ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron De Groft, a former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the institution under a cloud in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of an art fraud probe into more ...

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.

Through the years, leaders in the community have stepped up to create museums or save historical houses belonging to ...

A grass-roots effort in Oviedo is creating a museum in a former “colored school” during segregation. A public workshop on the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Condolences continue to pour in for Senator Geraldine Thompson, hours after her death was announced Thursday night. Thompson’s family confirmed in a statement that the 76-year-old ...

The Orlando Democrat was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 and served multiple terms in both House and Senate.

The exterior of the Orlando Museum of Art with banners promoting its Basquiat exhibition Photo by Athena Iluz/Flickr Before he was hired to lead the OMA, De Groft had been the director of the ...

Central Florida weekend events for Feb. 14-16 include Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Indie-Folkfest at the Mennello Museum, ...

He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries. By Brett Sokol Aaron De Groft, the former director of the Orlando Museum of Art, who came to national prominence in 2022 after paintings ...

Geraldine Thompson, who represented Orange County in the Florida House and Senate for almost 20 years, died Thursday, according to several lawmakers who worked with Thompson throughout her career.