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Lake Eola swans to be moved elsewhere as Orlando "pauses" program after flu outbreak
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (753+ words) For more than a century, the swans at Lake Eola have been among the most iconic symbols of the city of Orlando. But on Friday, officials announced the city has decided to move its famous swan flock to new homes,…...
Pictures: Lake Eola swans through the years " Orlando Sentinel
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (105+ words) Pictures: Lake Eola swans through the years Orlando Sentinel Disney building new ferryboat, naming it after former president Commentary: Local school closures signal big trouble in Orange County Federal and state officials consider closing Alligator Alcatraz Bahamas-bound cruise passengers face…...
Football region rewind: Lake Mary spoils De Land season; Jones, Bishop Moore advance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1233+ words) Seven Orlando-area teams made it to the quarterfinal round of the FHSAA football playoffs Friday night. Just three advanced as Lake Mary, Jones and Bishop Moore moved on to the semifinal round. Lake Mary, using the potent combo of quarterback…...
High School Football Live: Lake Mary at De Land; Lakeland-Edgewater and more
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (766+ words) Round three of the FHSAA football state playoffs has seven Orlando area teams still in the running to get to Miami for state championship games. It's region final night and top seeds De Land (7 A), Edgewater (5 A), Jones (4 A) and Bishop Moore (3-A) have…...
Preview: Gaylord Palms preps icy version of "Rudolph
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) KISSIMMEE " Gaylord Palms Resort is entering its "Ice!" age again. Work on the elaborate holiday ice-sculpture event is underway, as artisans from Harbin, China, chip away at big blocks of ice to form 11 colorful scenes from TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed…...
Behind 8th-grade QB, TFA rallies past Lakeland; Lake Mary rolls
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (999+ words) If The First Academy's football season ended on Friday night, it was a pretty incredible way to cap off a two-year stretch of turmoil and chaos. TFA, banned from the playoffs for two seasons by the FHSAA, pulled off an…...
Week 11 Football Preview, Part II: Could TFA-Lakeland be playoff primer?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) As football players at Orlando's The First Academy await news of whether they will be reinstated for the upcoming FHSAA football playoffs, the Royals will be taking on their toughest in-state task of the season Friday night at highly-regarded Lakeland....
Week 3 Football Rewind: Lake Brantley offense rolls; Lake Mary falls; Ocoee stays unbeaten
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (946+ words) The Lake Brantley offense, under the direction of new coach Garrett Kruczek and star sophomore quarterback Jackson Stecher, wasn't really tested in the first two weeks of the football season, rolling to victories by scores of 75-0 and 42-7. Finally tested Friday…...
Give Kids the World selects new CEO
1+ year, 2+ day ago (237+ words) Give Kids the World Village Inc. has announced its new leader. Caroline Schumacher, currently the CEO of Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, will become president and chief executive of the. .. Give Kids the World Village Inc. has announced its new leader. Caroline…...