It's the talent, stupid.
That's not me talking. That's Lou Musante, the Pittsburgh consultant who's getting paid to give this community the once-over.
Musante has been on the job since early this year, looking at what Orlando can do to get more of...
Orange County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether they should increase the tax on hotel rooms, but the question before them is really much more important than that.
The real issue: Does Orlando have hope of becoming Florida's premier city?...
Orange County leaders are poised to cast a pivotal vote Tuesday that would raise more than $900 million over 25 years -- half to help fund a new sports arena, performing-arts center and Citrus Bowl overhaul and half for new tourism advertising....
As board chairman of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, I've had the opportunity to meet with a variety of companies considering making a home in our region.
While the needs of every project are different, several fundamental...
It wasn't even 15 years after the TD Waterhouse Centre was finished that the Orlando Magic began complaining it was obsolete.
The Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre was built about 20 years before the NBA came into existence. The last major renovation...
Orange County should raise its resort tax and spend the extra money to market the area to more tourists and help fund nearly $1 billion in downtown arts and sports projects, a key panel said Thursday.
In a 6-1 vote, the county's advisory Tourist...
A piece of one of Orlando's oldest churches would be demolished. The city's main fire station would be razed. And an office tower on a prominent downtown corner would come tumbling down.
By itself, the demolition of any one these buildings would be...
Orlando arts boosters unveiled long-awaited plans Wednesday for a $376 million performing-arts center that would sprawl over two downtown blocks, sit on a European-style public plaza and be surrounded by a half-billion dollars in private development...
Mark it down.
May 18, 2006.
This will go down as one of the greatest days in Orlando history.
This is the day Orlando stood up and said, "We aren't just a fantasy land; we're a real city."
This is the day when Orlando proudly proclaimed, "We're not...
Orange County and Orlando leaders moved closer Thursday to tapping out-of-towners' wallets to solve local problems.
The county and city mayors joined hoteliers and theme-park executives to announce a plan to raise the tourist tax and spend half the...
