• For the first time in more than 50 years, the United States will reopen its embassy in Havana and Cuba will reopen its embassy in Washington, D.C. But what does the easing of restrictions mean for expat Cubans? And what impact will new business and tourism have on Cuba?
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• Cuba is in closer reach. Island Travel & Tours kicks off regular, twice weekly direct flights this week between Orlando and Havana. For some, these flights are more than an island connection; they’re hope. Hope to visit home and to find loved ones. A core group of Cuban exiles in Orlando is watching closely as the U.S. thaws relations with its Cold War foe…and so are their American-born children.
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• Why Winter Park Memorial Hospital hopes to start construction at the beginning of 2016 on a $90 million expansion.
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• Daytona International Speedway is still reeling from a fiery crash near the end of the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 early this morning. Dale Earnhardt Jr’s race victory was muted by the sight of driver Austin Dillon’s car careening through the air and smashing into a crash safety fence in front of grandstands packed with fans.
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• Central Florida’s regional bus service LYNX will lose its C-E-O John Lewis Jr. next month. He plans to take a job in North Carolina as head of the Charlotte Area Transit System.
90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the move is part of what officials call a “complicated transition” for the bus system.
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• Winter Park Memorial Hospital is planning to expand, and citizens will have two upcoming chances to weigh in on the project.
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• State agencies are expressing concern about a proposed development in Osceola County that would be the largest in Florida.
The Deseret Ranch development would be nearly twice the size of Orlando.
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