Lake Nona

At the end of January, I wrote this column on the latest biomedical outfit looking to land in Florida. It's called Jackson Laboratory and specializes in genetics research out of Bar Harbor, ME. I would argue that if Florida's cluster systems are working...

The Central Florida Striders Club is offering an 8-week course, for beginning and intermediate walkers and runners, designed to train for a 5K or 10K. The cost is $20. Class begins Tuesday, March 22, and will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30...

Game of the day: Lake Nona vs. Winter Park baseball Time: 4 p.m. Where: Lake Nona High School (12500 Narcoossee Road, Orlando) Records: Lake Nona 15-1, Winter Park 14-4-1 Rankings: Lake Nona, fifth in the Super Six What to watch for: Lake Nona is unbeaten...

A group of Lake Nona High School ninth-graders has an innovative idea to fight skin cancer, and their idea was discussed at the Orlando meeting for the American Association of Cancer Research earlier this month. Raymond Waldron and his collaborative...

The inaugural Central Florida Coaches Golf Invitational for coaches, families and friends is set for May 21, at Kissimmee Bay Country Club, with all proceeds going to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Cost is $55 per person for a four person...

How did your school finish in the Saturday's Class 2A state track and field meet at Showalter Field in Winter Park? Take a look.  FHSAA Class 2A State Finals – 4/30/2011                                                        Florida                 ...

Apopka placed three players on the All-Metro Conference West softball team, while four schools had two representatives each on the All-Metro East teams. Apopka catcher Aly Elmore and infielders Kaitlin Hullinger and Lou Barnard made the conference's...

University of Central Florida hopes to open a dental school near its College of Medicine in Lake Nona in 2014. The Board of Trustees will take up the issue at their meeting later this month. Go here to read the article I wrote for today's paper....

The Sentinel has comprised ‘Top 10’ rankings for each position in Central Florida. Today the focus was quarterbacks, with Oviedo Hagerty’s Jeff Driskel topping the list as the best quarterback in the area. Driskel, a Florida commit,...

Democratic gubernatorial nominee/Florida CFO Alex Sink joined former Republican gubernatorial candidate/Florida attorney general Bill McCollum –and a high-profile roster of other local and state officials, academicians and medical executives–...

When you first see Harmony athlete Christian Acevedo in person without his pads on you have to figure he's just another statistic. A little guy who has big talent, but will never get beyond his 5-6, 160-pound stature. But if you were able to watch this...

Governor-elect Rick Scott brought his statewide, 10-city tour promoting jobs growth, to Orlando, Friday, with a visit to the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona. Scott met with Sanford-Burnham executives, business leaders and elected...