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The collective belly has the long weekend of the 2025 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, so let’s take a look at our bank balances as well. Every year we tally the prices from many kiosks and say, “What happens if you order one of them all? Comparing fests is an apple and orange exercise, so this is primarily for fun. But here is where we tend to be able to fall behind. The total total of the Ultimate Fest Feasts is less than 2025. Our methodology is to count up the price of each menu item on the Festival…
A recent article in the Orlando Business Journal (OBJ) revealed that the Association of Orange County Nonprofits, named “Visiting Orlando,” may need to refund nearly $20 million to the Tourism Development Tax Account with misclassified funds. The figures were tallied and made public by Wendy Kittleson, deputy director of the county audit at the Orange County Commissioner’s office during an August 26 meeting of the Orange County Commissioner’s Committee. Audited by the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Kittleson said a survey of Visit Orlando’s financials in the 2023 calendar year revealed that $8.98 million in private funds (approximately $3.54…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – He was just appointed Florida’s new chief financial officer by Gov. Ron DeSantis in July and is now officially running for the position in 2026. Former state Sen. Blaze Ingoglia has already gotten off to a fierce start in her new role as Florida CFO, taking responsibility for insurance companies and further promises lower taxes for Florida.”There’s a reason I didn’t submit for the election right away because I wanted to prove to people that I was in this for a long time, that I care about their premiums and that I care about their property…
In the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes took the lead, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and LSU at No. 3. The Buckeyes slid into position to dominate this week’s rankings with 55 first-place votes after besting the preseason poll’s No. 1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Follow live updates from The Associated Press below for game recaps, poll predictions, ranking analyses and answers to fan questions, all in one place. Here’s the latest: Hear from a voter: How did ASU move down in the rankings from 11? That’s a good question —…
For years, Florida GOPs have spent millions of people voting for email in, but in return they have won. But will the state GOP support the efforts made by President Trump to end their success? President Trump said he intends to sign an executive order banning mail-in voting. President Donald Trump also said he would end mail-in voting and sign an executive order requesting voter ID. He says it would eliminate voter fraud. “Constitutional authorities who govern the voting process in states like Florida will be challenged by the president’s executive order,” says GOP election lawyer Lindsey Brock. “The nation…
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA) – A Port Charlotte man has been arrested after saying he attacked a couple outside Publix with bug spray when he didn’t let them skip in front of them at the checkout line. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to Publix around 2pm on Sunday after receiving a call about a physical altercation. Lawmakers said the incident began inside the store when 65-year-old Daniel Kennell was upset by the couple while he was on the checkout line. The investigation revealed that the woman was waiting in line for her husband as Kennel approached and tried to…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the state’s support for the Fentanyl Elimination (Safety) Grant Program, which provides more resources for law enforcement, increases takedowns for human traffickers, and leads to record-breaking fentanyl attacks. See more stories: Fentanyl Crisis, Ron Desantis “It was great to be in Orlando this morning to highlight the results the Safe Program has provided across Florida. Over the past two years, the impact is clear. Safety will boost law enforcement resources, defeat cartel operations, and promote record-breaking attacks of fentanyl and other deadly drugs,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “We recommend additional safe funding this year.…
It was a successful year at Frank’s pizza shop. It opened on University Boulevard last year as Antonella 2.0 some time after the grid, but for now, it is the owner, with Pizza Auro’s Frank Paradiso hanging on the apron. The space will soon be NYPD pizza. “I sold Frank and have a better balance between work and family life,” says Paradiso. Best Pizza: 2025 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Award Paradiso pizza, which includes his grandma’s pie, which won multiple Orlando Sentinel Hoodie Awards, is in the singular form. Being able to leave, so that he can find the right help…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Eight insurers have been punished in Florida for fraudulent business practices between Hurricane Ian and Idolia, Insurance Secretary Mike Yaworski said. In total, businesses face a $2 million penalty. The commissioner said the company used an adjuster that was not properly appointed, did not accept receipt of claims in a timely manner, and did not include a specific disclosure statement when providing estimates of damages claims. Busch Garden announces closure of one of the original rides One of the companies had an error rate of over 60% in Hurricane Ian, over 80% in Hurricane Idoria, and…
Google has announced a new Pixel lineup. (To be honest, I was impressed). Being a reviewer, I got the Pixel 10 series a little earlier than the public. Last week I secretly took this phone call every day. What was my first impression? If I’m fair, I couldn’t feel the difference between this and my old Pixel 9 Pro. This is not a conclusion, so listen to me – as soon as I started using it every day, the difference became apparent. With the TSMC Tensor G5 chipset and 16 gigs of RAM, it is a near perfect phone with…