Should you ever wonder if we live in a police state, watch these officers unload their weapons into a car. Lest you think that this couldn’t happen in Orlando, please remember that it did happen here and stray bullets crashed through apartments, endangering families in their path. Four people in Miami were hit with bullets…
One of the things that makes me smile is to see local folks who are accomplishing things, so it makes me happy to help spread the word and support them. Local author Aya Knight has a book signing coming up for a new book - The Chronicles of Kale: A Dragon’s Awakening. Head on other, support…
The Bright House Networks Promise Over a year ago, Bright House Networks started telling people in Orlando that RoadRunner Lightning was coming. The promise with this Internet provider service was faster speed – up to 40 Mb downloads and up to 5 Mb uploads. I’ve used RoadRunner as my cable service for years and had…
It’s finally happened. I’ve succumbed to curiosity, though not peer pressure. That’s because I don’t really know of any peers who use foursquare. So although I’m late to this particular social media part, I suppose you could say that I’m ahead of my peers. When location-based social media started happening, a lot of people figured…
Flickr user Eric Fischer was inspired by Bill Rankin’s map of Chicago’s racial and ethnic divisions. Using 2000 Census information, he created similar maps for 101 cities, including this map of Orlando. Here’s how it breaks down: Each dot represents 25 people Red dots represent White people Blue dots represent Black people Green dots represent…
