Belle Isle News

A more careful, cautious approach was called for today by VICI Racing at the Belle Isle street circuit in Detroit; rapidly changing weather conditions, coupled to a car that has just been rapidly rebuilt since ...

The first racers hit the course on Belle Isle in anticipation of this weekend's Detroit Grand Prix.

The fight to force Belle isle to start paying Orange County law enforcement services doesn't look to be cooling down.

The shooting of a Belle Isle bar owner early Saturday may be tied to the discovery of a body found Saturday afternoon in an abandoned car nearby, Orange County sheriff's officials said.

An Orange County woman is found a day after she vanished after leaving her home.

Orange County deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a woman missing since Thursday morning.

After Orange County workers touted their upcoming employee cultural and arts competition, Commissioner Mildred Fernandez said she would gladly compete alongside Commissioner Fred Brummer as a dance duo.

Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty is launching a tax-collection effort that could hit his own wallet.

A man accused of stealing a credit card from a dying cancer patient in Altamonte Springs is behind bars in Orange County, accused of another heartless crime.

“To me, it looks like Orange County is drawing a line in the sand and will fight any annexation”

Just as Orange County prevailed over Windermere 's plans to annex Isleworth, county officials are trying to prevent Belle Isle 's attempts to substantially expand its borders and tax coffers by annexations. via El Sentinel

“Bob Prioe's car was listed incorrectly in the database that you were provided. That car was assigned to Cathy Pope. Cathy Pope was not in the database, because the database had not been processed”

A Channel 9 investigation helped saved Orange County taxpayers thousands of dollars. via WFTV

“I don't like the fact that you can't remove them”

Florida 's Turnpike will unveil this summer a smaller and cheaper toll-road transponder for motorists on the expressway and turnpike systems. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“It might be good politics, but it's not good public policy”

Christine Show of the Sentinel staff filed this report: A group of Orange County mayors voted Monday to oppose the property tax amendment on Tuesday's ballot. via El Sentinel

“Of course, performance is what counts in racing, so E85 ethanol's higher octane rating than gasoline wasn't overlooked by the Corvette Racing engineers.”

A platform for cleaner, greener auto racing in 2008 was outlined last week in Detroit. via Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...

“My thought was if I tried for-sale-by-owner, I could give a buyer's agent a [lower] commission.”

Hal Wilkinson is one of many local homeowners using the Internet to sell his home. via Orlando Business Journal

“But they still might think if they're just reading the papers that it will be good for me.”

Gov. Charlie Crist used the home of a young Belle Isle family to send a message that voters should support tax changes on the ballot in January.

A throng of about 150 supporters, many of whom were real-estate professionals, attended the front-yard kickoff of a campaign to constitutionally change property taxes in a way that primarily benefits homeowners.

But in Orange County, where the governor helped launch the tax-cut campaign Friday, about four out of every 10 residents do not own a home. Across Florida, more than 5 million residents rent and stand to gain little from the tax measure, landlords say. Read more

“While the average Floridian may save maybe $20 a month, the impact on our school system, our health-care system and social-service system, our public-safety system, is going to be very negative”

A coalition of social-services advocates, teachers, community organizations and labor groups Thursday formed a committee called 'Florida Is Our Home' to campaign to defeat the Jan. 29 property-tax amendment.

Organizers said the measure's cuts -- estimated at $9.5 billion during five years -- will provide scant relief for most homeowners: $240 a year for the average owner.

But the loss of tax dollars for city and county governments could mean deep cuts in education, social-service funding and public-service jobs. Read more

“I wish they would try to cut the property taxes of the citizens of Florida”

A coalition of social services advocates, teachers, community organizations and labor groups opposing the Jan. via El Sentinel

“Local governments have become the forgotten stepchildren of American politics”

More than half of the 22 council and mayoral seats up for grabs in January across Orange County will be filled without a single vote cast in those races. via The Orlando Sentinel