Smoking in Seminole County parks could soon be prohibited as county leaders prepare to vote on a proposed ban. The Seminole County Board of Commissioners is expected to take up the measure on Monday, April 13. If approved, the ordinance would ban smoking at all county-owned parks.

One of Orlando’s busiest highways will soon double as a vibrant oasis for residents to gather. The city of Orlando released a first look at The Canopy, a project to develop the vacant space under Interstate 4. As you wait in anticipation of The Canopy’s opening day, take a look at these three similar underpass parks to make the time pass a little easier.

In an exciting announcement, Disney Live Entertainment Tuesday unveiled “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure,” a reimagined show inspired by the timeless Walt Disney classic.

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Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide.

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners purchased the Deer Run Golf Course property and the Wekiva Golf Club for around $13.7 million at a Tuesday meeting.

A Louisiana board has voted to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1896 “separate but equal” ruling affirming state segregation laws.

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to approve the purchase of the former Deer Run Golf Course property and the Wekiva Golf Club.

Soulful British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has won the prestigious Mercury Prize for her debut album “Collapsed in Sunbeams.”.

This image released by Smithsonian Channel shows, from left, Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah, of Our Native Daughters, near Parks, La., on Jan. 29, 2018. The group will appear in the documentary "Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters" premiering Monday on Smithsonian Channel. (Terri Fensel/Smithsonian Channel via AP)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Playing a banjo as a Black female artist is a form of activism for the four members of Our Native Daughters. Why does someone assume if you’re Black, you must be doing urban music, whatever that means?” said Russell. “Songs of Our Native Daughters” which came out on the Smithsonian Folkways record label in 2019, focused on the stories of women during the transatlantic slave trade, but also the triumphs of Black women.

Denver Broncos cornerback A.J. “Yeah, I was disappointed for him,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said about an hour after the league suspended Bouye. Missing the final four games of 2020 will cost Bouye $2.34 million. The suspension would hang over Bouye into 2021 when he’d have to sit out the first two regular-season games. Given the injuries and suspension at cornerback, Parks said he was getting a crash course in the Broncos’ 2020 playbook.

Wildlife vets take samples from dead elephants found in Hwange National park, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (AP Photo)HARARE – Parks authorities in Zimbabwe said Monday that the recent deaths of elephants have been caused by a bacterial disease that has previously affected elephants in Asia and other animals in southern Africa, although more tests will still be carried out. In recent years poachers in Zimbabwe have poisoned dozens of elephants with cyanide and then have taken their ivory tusks to sell them to illegal traders. Not enough information is known about the disease’s effect on local elephants to predict a long-term outcome, he said. “Yes they die, but honestly this is just nothing, a drop in the ocean because we have over 84,000 elephants in Zimbabwe, which is overpopulation already,” he said.

SEOUL The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday. Police officers said they are looking for Mayor Park Won-soon at Seouls Sungbuk neighborhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected. But Yonhap news agency reported Parks daughter told police that her father left a will-like message before leaving their home earlier Thursday. Yonhap said officers, drones and police dogs have been mobilized for Park's search. A longtime civic activist and human rights lawyer, Park was elected as Seoul mayor in 2011 and became the citys first mayor to be voted into a third term in June last year.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. Park activities will once again fill Flagler County parks as Florida enters Phase two of the States Safe. Step-by-Step.Flagler County officials announced Friday that its park activities will return on Saturday, June 6, with social distancing and other CDC guidance. People can use pavilions with social distancing as a walk-up amenity, but we arent renting them out just yet, said General Services Director Heidi Petito. However, it is recommended that face coverings be worn in close contact areas where social distancing is difficult to maintain. The timing of the parks opening coincides with the City of Palm Coasts schedule to reopen its parks facilities.

Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County announced on its Facebook page it is now back open to visitors as of May 8 with limited capacity. “Once we reach capacity, we will not allow entry to any more visitors for the rest of the day.”The park’s spring run is open to water activities. Restrooms in the day use area are open to visitors but the campground and cabins will remain closed for now, park officials said. The park encourages visitors to continue to practice social distancing as they welcome visitors back. Effective Friday, May 8, Blue Spring State Park is open with limited capacity.