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A top-50 pizzeria in Latin America is making its way to Winter Garden. SEO Basilico based in São Paulo, Brazil, is expanding internationally, bringing Neapolitan-style pizzas and an intimate dining experience to local residents. Owners Juliana and Leandro Marcondes have lived in Winter Garden for five years and wanted...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - A couple from Orlando has been sentenced for their roles in a multi-million dollar tax and wire fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. Rene Mauricio Escobar, a 55-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Ecuador, received a sentence of four years and nine months in federal prison. Juana Nelida Escobar, a 36-year-old legal permanent resident from...

Rolling Loud, the world's largest Hip-Hop festival, comes to Orlando May 8-10. Orlando Police Department implements safety measures for the event.

A proposal for new retail and restaurants along West Fairbanks Avenue netted board approval following a postponed vote last month due to traffic concerns from local residents. After a stalled vote due to lingering traffic concerns, a commercial redevelopment for the former Orlando RV dealership site located along West Fairbanks Avenue is moving ahead following unanimous approval on by Winter Park’s Planning & Zoning Board...

Orlando’s DUI Enforcement Team turned Cinco de Mayo into a citywide crackdown on impaired driving Tuesday night, hauling in five suspected DUI drivers and recovering drugs and a firearm, according to police. Officers reported a haul that also included four felony arrests, five misdemeanor arrests, and 60 citations, along...

The friendly Orlando feline and unofficial mayor of Thornton Park celebrates his birthday this week and the neighborhood constituency are dutifully rolling out the red carpet. Starting this weekend, the neighborhood becomes a world of LuLu with the returning LuLu Passport program, with which you can avail yourselves of LuLu bargains and keepsakes through May 23. The post Thornton Park throws a cat-aclysmic...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two Orlando residents have been sentenced in a federal construction payroll fraud case that prosecutors said cost the IRS more than $37 million in unpaid payroll taxes. Rene Mauricio Escobar, 55, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...

Health inspectors once again halted operations at China Lee, a small Chinese restaurant on South Kirkman Road in Orlando, ordering an emergency closure after finding live roaches and signs of rodent activity before allowing the spot to reopen following a cleanup. The latest shutdown slots into a growing list of recent Central Florida restaurants that have been temporarily closed over pest problems and sanitation...

A 30-year-old Orlando man was arrested early Monday on a felony battery charge after authorities said he repeatedly punched another man in the face during a brutal altercation at a treatment facility, causing serious injuries. was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. on May 4 and charged with felony battery causing great bodily harm, according […]

APOPKA, Fla. – Police in Apopka are searching for the driver of a white Ford pickup truck accused of hitting a pedestrian and fleeing the scene, leaving the victim critically injured. The crash happened April 26 near the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and Bradshaw Road, according to investigators....