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02/25: New businesses
Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa.
Orange
Jenny's Hair Salon, beauty salon, 1759 Saddleback Ridge Road, Apopka, 32703.
Cellular...
02/25: Business events
Chamber
Winter Park: Economic Update Breakfast: 2013 After the Cliff, 7:45 a.m. Feb. 26, Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park. Cost: $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. Details: 407-644-8281 or winterpark.org.
Maitland:...
02/25: Progressions
Architecture
Adel Shalaby was appointed project architect at Rhodes+Brito Architects, Orlando.
Susan Pendergrass was appointed director of business development for healthcare in the Orlando office of Heery International.
Banking
Rusty Mouton was...
Orlando Sentinel restaurant review: Raga raises bar for Indian fare
Before Raga Restaurant Lounge & Bar opened in October it already had generated significant buzz. The collaboration with Hari Pulapaka, chef-owner of Cress in DeLand, and chef Dominic Sarkar, a veteran of posh hotels and restaurants in Asia and the...
State of Breaks: Realtors lobbying state for colossal tax break
With their bid last fall for deep property-tax cuts rejected by voters, Florida's real-estate agents are now seeking a different type of tax break.
Their goal: persuade the Florida Legislature to eliminate the sales tax charged on commercial rent, an...
Florida travel calendar for March
Check out festivals and events in March across the state.
This list is organized by region.
Central Florida (including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Sanford, the Space Coast, Lakeland/Polk and Lake County)
March 1: Moonlight Carillon Concert at...
Letters to the Editor: Red-light cameras, reducing debt, patient care
Red-light cameras
Saturday letter-writer Bob Lipka can't understand why some of us want to repeal the red-light-camera law.
It's simple, really, and it isn't because we want to run red lights. It's because we don't want an environment where, if we...
Upscale bowling alley first new element of I-Drive Live to open
Frank Stryjewski, 56, is chief operating officer of Kings Bowl of America, which is opening a 30,000-square-foot bowling-and-dining center in April as part of the I-Drive Live development. It will include bowling, billiards, bocce ball and, in the...
02/18: New businesses
Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa.
Orange
One On One Tax Services LLC, tax services, 4150 Eastgate Drive, Apt. 2408, Orlando, 32839....
02/18: Business events
Chamber
Maitland: Women and Wisdom, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 20, Maitland Chamber, 110 N. Maitland Ave. Cost: $8 in advance. Details: 407-644-0741.
Winter Park: Sip and Stroll, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 21, Park Avenue, Winter Park. Cost: $25. Details: 407-644-8281...
Upscale bowling alley first new element of I-Drive Live to open
Frank Stryjewski, 56, is chief operating officer of Kings Bowl of America, which is opening a 30,000-square-foot bowling-and-dining center in April as part of the I-Drive Live development. It will include bowling, billiards, bocce ball and, in the...
The Villages' Brownwood Paddock Square taking shape
Brownwood Paddock Square, The Villages' new retail and commercial hub, is starting to take shape on the south end of the enormous retiree retreat.
The Barnstorm Theater started showing movies four months ago, the first business to open in the complex...
AT&T, Genting, Internet cafes and Big Sugar pay the most to lobby
Less than a week after nine Internet cafes in Seminole County voluntarily shut their doors, one of the businesses reopened on Friday.
The Allied Internet Center, on State Road 436 near Hunt Club Boulevard, near Apopka, was allowing customers....
Internet cafes in Seminole County close
Internet cafes across Seminole County — which offer cash through computerized games that simulate gambling — voluntarily closed their doors and stopped doing business this weekend, nearly a month after county commissioners tightened...
Olive Garden servers get dressed-in-black look
Olive Garden's employees have a new look.
Starting Monday, the chain's 50,000 servers and hosts began wearing an all-black ensemble, replacing a 30-year-old uniform of button-down white shirts and colorful ties with black pants.
The switch is one of...
Lower prices make winter a great time to visit the Windy City
CHICAGO - It's sleek, shiny and sensational.
But let's add two more words to describe Chicago for tourists: darn expensive.
On Feb. 1, admission to the Art Institute of Chicago jumped to $23 for out-of-state visitors. In the past month, a host of...