Now that the proposed Orlando Performing-Arts Center has an impressive $25 million bump thanks to the generosity of the Dr. Phillips Charities, it is time to build on that philanthropic goodwill.
Patrons of the arts -- as well as those with a...
Thanks to a gift from the Dr. Phillips Charities, the arts complex planned for downtown will be the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center.
The $25 million from the Orlando-based charitable group boosts the amount raised privately for the...
The arts and sports venues proposed in Orlando would cover only a small part of downtown, but city officials hope they will be the catalyst for even more radical changes.
A team of urban planners hired by the city has recommended an ambitious slate...
Jim Pugh's philanthropic push of a $7.5 million pledge toward a new performing-arts center has established momentum for an ambitious fundraising effort.
The goal of $100 million will need checks with lots of zeros from Central Florida arts patrons....
As government officials dole out $1 billion in public money to build new arts and sports facilities, who'll make sure taxpayers get what they pay for?
In the next few weeks, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will unveil a plan to ensure someone is watching...
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer looked at the wealthy community and business leaders crowded onto the patio of real-estate developer Jim Pugh's Winter Park estate.
Ostensibly, they had been invited to celebrate how close the city is to building a...
How does Apopka taste?
As Andy Gardiner made his way through the VFW hall in Apopka on Thursday night, he shook hands with local business leaders, helped give out door prizes and, oh yeah, posed for a picture with a guy dressed up like a cockroach...
When Mayors Buddy Dyer and Rich Crotty announced a pact this fall to build a downtown performing-arts center, longtime advocates of the project were relieved.
The arts center, everybody said, is a done deal.
But those working on the project are just...
The proposed financing arrangement to pay for a new arena, a performing-arts center and Citrus Bowl renovations is so complex and expensive that Orange County's top auditor is calling it "a nail-biter."
Budget-crunchers from Orlando and the county...
In a speech that began Wednesday with music-video-style highlights of Orlando's history and ended with cheerleaders dancing to "Celebration," Mayor Buddy Dyer delivered a rosy assessment of downtown's future and his own accomplishments.
An exuberant...
