Seminole County

Pharmaceutical company Hill Dermaceuticals has filed a pre-application planning for a new 81,250-square-foot facility near its current location at 2650 Mellonville Avenue in Sanford. The property is adjacent to the Orlando Sanford International Airport. (Concept plan by American Civil Engineering Co.)

Sanford pharmaceutical company planning new facility near airport

Hill Dermaceuticals, a Sanford-based pharmaceutical company, is beginning the application process to build a new...
Restaurant Inspections

Health violations lead to 2 Central Florida restaurant shutdowns last week

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down two Central Florida restaurants for health...
Airline passengers take the escalator down to the baggage claim at Orlando International Airport on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)

Record number of travelers hitting the roads, skies for Thanksgiving

Nearly 82 million people are projected to take a lengthy trip, making this potentially the...
Hi-Oaks Ranch is among 10 properties that a Seminole County advisory committee is recommending be purchased for conservation. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Seminole County eyes natural lands for conservation, including once-imperiled Hi-Oaks Ranch

If conserved, Hi-Oaks would provide a natural barrier to rural east Seminole County from sprawling...
The actors are also the musicians in "Once," onstage at Theater West End in Sanford. (Courtesy Jose Carlos Rivera via Theater West End)

Matthew J. Palm Critic’s Pick: With Theater West End’s magical ‘Once,’ lightning strikes twice

Theater West End presents a beautiful production of the musical "Once," with Valerie Torres-Rosario reprising...
Some of the most attractive bougainvilleas have been found on old homesites receiving little or no care. Benign neglect seems the best way to bring them into bloom. (Courtesy of Tom MacCubbin)

Plant Doctor: Sometimes a little neglect brings bougainvilleas into full bloom

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on bougainvilleas, creeping fig, crape myrtles, crown of...
Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard (35) greets fans as he enters the stadium with head coach Mike Norvell, right, before an NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)

FSU player from Sanford, shot in August, accuses apartment complexes of negligence

Ethan Pritchard is determined to return to training in January with the goal of playing...
Orlando Ballet debuted its eye-popping production of “The Nutcracker” in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillps Center for the Performing Arts in 2023. (Orlando Sentinel file)

Get crackin’: 6 ways to experience ‘The Nutcracker’ this holiday season

Here are a half dozen options to see "The Nutcracker" around Central Florida during the...
Sandy Adams with her mom, Gayle Bojerski, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Bojerski's husband, Paul John Bojerski, 79, was incarcerated at Alligator Alcatraz until recently, when he was transferred to ICE detention in Miami. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.

Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years....
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras has a full season planned. (Courtesy Lindsay Parks via FSYO)

Growing struggle for public dollars worries Central Florida arts leaders

Representatives of area programs cast wary eye on Tallahassee, where state's support now generates more...
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