ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Downtown Development Board kicked off its 50th anniversary and unveiled a new sculpture on South Orange Avenue on Wednesday. “In 1971, the Florida Legislature created the downtown development board with a mission to strengthen the role of downtown Orlando as the economic, governmental and cultural center of Central Florida,” said Thomas Chatmon Jr., executive director of DDB. [TRENDING: Video shows man trying to kidnap Fla.
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