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Heroin has overtaken cocaine as the deadliest street drug in Orange County and Mayor Teresa Jacobs says she wants to do something about it - fast. What’s the best way to tackle the heroin problem in Central Florida? And if it’s not heroin, will something else spring up just as fast to replace it? That story and more on the Friday news round table.
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Parramore is in flux. Orlando’s historically black neighborhood will soon be home to a soccer stadium, and a brand new preschool through eighth grade public school. And that’s just the start.
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The Citrus Bowl will host the US Women’s National Soccer team – the same team that won the World Cup last month. They’re traveling the nation on their victory tour and will take on the Brazilian national team in a friendly contest. Is Orlando becoming the soccer capital of the south?
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Orlando City will pay for its own major league soccer Stadium. With $30 million of State funding in limbo during a special legislative session, the Orlando City Soccer club announced they will pay for the entire project themselves. The move will save the city and county millions of dollars.
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Soccer has been grabbing headlines this week: from news that Orlando is bidding to host the Copa America Tournament next year, to news that the Lion’s star player has an injured calf, to an April Fool’s Day joke that had fans seeing purple.
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Orlando competing with 24 other cities to host the Copa America soccer tournament next year. Two of Orlando’s biggest competitors are Tampa and Jacksonville, said Central Florida Sports Commission CEO John Bisignano.
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Orlando is embracing its status as an MLS city in a big way. Fans were thrilled with the Orlando City Lions' one-to-one tie with New York City Football Club yesterday at the Citrus Bowl. Mayor Buddy Dyer has been working to get state funding for the city's new soccer stadium. He spoke to 90.7's Crystal Chavez on the heels of our first MLS game.
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The Orlando City Lions ended their first game in a thrilling one-to-one tie with fellow expansion team, New York City Football Club. It wasn’t a win for the City but you wouldn’t know that from the pumped up crowds leaving the stadium.
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Excitement is ramping up for this weekend’s inaugural Major League Soccer game scheduled for Sunday at the Citrus Bowl. Orlando City Soccer will face New York City Football Club, another expansion team. But the big elephant in the room is whether there will be a game or not.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said a sold out Citrus Bowl for Orlando’s soccer debut emphasizes the enthusiasm for the club. Now it’s wait and see if state lawmakers have the same enthusiasm for using tax dollars to help fund a new soccer stadium.