Another day, another Magic/arena poll.
The one in Wednesday's paper struck a strange note. Voters prefer George Handel to Dwight Howard. Which should have led to another poll question:
When did Orlando become Vienna?
In this poll, 47 percent of...
ORLANDO -- Four Florida locations, including the Orlando area, are ranked in the top 50 congressional districts nationwide for the number of arts-related jobs, according to a new study by the nonprofit Americans for the Arts.
With 13,369 people...
When it comes to supporting projects that will boost the quality of life in Central Florida and provide its residents the amenities they deserve, Orange County commissioners can afford to think big.
That was the clear impression left Tuesday by a...
Like a magician, Buddy Dyer coaxed office and condo towers from the concrete of a stagnant downtown. And he promised more, juggling plans for a renovated arena and a new Citrus Bowl and performing-arts center, with the potential to reshape a tourism...
The group interested in building a performing-arts center in downtown Orlando will hold the first of five public forums Tuesday night at the Wells'Built Museum of African-American History and Culture in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood.
The Orlando...
Twenty years ago, Central Florida had the potential to become one of the sports hubs of the South, blessed by a burgeoning market when expansion was the rage among pro leagues.
Sports marketers considered the region a land of opportunity.
Then...
One of the more intriguing details in Orange County's recent poll of its residents is the support for a new performing-arts center downtown.
Arts backers have fought for years to get a center off the ground, hoping the county's $115 million stash of...
More than two-thirds of Orange County residents think building a new basketball arena for the Orlando Magic is "unimportant," according to an internal poll commissioned by county officials.
Renovating the existing arena fares somewhat better in the...
