Opinion | For speaking to the powerful on behalf of the powerless, Eric Gray is our Central Floridian of the Year By Krys Fluker May 13, 2024 at 10:23 a.m. Every year, the Orlando Sentinel honors a group of heroes who make big differences in...
Opinion | Andrea Eliscu bridges community gap through rowing By Jay Reddick May 5, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. Andrea Eliscu is a mentor, a businesswoman, a visionary and a philanthropist. But most of...
Opinion | Ruben Saldaña is leading the fight against youth violence, crime By Krys Fluker May 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Saldaña, a former leader of a street gang in Orlando and Miami, works to give...
Opinion | Atreya Manaswi is saving bees with beer. What’s next? | Central Floridian of the Year Finalist By Krys Fluker April 27, 2024 at 1:28 p.m. Every hero has an origin story. For Atreya Manaswi, it started a few summers ago....
Opinion | Eric Gray comforts the homeless – and disturbs the comfortable | Central Floridian of the Year Finalist By Krys Fluker April 25, 2024 at 10:47 a.m. At the Christian Service Center, Gray has accomplished more than many thought possible. But that’s...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Who should be Central Floridian of the Year? By Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board November 14, 2023 at 1:42 p.m. Central Florida never runs out of challenges. Fortunately, it also has an ample share of...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Gary Cain of the Boys & Girls Club is our Central Floridian of the Year By Krys Fluker November 14, 2023 at 2:56 p.m. Today, the Orlando Sentinel is proud to announce our Central Floridian of the Year: Gary...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY UCF’s Richard Lapchick is our Central Floridian of the Year By Krys Fluker November 14, 2023 at 3:03 p.m. For most of his life, Richard Lapchick has been aware of the cruelty and hatred...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Celebrating a group of extraordinary leaders, our Central Floridian of the Year finalists | Editorial By Orlando Sentinel November 14, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. Across Central Florida, legions of heroes dedicate their intelligence, their compassion and their hard work...
For their historic selflessness, health-care workers named Central Floridians of the Year winners By Kate Santich November 14, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. For the health-care workers of Central Florida, the past year has been like pushing a...