The U.S. hotel industry experienced a bright spot in one of its three key performance measurements during the week of 28 February-6 March 2010, Smith Travel Research (STR) reported in a statement today. The industry’s occupancy ended the week with a 4.0 percent increase to 54.9 percent compared with a similar period in 2009.
The Orlando Magic continue a seven-game winning streak after defeating the Chicago Bulls 111-82 Thursday night. Dwight Howard put Orlando’s first two points on the board within thirty seconds of tip-off to begin a bloodletting that would not ease up for the next three hours.
Lawmakers will likely whittle away at the popular Bright Futures Scholarship program that pays for the education of more than half of Florida’s college students this year as they write the budget for the state’s colleges and universities.
Tiger Woods whose golf career and celebrity status were turned upside-down in the wake of a sexual scandal after a car crash last November, will return to the game of golf later this month, reports the New York Post.
“Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” – a first-of-its-kind program of Disney Parks – has reached its goal of inspiring 1 million people in 2010 to give back to their communities through volunteer service in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
With Congress looking likely to steer another $1 billion in Medicaid money to Florida, a fight now is brewing over how to spend the cash in a state budget potholed with program shortfalls.
Representative Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando) said that, African Americans need to make sure that everyone is counted in the upcoming 2010 Census. At a Census town hall meeting in Orlando earlier this month, Thompson explained how during the first Census, in 1790, people of African descent were each counted as only 3/5 of a human being.
Congressman Alan Grayson, (D-Orlando), today announced that 50 Members of Congress have signed on as cosponsors of his Public Option Act (H.R. 4789). The bill, also known as the “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act,” opens up Medicare for anyone who can pay for it.
Softball is the latest FHSAA State Finals event to find a home in Central Florida. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has announced that the State Softball Finals will be held at the Legends Way Ballfields at the National Training Center in Clermont in 2010 and 2011.
Eight weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 230,000 people in Haiti, there are renewed calls for financial support to help Haitians rebuild their homes and take care of their families.
