December 2016 - Orlando Rising

LSU manhandles Louisville in Citrus Bowl

12/31/2016

The LSU Tigers made Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson look like an average quarterback on Saturday in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl in Orlando. With Jackson unable to create a single touchdown, the Tiger... Read More

Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths

Phil Ammann

12/31/2016

Our Fun

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities. How people are ushering in the ... Read More

Year’s top news filled with division — and no middle ground

Associated Press

12/31/2016

Our Politics

Fed up with Europe's union across borders? Reject it. Disgusted with the U.S. political establishment? Can it. The news in 2016 was filled with battles over culture and territory that exposed divisions far dee... Read More

2016 in Orlando politics: Pulse, outside money, hotel taxes, frogs

Scott Powers

12/30/2016

Our Politics

Story co-written by Orlando-Rising staff reporters Scott Powers and Lawrence Griffin. In Orlando, 2016 will always be remembered as the year of the Pulse gay nightclub massacre, and Pulse redefined everything;... Read More

Restaurant wants to help women feel safe on dates

Associated Press

12/30/2016

Our Fun

A restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg is taking it upon itself to make sure guests feel safe when meeting new people on dates. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Iberian Rooster, a Portuguese fusion eatery, ha... Read More

Magic’s “Sybil” impersonation needs to be retired

Bob Sparks

12/30/2016

Our Fun

The Orlando Magic has played their final game of 2016. They will spend New Year’s Eve in Indianapolis before beginning a new year against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Hopefully they will start 2017 with a new... Read More

Monthly Archives 12/31/2016

LSU manhandles Louisville in Citrus Bowl

Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths

Year’s top news filled with division — and no middle ground

2016 in Orlando politics: Pulse, outside money, hotel taxes, frogs

Restaurant wants to help women feel safe on dates

Magic’s “Sybil” impersonation needs to be retired