In the spirit of a little news goes a long way, I’m happy to report that White Castle is coming back after abandoning Florida in the 1960s because our state was too far from White…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RETAIL AUTOMATION
Besides volumes of discounts, Black Friday provided Central Florida consumers with a small microcosm of things to come — automation in a retail setting. Walmart’s machines — scanning shelves, picking up customers’ online orders, and…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: UCF HOSPITAL SPLIT
The responses from Advent Health and Orlando Health, after being cut off as partners with UCF’s Medical School for a teaching hospital, might have been a bit snippy, but not beyond comprehension. Both institutions were…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: MIGRATION CONTINUES
Apparently Mr. Trump is not alone. Billionaire Carl Icahn, at 83 years old, declared he was moving his company to Miami next year, saying “one day I was at my home in Florida and thought,…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
For anyone who has traveled to virtually every major city in Europe, it is fairly apparent that electric scooters are a fun and convenient method of transportation for pedestrians who want to get around short…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TRUMP MIGRATION
News that President Trump is packing up his truck and moving permanently south to Florida might be ironic, but it’s not surprising. The 2018 federal tax law instituted a $10,000 cap on state and local…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: PRICE OF PROGRESS
One by one, they’re coming down. As I read David Whitley’s article on the legacy of Ronnie’s Restaurant, which closed in 1995 after 39 years, the razing of the Ice Cold Auto Repair Shop behind…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELDER FRAUD
The most recent report from the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network showed that median losses as a result of fraud increased in 2018 for victims in all age categories from age 60 and above. Most telling,…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BACK IN THE HOOD
It is not surprising that Mister Rogers, recently heralded by Tom Hanks some 16 years after he left us, in the documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” is back with two upcoming productions. On stage,…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TABLE TALK
Mark Brewer, CEO of the Central Florida Foundation — a mainstay of neighborhood civility for over 25 years — is launching a forum for civil engagement which it calls Table Talk. Designed to provoke civil…