Central Florida malls and stores are gearing up for this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game, eager to capitalize on fans with big bucks in their pockets.
Retailers hope to score big with NBA All-Star shoppers
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
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Marion Cannon: Librarian had a cause — Better pay for teachers
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
Marion Cannon was a librarian who fought for more than two decades as a union negotiator to boost the take-home pay of schoolteachers across Orange County.
It’s official: Jose Baez withdraws as Casey Anthony’s lead attorney
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
Jose Baez has officially withdrawn from Casey Anthony’s defense team, online clerk’s records show.
Orange leaders agree to set up domestic partner registry
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
Orange County leaders agreed Tuesday to write a law broadening Orlando’s domestic partner registry that gives certain visitation and end-of life rights for all unmarried couples at hospitals, jails and funeral homes countywide.
Biker was speeding, possibly racing, before fatal crash, FHP says
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
A man who was killed Monday when his motorcycle hit a car was speeding and may have been street racing, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
Osceola commission candidates’ dispute under state attorney review
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
A battery accusation by Osceola County Commission candidate Tony Ferentinos against Democratic incumbent Brandon Arrington has been sent to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office for review.
Judge won’t stop fence around NBA All-Star Game
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
A circuit court judge in Orlando said Tuesday she will not stop a security fence from going up between the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and businesses across the street.
Bad fake ID adds to drunk driver’s woes
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
Denise Boman can’t drive. The St. Augustine woman isn’t too good at making driver licenses, either.
Nothing dangerous in OIA abandoned rental car
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
Harmless items found in Avis carA package in an abandoned rental car towed today from Osceola County to an Avis parking lot near Orlando International Airport turned out to be harmless, according to OIA spokeswoman Carolyn Fennel.
Woman grazed by bullet during disturbance in Daytona Beach
Posted by Orlando Sentinel on February 21st, 2012
A woman who told police she went to the scene of a Monday evening disturbance in Daytona Beach to “diffuse the situation,” was hit by a bullet that grazed her back.
