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  • Dynamo To Compete In Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic In Orlando

    ...information, log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500. (all games played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Fla.) The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the... |more

  • Some things after the Celtics game

    ...for me. [But] the team has always played like this so I’m going to play like this.” Is it different than how you played in Orlando? “I’m trying to say I don’t want to keep giving examples of how I played in the past. I have to be professional and just go out... |more

  • American cars have European flair at Detroit auto show

    ...the Opel Astra. Chevy's Spark, being exhibited for reporters in Detroit, is a European minicar coming to the U.S. in 2012. The Orlando, due in the U.S. in 2011, is a European compact van based on Cruze/Astra. As in Europe, Cruze is to offer only four-cylinder... |more

  • Restaurant Review: Vinh's Vietnamese Restaurant in Orlando, FL

    ...only reason why it's been so long is because I moved from Orlando  to Kissimmee about three years ago and I don't get to go to Orlando very often. I was excited to visit Vinh's again because the last time I was there, I was a satisfied customer. I was looking... |more

  • 8 Shot In Orlando Florida Highrise

    ...a downtown Orlando high-rise building Friday morning, authorities said. Quoting emergency dispatchers, NBC station WESH-TV of Orlando reported that the incident began about 11:30 a.m. ET on the fourth floor of the Gateway Center at 1000 Legion Place near Lake... |more

About Orlando

The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951 (metropolitan area 1,644,561). A 2005 U.S. Census Estimates population count gave the city population was 213,233 (metropolitan area 1,933,255). It is the sixth-largest city in Florida, and its largest inland city. It is also at the head of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Orlando-Kissimmee MSA is Florida's third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater. Additionally, Orlando is home to the second largest university in Florida, the University of Central Florida.

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