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Sunrise, Fla. – Hockey Canada announced today that forwards Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart have been added to the roster for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, along with forwards Sam Bennett. Bennett, 29, played in three games in the 2025 Quadrant Tournament, scoring the tying goal in the championship game against the United States and contributing to Canada’s victory along with Marchand and Reinhardt. Bennett also won a gold medal with Canada at the 2013 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship, recording seven points in seven games (3-4-7). Bennett joins other current Panthers players and staff members who have already been…

Kevin Fambilay was just having fun. It was just before I got to the second seat. And he and the staff at Sticky Rice Lao Street Food were as relaxed as the team in the finals. Among them, an all-star roster of chefs from Orlando-area foodie favorites, the exemplary Susuru, the popular new food truck Mae Tao & Sons Kitchen, and the Michelin-rated David Tsang (Norigami, which has been voted Orlando Sentinel Critic’s Best Sushi for years) and the brand new omakase kappo Tsang’s “Kapo” were as cool as Fonzie in the kitchen of Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs. Mr.…

The Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously selected Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experience, to be its next Chief Executive Officer, the company announced. D’Amaro will assume the role at Disney’s annual meeting on March 18, 2026, replacing longtime CEO Bob Iger. The board also plans to appoint Mr. D’Amaro to the board immediately after the meeting. Mr. D’Amaro is a 28-year veteran of Disney and currently leads Disney Experience, the company’s largest division. The division generated approximately $36 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2025 and employs approximately 185,000 cast members and employees worldwide. He has overseen…

Florida’s housing market is undergoing a severe correction, with eight of the 10 largest home price declines in the nation last year. PropFusion, a software company that provides a cloud-based platform for HOAs, released a new report detailing how Florida’s major metropolitan areas are seeing double-digit declines in home prices. Key findings: Median stock losses reach $17,000: The median stock loss across major Florida cities is $17,384, ranging from a low of $11,241 in Jacksonville to a massive loss of $38,719 in Northport. Cape Coral and North Port are seeing the biggest price declines. Cape Coral had the steepest decline…

According to the latest Fox News poll, Democrats lead Republicans by 14 percentage points on affordability, support for the middle class by 14 percentage points, and health care by 21 percentage points. Meanwhile, Republicans lead Democrats by 15 percentage points on border security, 12 percentage points on keeping America safe, and 5 points on immigration. On the issue of affordability, some Republican consultants dismissed a recent analysis by Fox Pollster that said Democrats had not announced a plan to address the issue. But some point out that in 2010, Republicans didn’t “unveil a plan” to fight Obamacare, instead opposing it,…

According to the latest Fox News poll, Democrats lead Republicans by 14 percentage points on affordability, support for the middle class by 14 percentage points and health care by 21 percentage points. Meanwhile, Republicans lead Democrats by 15 percentage points on border security, 12 percentage points on keeping America safe, and 5 points on immigration. On the issue of affordability, some Republican consultants dismissed a recent analysis by Fox Pollster that said Democrats had not announced a plan to address the issue. But some point out that in 2010, Republicans didn’t “unveil a plan” to fight Obamacare, instead opposing it,…

As a surgeon, I am trained to focus on results. When I stand at the bedside of a child in need while their parents anxiously ask me for help, there is only one question that matters. “How can we get this child healthy and bring him home in the safest way possible?” The same question should guide Florida lawmakers as they consider House Bill 1047 and Senate Bill 1122. For patients in Broward County, especially children, pregnant women, and families facing complex medical needs, the answer is clear. The Better Together partnership between our two public safety net hospital systems…

Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks division posted quarterly sales of $10 billion worldwide in the October-December period, the company announced Monday. Disney’s Experiences segment, which also includes hotels, resorts and the Disney Cruise Line, grew 6% year over year. The company doesn’t break down financial numbers or attendance by location, but Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston mentioned Orlando’s performance on a conference call with analysts. “Walt Disney World had a very good quarter,” he said. Comparisons to 2024 are influenced by Hurricane Milton, he said. Strong revenue growth in the 2025 quarter “obviously benefited from the hurricane overlap,” Johnston said.…

Vans Warped Tour, the iconic touring festival that made a 30th-anniversary comeback last year, is returning to five cities this year, including Orlando. Rather than giving fans the satisfaction of an all-at-once lineup drop, the music event is slowly peeling back the curtain on this year’s bands during the next “30-ish days,” according to the event’s Instagram, through social-media announcements. Jimmy Eat World, who started playing with the Vans Warped Tour in 2001, was the first band revealed on Instagram and Facebook last Friday. Dance Gavin Dance, New Found Glory, Glassjaw, The Early November, Bryce Vine, Big Ass Truck I.E.,…

Floridians love their cell phones, but with so much money spent on constant upgrades and the latest products released each year, some financial experts wonder if consumers need a “tech spending diet.” A new analysis by Investors Observer looked at how much people were spending on consumer durables like cars, furniture, appliances, electronics and equipment going back to 1997, and adjusted everything for inflation to make sure everything was even out. They found that the biggest increase in credit card spending was on phones and communications equipment, which increased by more than 600% in several U.S. states between 1997 and…