They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.
They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.
Outside of Pulse nightclub are tributes to the victims.
Five years later, the pain of Pulse lingers
Grief swirls as survivors struggle with trauma, while plans for a $45 million museum and memorial take shape.
By
CHRIS URSOJune 9, 2021
ORLANDO Some nights, on his long drive home, he conjures up reasons to see the nightclub again.
It’s past midnight, usually, when he leaves work and pulls off at the Kaley Street exit. He drives past the blue hospital signs, past the dusty warehouse district where a museum is slated to rise. He makes a right turn onto South Orange Avenue, toward the stark black sign.
No citations or stop work orders issued; county declines to name repeat offenders
January 18, 2021 | 10:16 am
Montgomery County officials have investigated 124 construction sites for possible COVID-19 violations, but have issued no citations or stop work orders since the pandemic began in March.
Out of the 124 inspections, the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services gave 115 verbal warnings and “educational outreach,” according to Carmen Berrios Martinez, division chief of Permitting Services’ Division of Customer Support and Outreach.
Nine construction sites received notices of violations for persistent offenses, Berrios Martinez wrote in an email. Notices of violations are the final step before a construction site would receive a citation.