For the first time in 40 years, Florida surpassed New York in total jobs, per data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although wonderful news for the Sunshine State; for longtime residents, we can’t say…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: REMEMBERING MASSEY
Central Florida titan Harvey Massey, to whom we bid farewell Jan. 28, has received justified praise across the community, but I could not let this moment pass without a passing reflection. At issue was not…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BEYOND SAVING
Bed Bath & Beyond, the one-time meme stock and longtime nationwide retailer known for its home goods and bedding, will close 150 stores this year, several in Florida. Macroeconomic headwinds are finally catching up to…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: WELCOME, JOLLIBEE
On Jan. 18, Central Florida experienced another unique addition to its cultural landscape with the arrival of Jollibee, the renowned Filipino fast-food chain. World-famous for its fried chicken, Orlando’s new Jollibee is not only the…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BRIGHT STATION
Brightline’s design for its intended station just east of and adjoining Terminal C at the Orlando International Airport is right on point for what is needed to attract intrastate train travel in the State of…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: THE ACCIDENTAL POPE
When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was elected to succeed the popular Pope John Paul II, the world anticipated a less ebullient but more formidable theological behemoth able to right the challenges Roman Catholicism had encountered….
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE
Three billionaires – Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos – will be imprinting 2023 as a watershed year for the exploration of space starting with one launch a week, expanding to two launches by…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: GOODBYE AM
With the rise of electric cars comes the demise of AM radio. Apparently, according to the New York Times, EV manufacturers are booting AM radio from their vehicles since electromagnetic interference causes noise and static. Tesla,…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: FUSION
In probably one of the most important scientific developments ever, the Department of Energy announced this week that scientists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California created a nuclear fusion reaction with a net energy…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: LOOKS GOOD FOR HIS AGE
A very happy birthday to Jonathan, the giant Seychelles tortoise who turned 190 years old this past weekend — he was apparently born in 1832. While Jonathan no longer has his senses of sight and…