Orlando celebs share their memories of ‘Star Wars’
In anticipation of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" this week, the Orlando Sentinel asked several notable Central Floridians to share their thoughts about the original movie trilogy and how the...
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Pawless poodle gets prosthetic limbs, finds new home in Orlando
Rabbit has a blue, stuffed soccer ball that he can't kick. Born without paws, the 3-year-old poodle mix uses only his nose to push around his favorite toy. "Get the...
An Eye on I-Drive: Beer for a nickel
A dollar will get you 20 beers at O'Shucks Pub. Two dollars will buy you so many drinks, you'll forget that beer cost 5 cents. It's Wednesday night at the...
An Eye on I-Drive: Let’s talk about sex
From behind the counter at Fairvilla's Sexy Things boutique, Briana Sturgis spots a customer checking out a nearby display of vibrators. "It has two speeds: strong and stronger," Strugis says...
Harry Potter: A history in 60 seconds
When Harry Potter fans started going crazy over Muggles, Quidditch and Gryffindor, I was already in high school. The first Harry Potter book was released in the U.S. in 1998,...
Spring Training 2014 fan tour: Houston Astros
The Houston Astros won 51 games in 2013. That's not so bad if the Astros were playing in the NBA. But the Astros play baseball - 162 games to be...
Spring Training 2014 fan tour: Washington Nationals
Spring Training is here. Baseball is back. Fans rejoice. Anyone who follows this beautiful game knows that there's a freshness about the start of the season. It's a time when...
iFly Orlando: Fun of skydiving without fear of crashing
Goggles and helmet strapped on. Jumpsuit on. Airplane nowhere in sight. At iFly Orlando, an indoor skydiving attraction off International Drive, wannabe thrill seekers can experience free-falling without the fear...
Myths, mysteries abound 500 years after Ponce de Leon’s voyage to Florida
Florida history is as murky as an alligator-filled swamp. Five centuries after Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León stepped foot on the eastern shore of what is now called Florida,...
Trayvon marchers: ‘We want an arrest. Shot in the chest’
SANFORD — The feet of marchers pounded the cracked pavement of Sanford's 13th Street — a road that runs through the heart of one of the oldest black communities in...