April 18, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Orlando Magic hopes to turn gamers into basketball fans
The Orlando Magic hopes to cash in on a new spin on video gaming.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Florida's Top YouTube Stars
Four Floridians are among those making a living from YouTube.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Hot water: SeaWorld faces class-action lawsuits and investigations
In June, Orlando-based Sea-World Entertainment disclosed that it has received subpoenas from both the DOJ and the SEC.
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Published on 9/28/2017
Head to head: The Universal/Disney battle heats up
For nearly a decade now, Walt Disney World and Universal have been engaged in an increasingly expensive arms race.
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Published on 6/28/2017
Florida Department of State Highlights $4.68 Billion Economic Impact of Arts and Culture in Florida
Arts & Economic Prosperity Report shows nonprofit arts and culture is a significant industry in the state of Florida
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Published on 6/20/2017
Disney reaches agreement on pay practices with the Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor and two subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Co. have reached an agreement that will provide $3.8 million in back wages to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Published on 3/20/2017
Following the business: The largest theme park association moves to Orlando
The largest theme park association moves its headquarters to Orlando.
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Published on 11/28/2016
Building on tradition: Port St. Lucie hopes a renovated baseball stadium will be a hit
Port St. Lucie is hoping a renovated stadium will be a hit with baseball fans.
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Published on 11/28/2016
Broken bond: Miami is only municipality the SEC has sued twice
Ongoing securities violations makes Miami the only municipality the SEC has sued twice.
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Published on 11/28/2016
Room to grow: Universal buys back a 475-acre parcel
Universal has been nibbling into Walt Disney World's market share ever since by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in new attractions, hotels and a water park.
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Published on 4/27/2016
The art of the deal: Art fairs seeing record attendance in Miami
In a state with more than 1,250 golf courses — the largest number of any in the country — the hottest thing in golf these days may be a business that combines a kind of high-tech driving range with a flashy sports bar/restaurant.
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Published on 1/27/2016
Florida Southern College: A campus done Wright
Florida Southern's Frank Lloyd Wright architecture continues to attract both students and visitors to the school.
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Published on 1/27/2016
Writing on the wall: Graffiti helps Miami's Wynwood
In the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, graffiti covers some 80,000 square feet of walls. It's been that way since 2009, and neighborhood businesses are quite happy about it.
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Published on 7/24/2015
New batons: Orchestras shine with new music directors
The top five professional orchestras in Florida all have new music directors — and all face the same challenges in fundraising and engaging a new generation of concert-goers.
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Published on 6/26/2015
Hooray for Bollywood: Indian filmmakers coming to Tampa
Next summer, some 30,000 stars, producers, directors and writers of Indian filmmaking, plus fans from around the world, will travel for the industry's annual awards ceremony weekend — to Tampa...
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Published on 10/8/2013
Crawford Entertainment
Seminole County native Chad Crawford graduated from Full Sail University but bounced around doing odd jobs until...
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Published on 7/23/2013
Sun-Ray Cinema
Tim Massett decided to renovate an 86-year-old theater in the city's 5 Points area and open a single-screen 200-person venue that offers beer, wine and non-traditional movie food.
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Published on 3/22/2013
Disney Moves
A reorganization of top ranks at Walt Disney World has brought Disney veteran George A. Kalogridis back to Orlando as president of the Disney Co.'s largest resort.
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Published on 3/14/2013
Gear 1 Music
From Mozart to Metallica, business for Kenny Stinnett is all about music.
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Published on 3/12/2013
Renaissance Man
As March begins, event producer Bobby Rodriguez casts an eye on the weather for the remaining weekends that his 21st annual Florida Renaissance Festival will run.
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Published on 3/8/2013
Shaquille O'Neal is a 'Florida Icon'
(Former NBA player, TV basketball analyst, Orlando; age 41)
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Published on 3/5/2013
Guy Harvey and the Art of the Deal
Guy Harvey's fish paintings have made his T-shirts and name synonymous with fishing and Florida's casual lifestyle. Can he push the brand nationally?
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Published on 2/25/2013
Naples Wine Fest
Nowhere else in the wine world do so few give so much with the speed and noise of the bidders at the Naples Winter Wine Fest. They did it again last weekend raising more than $8.5 million in six hours for thousands of at-risk children within 20 miles of 500 donors under an inflated white tent on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort.
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Published on 1/28/2013
Impressions of Art Basel Miami Beach, 2012
The international art fair spanned four days and featured art on many levels: high-end art for sale, public performance pieces, artist talks, art films and outdoor sculptures.
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Published on 12/9/2012
Hobbies with a ROI
The IRS has strict rules on claiming losses or profits from hobbies.
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Published on 11/2/2012
