Maitland News

County commissioners held a public hearing on an ordinance allowing the backyard birds Tuesday, and reaction was positive.

Dropped, the spacecraft falls toward Earth -- one ... two ... three ... four -- before a burst of smoke and flame rockets it away from a mothership, forward and upward into a blue desert sky.

The Art & History Museums - Maitland is pleased to announce that it has received a $213,740 grant from Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs for Cultural Facilities Funding.

Adults who want to keep learning after age 50 - or just relive their college years - can attend classes designed for them starting this fall at Rollins College , one of a growing number of schools inviting older adults back to campus.

Dan Moisand , a Principal at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC in Melbourne and Maitland, Fla., is one of the financial planning profession's most respected practitioners advising retirees and near retirees.

Duct tape may be a bland-looking product, but fourth-grader Dylan Bartley knew what was needed to make an idea stick.

Florida lawmakers routinely get chaffed and praised by Florida's powerful business lobby following the legislative session in report cards released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida, among others.

Bruce Mount : Eatonville 's mayor is himself a large man. But Mount realizes that healthy communities matter, so he's been organizing and participating in twice-weekly walks around this historic African-American community to battle obesity and the rising rate of diabetes .

A Tampa-based developer hired two Central Florida construction firms to build a $20 million, 126-room hotel on Orlando Health's downtown campus.

Dan Moisand , a Principal at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC in Melbourne and Maitland, Fla., is one of the financial planning profession's most respected practitioners advising retirees and near retirees.

Today, Governor Rick Scott highlighted the Florida Families First Budget which doubles the annual funding available for the nationally recognized Quick Response Training program to $12 million.

The Art & History Museums - Maitland announces its 15th annual gala event, Evening in the Grove, an Orange, White and Green Gala, to be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM at the Sheraton Orlando North Hotel in Maitland.

This coming week, June 3-9, has some terrific choices for Orlando music fans to catch some great live local music and a fully packed schedule for Friday and Saturday night for music fans looking to fill out their weekend plans.

For the first time in years, fresh coats of paint are being spread across the decades-old trailer homes at the corner of Beach Street and Madison Avenue.

Agricultural disasters come in many forms - hurricanes and other weather events, food safety scares or scandal that colors the reputation of a commodity or brand - but most share two characteristics: They arrive suddenly and unexpectedly.

The Art & History Museums " Maitland presents two exhibitions highlighting works of Andr Smith , noted artist, architect, author, and founder of the A&Hs Maitland Art Center.

Margaret Farrington, First Watch regional vice president for Orlando and Jacksonville, describes the chain's new eatery that opened in Winter Park in May.

The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to do away with orange water by supporting utility rate hikes over the next five years.

Agricultural disasters come in many forms - hurricanes and other weather events, food safety scares or scandal that colors the reputation of a commodity or brand - but most share two characteristics: They arrive suddenly and unexpectedly.

Dan Moisand , a Principal at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC in Melbourne and Maitland, Fla., is one of the financial planning profession's most respected practitioners advising retirees and near retirees.