Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando's $110M impact sets stage for another economic surge - Orlando Business Journal

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UCF students rally on campus against UCF-ICE agreement

Student protesters holding eye-catching signs and donning protective masks and keffiyehs filled the Student Union patio on Thursday, calling for UCF to sever its ties with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More than three dozen student protesters voiced their discontent for a 287(g) agreement the university signed in April. The partnership authorizes state officers to be trained to perform immigration-enforcement duties, according to ICE’s website.UCF’s chapters of Students for a Democratic S...

UCF student sues to halt Trump administration’s TPS rollbacks

Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera and her family packed their bags and fled Venezuela in 2017 — today, the senior political science major is taking the Trump administration to court for its immigration crackdowns.The political and economic conditions in Venezuela no longer supported 18-year-old Gonzalez Herrera and her family, so they trekked to America with a dream to start again.
“At 18, I thought I had my life figured out,” Gonzalez Herrera said. “I was going to college in Venezuela, pursuing...

Wiley Gaby returns to Florida as part of a ramblin' queer country showcase this weekend in Orlando

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UCF students rally behind second try at recreational marijuana

Only two months after its constitutional measure was defeated, political action committee Smart & Safe Florida is attempting to get the topic of recreational marijuana back on ballots.The constitutional amendment, proposed for the 2026 election cycle, would allow adults 21 and older to purchase, possess and use marijuana for non-medical purposes, according to the amendment.In November 2024, Smart & Safe Florida’s Amendment 3 raked in about 56% of the vote, falling 4 percentage points short of th...

Black Violin marks 20 years of remixing music history onstage in Orlando

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Genre-transcending band MisterWives play Orlando's Plaza Live this week

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Lucy Dillon

I am an Orlando-based journalist with a background in print and multimedia journalism, media relations and communications. 

A senior at the University of Central Florida, I am preparing for graduation in May 2026. 

Prior experience includes internships with Winter Garden VoxPopuli, Orlando Weekly, Jarel Communications, Orlando Utilities Commission and Orlando Business Journal. 

At UCF, I served as politics beat reporter for The Charge News and will assist Professor Richard Brunson as a TA this coming spring in his Principles of Journalism and News Writing courses.

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Top 10: Central Florida's priciest luxury homes for sale reflect dynamic market - Orlando Business Journal

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Magic's national TV exposure soars as part of NBA's $76B media deal - Orlando Business Journal

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Ocoee, Winter Garden ratify two-year contract with Orange County School Board to keep school resource officers on 30 campuses | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL

It’s the same contract terms that the Orange Country School Board had offered in December — and that the municipalities had rebuffed. The five municipalities had originally asked to be reimbursed $75,000 per SRO in year one, increasing to $80,000 in year three — a nonstarter for the school board. However, the new contract now includes the county’s Safe Schools funding. The state program enhances school safety and security, including for SROs. In the 2025-2026 school year, law enforcement agencie...

UCF student sues to halt Trump administration’s TPS rollbacks

Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera and her family packed their bags and fled Venezuela in 2017 — today, the senior political science major is taking the Trump administration to court for its immigration crackdowns.The political and economic conditions in Venezuela no longer supported 18-year-old Gonzalez Herrera and her family, so they trekked to America with a dream to start again.
“At 18, I thought I had my life figured out,” Gonzalez Herrera said. “I was going to college in Venezuela, pursuing...