Here are 10 eateries that opened in Central Florida this year.

On the evening of Dec. 23, the sky above Lake Eola was buzzing with 500 drones embellished with lights.

Fogo de Chão will be a tenant at the new Vineland Pointe shopping center.

Frontline Innovation Studios educates kids from Orlando's Greater Washington Shores area on technology.

Upgrades made to a Brevard County shopping plaza may be paying off, as new tenants with cachet are signing leases.

People all around the world are fascinated by Surfing Santas, and it’s good for Brevard County.

Tourists and annual passholders have something in common: they don’t like waiting in lines at amusement parks. Can you blame them?

BSBC Chicken LLC — a Gainesville-based Zaxby’s franchisee — opened a new restaurant at 13969 Landstar Blvd. in Orlando on Dec. 18. The location is central to Hunter’s Creek, Meadow Woods and Buena Ventura Lakes.

Pepper Lunch has 500 locations in 15 countries and features a unique concept: Customers use induction cookers and iron plates to cook their own food.

OBJ’s three most-read tech stories of 2023 were about activities at Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Tupperware Brands Corp. (NYSE: TUP) and involved jobs, growth and real estate development.

The new Apopka restaurant will feature the brand’s drive-thru pick-up lane Chipotlane, a centerpiece of Chipotle's growth strategy.

New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest money-making nights of the year for the restaurant industry, and area restaurants have cooked up special menus and experiences to attract patrons.

According to the company’s 2nd quarter 2024 earnings call on Dec. 15, things are looking good for Darden Restaurants Inc.

BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings — both owned by Fort Lauderdale-based BurgerFi International Inc. — has opened as a co-branded restaurant in Kissimmee.

Two hotly anticipated launches planned for late 2023 — Vulcan Centaur V and SpaceX Falcon Heavy — have been delayed. 

Drone shows have become increasingly popular substitutes for Independence Day and New Year's Eve fireworks.

L3Harris Technologies Inc. on July 29 acquired El Segundo, California-based missile and rocket maker Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. for $4.7 billion.

In late October, President Joe Biden signed a first-of-its kind executive order that may affect some businesses in Central Florida and beyond.

In October, Lime Fresh rolled out a collaboration with 4Rivers, the iconic Orlando barbecue restaurant chain.

In the hustle and bustle of a theme park restaurant, anything that can be done to eliminate anxiety is welcome.