Friday Flashback to Marineland Florida – Orlando Sentinel
One of Florida’s earliest manmade tourists attractions, and the oldest marine attraction in the country, is Marineland Florida,…
How Orlando, theme parks got so big
Becoming a tourism mecca was years in the making. It started with nature-driven attractions and was jump-started by…
How ‘Great Freeze’ of 1894-95 nearly destroyed Orlando
As Orlando and Central Florida prepare for what could be a record-cold weekend, it hopefully won’t be as…
Remembering deadly Apollo 1 accident and its crew – Orlando Sentinel
As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of…
Snow in Orlando? It did 49 years ago today – Orlando Sentinel
So it snowed in the Florida Panhandle on Sunday, but those flurries couldn’t muster the staying power to…
Remembering MLK’s only visit to Orlando in 1964
As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of…
Reporter recalls Ringling Bros. circus train crash from 1994 – Orlando Sentinel
As part of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th birthday this year, we’ve asked former staffers to write about memorable…
Friday Flashback to news reporting in 1960 – Orlando Sentinel
Back in 1960, the Orlando Sentinel (and its sister newspaper, the Orlando Evening Star) were proud to introduce…
Friday Flashback to Orlando High School – Orlando Sentinel
Orange County Public Schools is the eighth-largest school district in the nation and the fourth-largest in Florida, with…
From 1976, FSU hires Bobby Bowden
As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of…
Valencia State College happened in a hurry
As part of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th birthday, each month we’ll focus on a key topic that helped…
Orlando Sentinel 150: Early days of UCF
For the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th birthday, we’re digging into our archives to show how we have covered Central…