on Corrine Drive on May 4

Monika Knotts | May 5, 2022

  Ranked as one of the most dangerous cities for cyclists and pedestrians in the nation,  Orlando could certainly use the help of “the Force”...

Business News

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Foxhole barber shop opening in SoDo

Logan Lamphere | May 11, 2022

A new men’s barbershop is coming to SoDo. The Foxhole Barbershop is moving into the former Hair Cuttery in the SoDo Shopping Center at 25...

brown Orange County Brewers logo on glass of beer

Brewery announced for Packing District

Nick Georgoudiou | May 5, 2022

The Packing District Food Hall will open around this time next year, and Dr. Phillips Charities has announced that Orange County Brewers will run the...

road sign at intersection

Business Spotlight: Uncle Tony’s Donut Shoppe

Monika Knotts | April 22, 2022

Nothing says Orlando like the mural on the corner of East Colonial Drive and North Orange Avenue, which quite literally says “Orlando.” While this eye-catching...

Opinion

Cardinal Observations: Hawaiian- and island-themed restaurants a trending dining option in Orlando

Cardinal Observations: Hawaiian- and island-themed restaurants a trending dining option in Orlando

S.T. Cardinal | April 21, 2022

Orlando may be an hour from the beach, but you can still catch island vibes downtown and in College Park. Just in the past year, two Hawaiian-themed restaurants have opened in The Community Paper’s coverage...

Publisher’s Desk: Didn’t your mom teach you to use honey to catch those bees?

Publisher’s Desk: Didn’t your mom teach you to use honey to catch those bees?

Debbie Gunter | April 21, 2022

Do you know who Austin Valle is? I bet many of you don’t. I also bet that before long, you will. I met Valle when he volunteered for a Community Paper focus group we held...

Confessions of a College Park Mom: We get by with a little help from our friends

Confessions of a College Park Mom: We get by with a little help from our friends

Lindsay Chamberlin | April 20, 2022

If you’re like me, every May I wonder how we got here already. As our calendars fill up with spirit days, field trips, various appreciation events and closing out a school year, I personally struggle...

Features

CP Interview: Sentinel columnist Joy Dickinson shares Orlando’s history

CP Interview: Sentinel columnist Joy Dickinson shares Orlando’s history

S.T. Cardinal | April 23, 2022

Joy Dickinson is the Orlando Sentinel’s history columnist who shares the history of Orlando in her weekly column that appears in the Sunday paper. Dickinson grew up in downtown Orlando, graduating from Boone High School...

The Way We Were: Child’s play and ‘Kid Stuff’ — Attempt to set yo-yo record in Heritage Square Park

The Way We Were: Child’s play and ‘Kid Stuff’ — Attempt to set yo-yo record in Heritage Square Park

Guest Writer | April 21, 2022

Under cloudy skies on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, an exuberant crowd gathered in Heritage Square Park in downtown Orlando with one goal in mind: breaking the world record for the most people yo-yoing in one...

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Local Flavor with Scott Joseph: Roasted Stuffed Mushrooms from Delaney’s Tavern

Scott Joseph | April 21, 2022

Delaney’s Tavern in the SoDo District across from the Orlando Health complex is often compared to the bar on the television series “Cheers.” It has a neighborhood vibe and a friendly staff who may or...

Community

Neighborhood favorite cat featured on calendar with a cause for second year

Neighborhood favorite cat featured on calendar with a cause for second year

S.T. Cardinal | December 21, 2021

If you frequent the Thornton Park District, chances are you’ve run into Lulu. Lulu is the neighborhood cat. An indoor/outdoor cat, he ventures from his...

Material Girls sew kindness

Material Girls sew kindness

Guest Writer | November 29, 2021

Material Girls, a quilting team of 10 women from Reformation Lutheran Church, use their talents to provide quilts to local Head Start preschool programs. “The...

Track Shack Youth Foundation gives — and gets back

Track Shack Youth Foundation gives — and gets back

Guest Writer | November 29, 2021

In the spirit of the holiday season, it seems appropriate to share a story of giving. And sometimes kindness comes in unexpected places. The Track...

Schools

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Princeton Elementary School: Spring is in bloom

Guest Writer

There is so much to celebrate and report from the month of March. Our faculty and staff at Princeton continue to amaze us as they...

Boone Deaf, hard of hearing students attend Orlando Magic’s ASL & Deaf Awareness Night

Boone Deaf, hard of hearing students attend Orlando Magic’s ASL & Deaf Awareness Night

Guest Writer

Boone High School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing students attended the ASL & Deaf Awareness Night at the Orlando Magic game on April 5. Junior...

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Lake Como K–8 School: CFW forms ‘Little Artist Gallery,’ auctions student works

Guest Writer

  Val Vazquez, a local teacher at Lake Como K–8 and the board president of Curry Ford West Main Street District, recently spearheaded a “Little...

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