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Hundreds of residents are preparing for a two-front assault this week against developments in Seminole County that they think will harm their communities. View the full article

WINTER SPRINGS — Marc Soloff became a grandfather this month, and one of the first things he did was make sure he knew how to safely install little Jazmyn's car seat. View the full article

People might not expect to find life-changing medical treatment 2,400 miles from home via Facebook, but Amy Caterina did. View the full article

Viviana Janer is a Democratic nominee campaigning for a seat on the Osceola County Commission. She's also newly jobless. View the full article

Former UCF quarterback Blake Bortles made his NFL debut with Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts View the full article

A surfer suffered injuries to his foot after being bitten by a shark Sunday afternoon off New Smyrna Beach. View the full article

Two Georgia men were being held at the Orange County Jail on Sunday after a Saturday road-rage incident led to the evacuation of the IKEA store near the Mall at Millenia. View the full article

The 19th annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival kicked off this weekend and we shared a few stories on the Disney Parks Blog to help during your visit, including Pam’s post featuring the top ten “must-try” new tastes at this year’s event. There are 35 new food offerings this year and Pam recommended 10 to look forward to tasting. At the Farm Fresh Marketplace, there’s the perfect taste of Southern comfort food: griddled “Yard Bird” (chicken thigh) with collards and a dollop of the house-made habanero sauce. The Lobster Alfredo at the Hops & Barley Marketplace also made the list. Go check out the complete list. And as you know, to get ready for the upcoming Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration, we’re looking for the most magical Disneyland Resort memories from the past six decades. Erin has narrowed down the photo submissions for the 1960s and is now asking for your help to decide which will win. Visit Erin’s story this weekend and let us know your favorite. Here are some of the other stories we worked on this week Fodor’s Travel Names Aulani a Top Hotel – Read more about this distinguished award, and plan your “Beach Getaway” to Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa. ‘Legends of Frontierland: Gold Rush’ Moseys Out of Disneyland Park September 27 – Every great story must have a great ending – it’s time to bid farewell to ‘Legends of Frontierland: Gold Rush’ at Disneyland park. Be sure to visit your friends in Frontierland and Rainbow Ridge before September 27. #DisneyKids: First Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park – Watch some first Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party experiences at Magic Kingdom Park! Halloween Time Treats at the Disneyland Resort – Take a first look at some of the delightfully wicked treats debuting this year as part of Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. Halloween Time Novelty Items to Materialize at Disneyland Resort – Get a sneak peek at some of the spooky souvenir novelty items coming to Disneyland Resort for Halloween. Learn to Draw Grumpy from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ – Watch as Brian James Fichtner from Animation Academy at Disney’s Hollywood Studios gives a quick tutorial on how to draw the perfect grump! Disney Parks Blog Weekly Recap by Thomas Smith: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog View the full article

The 2014-15 season officially begins Monday, and the broadcast networks roll out the new series they hope will become hits. Three of the biggest arrive Monday. View the full article

It’s underway! We’re reporting LIVE from the Epcot Food and Wine Festival!! We have photos and updated pricing of ALL of the menu items. Epcot Food and Wine Festival Plus, click below for all the details on this week’s Disney Food News! Disney Festival NewsDFB’s picks for the MUST EAT dishes at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival and MORE must eat dishes (as well as all food photos and pricing)!The Craft Beer Kiosk at the 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival has relocated. This year, get your craft beers inside the air-conditioned Odyssey Center.Review our Top Tips for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival!Flo’s V-8 Cafe in Disneyland Resort has an updated menu! Check out all the latest Disney Food News — even the stuff we don’t mention in posts on the blog! — on our Disney Food News Pin Board, including restaurant closures, Menu Update at Boatwright’s, More Candy at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Parties, and more! DFB Reader FindsIf you find a fun new food — or other edible awesomeness — in or from Disney, share a photo with us on facebook or twitter so we can add it to our DFB Reader Finds each Sunday! Ice Cream is one of our favorite treats in Disney World. A unique version of this fun treat is the Chocolate Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich at Epcot’s L’Artisan des Glaces. Thanks to Facebook Friend Amanda for sharing this interesting view! Chocolate Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich And we love helping our readers find their favorite treats. Alyssa tweeted this picture of the homemade ice cream cookie sandwich in Magic Kingdom! YAY!!! Found: Ice Cream Sandwich! What’s your Favorite Find? Send it in! The DFB Guide to the 2014 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book Has a Special Opening Weekend Discount!Pick up your copy of the DFB Guide to the 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival e-Book for $4 off today using code OPENINGDAY! The DFB Guide to the 2014 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book features all the info you need to know before you attend the Food and Wine Festival this year, from what’s NEW this year to touring strategies — and a new section with top tips on how to use MyMagic+ at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! As always, we’ve made this guide instantly downloadable for your convenience, and easily installed on your mobile devices. It’s a PDF guide with over 220 pages of detailed information about the Festival as well as photographs and customized bonus items to help you get the best experience possible. On a budget? Find out how to make those dollars (or Disney Dining Plan snack credits) stretch all around World Showcase. And we have a fully updated FAQ section that answers questions you didn’t even know you had! Bonus ItemsThe DFB Guide to the 2014 Epcot Food & Wine Festival includes customized bonus items that go above and beyond any other Food & Wine Festival coverage currently available. These include: A full, daily schedule of events for every day of the festivalA printable World Showcase Booth Menu Checklist that you can use to plan, and easily bring with you to the festivalThemed World Showcase booth crawls (there’s even one for the kids!)Food and Wine Festival customized Touring Strategies for One Day visits, Budget-Conscious visits, visits with kids, and moreA chapter dedicated to all “New for 2014″ events, menu items, booths, and moreFull food, wine, beer, winery, cocktail, and chef indexes, including dates and locations of where you can find your favoritesEpcot Food and Wine Festival recipesTop tips on how to use MyMagic+ at the Epcot Food and Wine FestivalAnd more!Don’t forget — for easy access in the parks, put the guide on your smartphone or ipad! Use code OPENINGDAY for our biggest discount on the guide — $4 off!Just One Bite! On to the Round-Up! Here are some links we love this week…Mickey Fix showcases this fun Snow White candy dish (which is much bigger than you’d expect! DisZine highlights new Disney Cruise Line merchandise. We think we found your newest coffee mug… Yesterland reminisces about past Epcot Food and Wine Festivals. We love these posts! AllEars reports on a Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween party. Treats! Main Street Gazette reports on more coffee finds at Walt Disney World. Kevin Kidney posts more wonderfulness. (Not really super food related, but still…) Disney Food Blog Fans, be sure to check out our DFB Disney World Dining Guide e-Books! Find great deals at DFBStore.com!Also, come on over and: Subscribe to our NewsletterFollow us on TwitterBecome a Facebook Fan Related posts: Disney Food Post Round-Up: September 7, 2014Disney Food Post Round-Up: September 14, 2014Disney Food Post Round-Up: September 30, 2012 View the full article

Earlier this week, the cast of the popular stage show “The Festival of The Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom marked a major milestone – 1 million guests have attended the show since it reopened in the new Harambe Theatre this past June. The LePage Family from Colorado Springs, CO, were the lucky 1 millionth family, and were recognized with front-row seats and a special meet-and-greet opportunity with the show’s cast after the performance concluded. In case you aren’t familiar with the show, “The Festival of The Lion King” is a fun retelling of the story of Simba the lion cub that is told through song, dance, acrobatics, aerial performances and more. It debuted at the park in Camp Minnie-Mickey in 1998. The show relocated to the new Harambe Theatre in the Africa section of the park earlier this year. What do you enjoy most about this show? Tell us in the “Comments” section below! ‘Festival of the Lion King’ Celebrates 1 Million Guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Since Reopening by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog View the full article

Longwood police and Seminole County deputies are responding to a train crash in Longwood. View the full article

Today, Captain Mickey and the Disney Magic arrived to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to kick off our brand-new Southern Caribbean sailings. These 7-night voyages mark our first-ever itinerary departing from Puerto Rico. San Juan will be the homeport of the Disney Magic for the next four weeks until the ship returns to Port Canaveral for 7-night Western and Eastern Caribbean sailings. To see some of the incredible locations Disney cruisers can visit in San Juan and our Southern Caribbean destinations, check out this video… To learn more about our Southern Caribbean destinations and Port Adventures, visit these posts: Exploring San Juan and the Southern Caribbean with Disney Cruise LineVisiting Antigua with Disney Cruise LineAdventures in St. Lucia with Disney Cruise LineA Taste of Grenada with Disney Cruise LineEnjoying Barbados with Disney Cruise LineExperiencing St. Kitts with Disney Cruise LineDisney Magic Arrives to San Juan for First-Ever Departures from Puerto Rico by Jonathan Frontado: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog View the full article

Four years ago, camera-clad cops were a rarity. View the full article

Disney's decision to replace a Norwegian-themed Epcot ride with the animated princesses of "Frozen" is part of what experts describe as a gradual shift toward cartoons and thrills at a theme park rooted in technology and culture. View the full article

Picture this: an Orlando Fire Department commander walking around a music festival with a backpack stuffed with nearly $45,000, doling out cash-filled envelopes to city firefighters. View the full article

The former Longwood police chief was indicted this week for allegedly accepting more than $30,000 in bribes to hire and employ a convicted felon as a police officer. View the full article

For Alyssa Vaughan, taking her boyfriend to the IKEA in Orlando today turned out to be "a big event." View the full article

We’re having a blast reporting to you LIVE from the 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival! Welcome to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! It’s super hot, sweaty, humid, rainy, (insert crappy weather term here) at the Fest so far this year, but that would never stop us from #EatingAllTheFood at every one of the Marketplace Booths at this year’s festival. New Food and Wine Festival Passports Today, I just wanted to remind you and yours (who I know are planning a Festival visit or eight this year) that we’ve got photos of EVERY food menu item (and most of the bevvies as well…except for the $32 Dom flute…I’m totally not buying that) and ALL menus/pricing at the Festival. Pics and prices are all up on our booth pages, which you can find here! 2014 Farm Fresh Marketplace Booth Menu – Click for larger image Now, we shared with you on Friday our must-eat favorites from the Festival so far, but mentioned that we had about 17 new menu items that we really loved this year and had to narrow down for the post. New Brazil Marketplace At the request of several readers, here are a few more of our “you. must. eat. this.” choices at the 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival… Pao de Queijo — Brazil This cheese bread is simple and delicious. Imagine a savory bun…filled with sharp cheese…an you’re there. If you get a good batch, it should be soft, moist, and veeeeeery cheesy! Brazilian Cheese Bread Cheese Bread Cross Section Mango Green Tea with Popping Bubbles — China What we loved about this was that the “bubbles” weren’t chewy tapioca — they were little bursts of strong mango flavor/juice! Mango green tea with popping bubbles Crème brûlée caramel fleur de sel — France A new twist on an old classic, the milk chocolate creme brulee has switched up to a salted caramel version. Very rich. Big portion. What’s not to love? Creme Brulee Caramel Fleur de Sel Vegetarian moussaka — Greece A surprising favorite among our staffers this year was this veggie dish. The flavor is fantastic if you’re a moussaka fan. Vegetarian Moussaka Vegetarian Moussaka Inside Carne guisada con arroz blanco — Puerto Rico This is what we expected to find when we heard the Puerto Rico booth was returning. In the past, this booth had been one of the most flavorful in the Showcase; and you won’t be disappointed this year, either. Wonderful spiciness in this dish. Carne Guisada con Arroz Blanco We’ll be sharing more from the Festival with you over the coming days, so stay tuned! To see the full list — and pictures/prices of EVERYTHING — be sure to click over to our Marketplace Booth page! Want More Details About the 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival?We are always working to bring you all of the latest and most important news and updates on the 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival right here, so stay tuned for details and check out all of the info below! Be sure to join our Disney Food Blog Newsletter for the latest information and details. And keep an eye on our 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Page for updates. 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Index2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Booth and Menu Index — and FOOD PHOTOS! 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Special Events 2014 Epcot Food & Wine Festival Low-Cost/Free Seminars and Activities 2014 Eat to the Beat Concert Schedule and Dining Package Information 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Gluten Free Items Epcot Food and Wine Festival Fans Facebook Page 2014 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend Events 2014 Tower of Terror 10-miler Events 2014 Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic: Menus, Booking Info available! How to Book Epcot Food & Wine Festival EventsTo book all special events and demonstrations, call 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378) starting July 31 at 7AM ET. Culinary Demonstrations, Beverage Seminars, Mixology Seminars, and general admission for some special events will be bookable online at www.epcotfoodfestival.com. Tables in Wonderland members, Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, and Golden Oak Residents are eligible for a $2 discount (per person, per event) for beverage and mixology seminars and culinary demos taking place Mon-Thurs during the festival. Discounts are by phone at 407-WDW-FEST (939-3378). Stay tuned to DisneyFoodBlog.com and the Disney Food Blog Newsletter for details. News! The DFB Guide to the 2014 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book is now available! Start planning NOW for your trip with our expert advice, plus information on all of the Special Events, Low Cost Seminars and Demonstrations in a handy take-along format. Use code Chefs at check-out for a $3 discount! Return to the Main 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Page. What are your favorite (and not so favorite) eats at the Festival this year? Let us know in the Comments below! Disney Food Blog Fans, be sure to check out our DFB Disney World Dining Guide e-Books! Find great deals at DFBStore.com!Also, come on over and: Subscribe to our NewsletterFollow us on TwitterBecome a Facebook Fan Related posts: More 2014 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Menu Items (Puerto Rico is BACK!)Epcot Food and Wine Festival Portugal, Caribbean, and Hawaii Booth Menu Items AnnouncedNews! More 2013 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Menu Items and FOOD PHOTOS! View the full article

Is Roger Goodell in charge of FSU Jameis Winston Clemson suspension too? View the full article

As I shared in last week’s post, fall officially arrived at Magic Kingdom Park here at the Walt Disney World Resort – and Disneyland park at the Disneyland Resort wasn’t far either. Check out these amazing images Chief Photographer Paul Hiffmeyer shared on the blog this week. And while we’re on the topic of Halloween, we snapped several spooky shots at our Disney Side “Not-So-Scary” Soiree at Magic Kingdom Park, which included our first taste of the Villain’s Sinister Soiree, a special add-on dessert party available during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. GalleryDisney Side ‘Not-So-Scary’ Soiree at Magic Kingdom Park Recap view allCheck out the photos above. This Week in Disney Parks Photos: Halloween Fun Abounds at Disney Parks by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog View the full article

The Vatican on Saturday appointed Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., to succeed Cardinal Francis George as the leader of the Archdiocese of Chicago. View the full article

FSU will be without Jameis Winston for all of Saturday’s contest versus Clemson. View the full article

A man whose car became stuck on train tracks in Hollywood was pulled to safety by a stranger Friday night seconds before a freight train hit the car. View the full article

When the final bullets were silenced at a home on a dirt road in the North Florida town of Bell, every family member inside was dead, deputies said. View the full article