Hats off for local filmmakers Lisa Mills and husband Timothy Brown for the release of their latest of 14 films all focused on Florida and Florida-based themes. “Marching Forward,” which will screen at the 28th…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SEAWORLD’S RAINBOW CONNECTION
The opening of Sesame Street at SeaWorld Orlando is a breath of fresh air. For years, SeaWorld brought entertainment to visitors and residents of all ages. Who doesn’t remember Shamu or the Otter Pavilion? But…
The Wife
Janet and I watched “The Wife” the other night. It was the last of the movies nominated at different levels for Academy Awards we hadn’t seen. I must say I was somewhat perplexed. I sat in…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DISNEY’S FOX DEAL
The acquisition of Fox’s entertainment assets by Disney adds super fuel to a jet powerhouse capable of explosively metabolizing and leveraging content simultaneously through movies, television, theme parks, merchandise, and so much more. Disney’s prior…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: NAMING FIGHT
GOAA’s legal assault on Orlando Melbourne International Airport and Orlando Sanford International Airport for trademark infringement is rather perplexing since trademark infringement requires “likelihood of confusion to the public.” Both cities conspicuously identify their names…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: GUN REFORM
This week’s decision by Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack to yank firearms from 125 of its stores is timely as the state of Florida legislature again takes up new bills addressing gun reform. The…
Private Space Exploration
These are heady days for space travel. Elon Musk’s original vision was not to fly reusable rockets; it was to colonize Mars. Last week’s successful SpaceX launch represented another step in that direction. So too…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT
Kudos to Orlando attorney Charles M. Greene for setting out clearly and transparently the factual record which had been missing from the public narrative as UCF clumsily bobbed and weaved in defensive attempts to limit…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ROSEN’S PHILANTROPHY
Harris Rosen’s planned gift of $12 million to the University of Florida-led research collaboration combatting deadly brain cancer expands his record of targeted gifting. As an entrepreneur with an extensive portfolio of hotel properties, Rosen’s…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DRIVERLESS BUS SERVICE
Lake Nona’s driverless bus service represents more than a glimpse of the future in autonomous driving; it represents adoption of a technology that all of us have been hearing about and now have the opportunity…