Maitland

Anatomy of a deal

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:24:38 PM

Real estate agents Rick Solik and Betsy Owens were handed what seemed like an impossible task in the spring of 2008: Take a 15 percent vacant, 190,000-square-foot Class A building in Lake Mary to 100 percent leased at a time when there were no prospects and local office vacancy rates were 12.1 percent.

Sentinel's 2009 Top 100 Employers Survey: Job cuts outweigh hiring

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 7:20:53 PM

It is no small sign of trouble when a region's total employment base at its biggest companies continues to shrink by thousands of jobs a year.

Paula Hawkins, Florida's first female U.S. senator, dies

Posted on Sunday, December 6, 2009 7:06:56 PM

Paula Hawkins, the "housewife from Maitland" who blazed a trail for women in politics in Florida and throughout the South, died Friday in Orlando after complications from a recent fall, according to a family statement.

New Device Gets a Better Grip on Gaming

Posted on Friday, December 4, 2009 6:47:52 PM

The OrbiTouch keyboard, originally created to help people with carpal tunnel syndrome, is taking the gaming world by storm.

Two females, one male bald eagle fight over mating nest

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 7:44:22 AM

He's everything she's ever wanted in a man: distinguished, a caretaker, a homeowner.

Sculpturefest at the Maitland Art Center

Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 5:20:42 PM

The Maitland Art Center Reproduced with permission December 12 - The Maitland Art Center will host Sculpturefest, an art festival featuring the works of sixteen of Central Florida's top sculpture artists.

Concrete Realities

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2009 12:02:32 PM

Hard feelings Concrete Realities Through Jan. 3 at the Maitland Art Center 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland 407-539-2181 www.maitlandartcenter.org $3 'Wet concrete is no joke!' says curator Richard Colvin, describing the molded and delicately patterned artwork on display for the first time ever at the Maitland Art Center gallery .

Office vacancy increases in Orlando

Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:43:49 AM

Vacancy in Orlando is expected to push up above 17% this year, while the gains in asking and effective rents recorded since 2006 will be erased, according to a fourth-quarter Office Research Report by Marcus & Millichap.

Lake Helen Christmas Home Tour will transport visitors back in time

Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:30:35 AM

PHOTO COURTESY ED BLACKMAN Hopkins Hall - Hopkins Hall is headquarters for the 13th biennial Lake Helen Christmas Home Tour.

Bats Cause Problems For Maitland Residents

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:09:21 AM

Bats are making a smelly mess in one Maitland neighborhood and now people who live there want the state to do something about it.

Boy, 3, Missing From Hospital Found; Man Sought

Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 3:29:16 PM

A 3-year-old boy reported missing from Florida Hospital Altamonte has been found in Maitland while officers search for a suspect, according to Altamonte Springs police.

State Attorney: Police Shooting Of Teen Justified

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 3:25:04 PM

A Maitland police officer was justified in using deadly force on a teenager who was stabbing his mother, the state attorneya TMs office said Friday.

Kidnapping Suspect Nabbed In Seminole County

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 11:19:00 AM

Maitland police and Seminole County deputies searching for the man who took a child from Florida Hospital Altamonte on Monday afternoon without his mother's permission captured the suspect in a Seminole County neighborhood Tuesday morning.

Cops drag accused kidnapper out of Maitland backyard

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:59:39 AM

The man accused of snatching a 3-year-old boy from Florida Hospital Altamonte was dragged kicking and screaming out of a backyard in Maitland Tuesday morning.

Cops catch man accused of kidnapping child from Altamonte hospital

Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:47:52 AM

Authorities this morning nabbed the man who is suspected of taking a child from a hospital Monday.

Study: Many teen motorists texting, talking on cells

Posted on Monday, November 16, 2009 6:16:21 PM

Half of U.S. teens with cell phones admit talking on them while driving and a third say they've written text messages while they were at the wheel, according to a report released Monday.

How secure? Access to 9 of 10 local office buildings was easy

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:09:06 AM

How safe are Orlando's office towers? A smile and a nod are all it took for me to gain access to most of the high-profile office buildings in downtown Orlando, from SunTrust Center to the Wachovia Tower.

Orange County Week of the Family

Posted on Friday, November 6, 2009 12:36:48 PM

We all lead busy lives, and sometimes our "to-do lists" can get in the way of quality family time.

On The Side: Green Party

Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 12:27:23 PM

Farmers markets are a dime a dozen in Central Florida, with weekend markets popping up everywhere from Maitland to Waterford Lakes.

Garbage truck runs over employee in Maitland

Posted on Monday, November 2, 2009 12:19:22 PM

A garbage truck employee was run over this morning on Highway 17-92 near Mayo Avenue in Maitland, police said.