Central Florida seems ready to shed its reputation for criminalizing homelessness. That’s according to Orlando Sentinel columnist and editorial writer Darryl Owens. He points to three major announcements in the last two weeks that seem to suggest local government leaders are taking new approach to the issue of homelessness.
Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined Central Florida Public Media in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy.