Crews took down the iconic Pulse Orlando sign Wednesday, a significant step in plans to replace the site of the 2016 massacre with a permanent memorial to the victims.
City officials confirmed Wednesday that 11 birds, including nine swans, an anhinga and an ibis, have died at Lake Eola, though the cause of death remains unknown.
Residents of Orlando's Reeves Terrace neighborhood received Thanksgiving turkeys Tuesday evening as part of District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan's 20th annual turkey distribution event, meeting an increased need amid rising food costs and changes to food assistance programs.
The Support Orlando Shelters movement was formed to make it known that not everyone in the SoDo community agrees with the response that shut down a proposed shelter on Kaley Street earlier this year.
The city of Orlando has formally filed a request to exempt the Pulse crosswalk from a slew of traffic devices that the Florida Department of Transportation ordered to be removed.
An Orlando city commissioner is calling out the Florida Department of Transportation after storm drain artwork in the Thornton Park and Mills District neighborhoods were painted over with white paint.
When you stop by Lake Eola, it’s hard to miss the white feathers and long-necked swans. Unfortunately, one man decided to take the life of a young swan that had just been released into the park a week ago.
Painted over, colored in, and painted over again, what until recently was an approved and undisturbed rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse Nightclub is now black, white, and apparently under supervision.
A rainbow-painted crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub memorial was removed overnight, following a recent directive from the Trump administration.
Tucked into the Florida budget that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week was $394,421 for the Pulse National Memorial. Since the budget allocation survived DeSantis’ line-item veto, that money will now go to the city of Orlando, which is getting close to construction on a permanent memorial to the 49 people killed in the 2016 shooting.
One week after residents of Orlando's SoDo district expressed disappointment in a perceived lack of transparency about plans for a proposed homeless shelter in their neighborhood, the city commissioner who represents them fielded their tough questions.
Orlando District 4 Commissioner Patty Sheehan joined volunteers and veterinarians at Lake Eola Park to round up the city's famous swans and get them checked out.
Several neighbors in the Wadeview Park area believe the $13 million project stretching across Delaney Avenue is the reason for the flooding. The Harrisons say the construction is blocking the stormwater drain and interfering with the infrastructure.
Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan is leading the opposition against a proposal by the Orlando Utilities Commission to lower the reimbursement rates for solar customers.
The foundation created to build a memorial to honor the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting was insolvent and unable to pay its creditors before dissolving.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced he “would like to ensure” that a permanent memorial to the Pulse nightclub shooting is in place by the 10-year remembrance of the tragedy.
Seven-and-a-half years after a gunman claimed the lives of 49 people inside the Pulse Nightclub, the City of Orlando pick up the work to create a permanent memorial for grieving families and the community.
As the city of Orlando moves forward developing plans for a permanent memorial at the site of the Pulse Nightclub, some are asking if the nightclub building should be included.
The Pulse Nightclub property, the site of one of the country’s worst mass shootings, has been sold to the city of Orlando, News 6 has confirmed.
2023 is an off-year for politics in Florida but we still have elections, and thousands of people are eligible to go to the polls on Nov. 7.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and others to hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning for a pocket-sized expansion of Lake Eola Park.
The colorful collection of ribbons was made by a group in Provincetown, Massachusetts back in 2016 and continues to be a part of Orlando's memorials.
The city of Orlando voted Monday on what city leaders call a comprise following St. James Cathedral School’s request to close off a sidewalk near their campus.
After more than an hour of discussion, Monday, city commissioners unanimously passed the first reading of a new ordinance aimed at reducing crime downtown.
Orlando Commissioners Regina Hill and Patty Sheehan applauded the quick response of law enforcement as no serious injuries were reported from the resulting mass exodus of people.
In 2000, and at 38 years old, Patty Sheehan was elected commissioner for District 4 of Orlando and became the first openly gay city commissioner.
Hundreds of people chanted and shouted in front of the Disney sign calling on the company to share its views on the Parental Rights in Education bill, widely known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
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An Orlando City Commissioner is taking a hard stance against vandalism in her district after waves of tagging has plagued businesses in the area, costing thousands in damages.
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On the eve of the five-year mark since the Pulse shooting, mental health experts are warning some people may be experiencing anxiety and stress.
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