A controversial project in east Orlando called The Grow is closer to prepping for construction. The Grow’s text and map amendments were approved in a 4-3 vote on July 12 by Orange County’s board of commissioners. The board will review the rezoning and regulatory plan in a final hearing...

The battle over the Econlockhatchee River, a fight to keep urban development from spreading east of the winding river, was won Tuesday night by developers who want to build 4,000 homes in the Lake Pickett area. Commissioners, who sat through more than seven hours of testimony — an overwhelming...