Orange County’s library is booming, growing and wants your ideas – Orlando Sentinel
If you want evidence of just how busy the public library is these days, consider this: Last year,…
Pickleball popularity dethrones golf tourney for Orlando charity – Orlando Sentinel
For generations, the charity golf tournament has been a staple of fundraising. Yet now the granddaddy of philanthropic sporting…
Pay Florida legislators more? A foul idea that could actually help – Orlando Sentinel
Scott Maxwell: The salary for Florida legislators $29,697, even though the job requires occupants to relocate to Tallahassee…
Left undone in Tallahassee, but it’s no big deal
Step by step, session by session, Florida looks as if it’s inching toward a full-time Legislature. For the…
The destruction of diversity in Tallahassee
It’s another exceptionally unproductive session of the Florida Legislature. There’s no budget — not even a verbal consensus…
$92 million for porta-potties? Big spending at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ – Orlando Sentinel
New reports show Florida gave $92 million to a single porta-potty company involved with ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ And the…
Behind the big defeat for Broward public hospitals
The suspense is mostly gone from Florida’s one-party-dominated Legislature. But not quite. The Capitol is usually as predictable…
A Broward lawmaker stokes our fears
The fear was palpable — in the state Capitol in Tallahassee, of all places. It was also understandable.…
16 ways to help others this holiday season – Orlando Sentinel
Whenever the holidays roll around, many people want to help those in need. But it’s sometimes tough to…
101 Things to Love about Central Florida (2025) – Orlando Sentinel
It’s time again to give thanks for all the things we love about the community we all call…
County holding free-spending sheriff accountable
In this corner: Gregory Tony. In that corner: Broward County commissioners. The sheriff of Broward County usually likes…
County holds free-spending sheriff accountable
In this corner: Gregory Tony. In that corner: Broward County commissioners. The sheriff of Broward County usually likes…