I never got the chance to eat at Elize in downtown Orlando, but food critics raved about it's European-inspired dishes.

Elize moved into the old Rusty Spoon location and before the pandemic, promised to be one of the area's best new restaurants.

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State lobbyist say pushing the $15 minimum wage issue post pandemic probably isn't the best idea.

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With this week's announcement that even more of their hotels will be closing including the newly opened Aventura Hotel, Universal has made the difficult decision to pause development of their much anticipated, Epic Theme Park.

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