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Ten10 Brewing celebrates Kentucky cuisine for Derby Day at the Black Horse Congregation
The Modern Music Movement teams up with Ten10 Brewing Company for a Kentucky Derby party that’s a little less hoity-toity and more Kentuckian than most. Live music is provided by the likes of Kevin Maines and Cosmic Roots Collective, while traditional Kentucky burgoo is prepared by Chef Bros. Will’s Pub provides satellite bar service featuring…
Experienced blues rockers Larkin Poe play the Social this weekend
Rebecca and Megan Lovell – the two sisters that front the blues rock quartet Larkin Poe – may look young, but they have more experience than some performers twice their age. As two-thirds of the bluegrass group the Lovell Sisters, Rebecca and Megan appeared on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion, winning the Prairie Home National…
Cloak and Blaster helps your Star Wars hangover at Revenge of the Fifth
If your combined Derby Day/May the Fourth Be With You hangover has you feeling like mynocks sapped all of your power, get a little hair of the wookiee at Cloak and Blaster’s Revenge of the Fifth. Wind down the weekend with smooth Lando Cal-ritas or other themed drinks and food while avoiding the more boisterous…
Winter Park’s University Club hosts one of the fanciest Derby parties this weekend
It’s time to don your fanciest hat and most elegant outfit for this year’s Derby on Park, known as one of Orlando’s best Kentucky Derby experiences. Guests can expect nearly four hours of food, drinks and dancing to live music – along with the roughly two minutes of the actual horse race. Make sure to…
Detroit techno deity Carl Craig to play Orlando in May
After the coups of booking Kevin Saunderson and Matthew Dear, Detroit producer and DJ Carl Craig is the next electronic music icon that Protocol is bringing to downtown Orlando’s Elixir. The techno legend is coming to town as part of an official pre-party for Detroit’s annual Movement dance music fest. Craig is a voracious and…
Audubon Park’s annual May the Fourth Be With You Sip & Stroll anchors a daylong celebration of Star Wars
It’s not just Kentucky Derby weekend, or Cinco de Mayo weekend. If you’re a nerd who likes puns, it’s also the annual celebration of all things Star Wars – except toxic fans. Audubon Park hosts its annual celebration with a multi-stop sip & stroll, costume contests, a table decorating contest and dinner, and a free…
Every Cinco de Mayo party happening in Orlando that we know of so far
Here’s a list of all the Cinco de Mayo parties we’ve been able to dig up. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Cinco de Mayo at Black Hammock: Drink specials, Latin music and tacos. Sunday, 2-6 pm; Lazy Gator at the Black Hammock, 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road, Oviedo; free; 407-365-1244;…
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says request asking for real-time facial recognition surveillance was a mistake
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says it didn’t mean to inquire about “real-time facial searching capabilities from live surveillance cameras” in a document asking companies for insight on how to build a new facial recognition system. Real-time facial recognition, a machine-learning software that plugs into surveillance cameras to automatically identify anyone walking or existing in…
Veteran jam band Gov’t Mule to play House of Blues this week
Roots rock legends Gov’t Mule – led by singular guitarist/singer Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band) – have been tearing across North America on their spring tour, and as they’ve coming to the last few shows, the band has got a date with the City Beautiful this very week! The quartet has been on a roll of late,…
14 free concerts coming to Orlando this week
Wednesday, May 1: The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. DJ Cheryl Hardway 8 pm at Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave. Thursday, May 2:Leisure Chief 10:30 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Friday, May 3: DJ Joanie’s 35-Year Anniversary 9 pm at Savoy Orlando, 1913 N.…
Experimental composer Annie Gosfield to play Timucua White House in May
Amongst the upcoming group of artists announced for the May-June edition of the Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist Residency program is a name that’s sure to be very exciting for fans of experimental music. The ACA is bringing in New York avant-garde composer Annie Gosfield to be a resident artist at the Center,…
Florida Sen. Rick Scott calls for U.S. military intervention in Venezuela
On Tuesday, Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott called for the U.S. military to directly join self-proclaimed Venezuelan interim President Juan Guiaidó’s uprising against the Nicolas Maduro regime. “President Trump should immediately position American military assets to be ready to deliver aid to the people and defend freedom and democracy as well as U.S. national security…
Lawmakers approve allowing more Florida students to use taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools
Two decades after then-Gov. Jeb Bush started a broad push for school choice, the Florida House on Tuesday approved a closely watched expansion that will provide vouchers to thousands of children to attend private schools. As a sign of the significance of the bill (SB 7070), Bush made a rare appearance in the Capitol and…
New York’s JFK airport is getting a fancy new hotel with a rooftop infinity pool
Hotels inside airports are nothing new – Orlando International Airport has been home to one for years – but a soon-to-open one at New York’s JFK International is bringing new class to the industry. The TWA Hotel is preparing to open next month after a multi-year remodel of the Eero Saarinen-designed Trans World Airlines Flight…
Cat Power set to play Central Florida in September, well, maybe
Yesterday’s news of a Sept. 13 Tampa show from indie legend Cat Power was a bright spot for fans who last saw the 47-year-old songwriter during a State Theatre show in 2007. Tickets for the Ritz Ybor gig were supposed to go on sale Friday, but then the show disappeared off of Ticketmaster. The Facebook…
Doom metal overlords Sleep to play Central Florida this summer
Stoner metal heavyweights Sleep are heading out on the road this summer for a rare North American run with fellow crushers Big Business, and the penultimate show of the tour is in Central Florida! Sleep made their name with monolithic, sludgy classics like Dopesmoker and Sleep’s Holy Mountain, but the heavy trio forever captured our…
Bernie Sanders thinks Disney should use ‘Avengers’ profits to pay workers better wages
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on Disney to use its Avengers: Endgame profits to pay its workers better wages. “What would be truly heroic is if Disney used its profits from Avengers to pay all of its workers a middle class wage, instead of paying its CEO Bob Iger $65.6 million – over 1,400…
Skycraft Parts & Surplus is selling their Winter Park building and moving to a bigger store
Skycraft Parts & Surplus, the iconic store that has long livened up Winter Park’s skyline with rockets and a flying saucer, is selling its building on Fairbanks Avenue and moving to a bigger location nearby. Allen Fiedler, president of Skycraft, says it could take a couple of years to sell the spot at 2245 W. Fairbanks…
Florida’s unconstitutional parental consent abortion bill falters in Senate committee
In the final week of Florida’s legislative session, it appears a bill has stalled that would have required minors to get parental consent before having an abortion. Florida law already requires parents to be notified if their daughter is planning to have an abortion, but SB 1774 goes further by requiring parental consent. The House version,…
Royal Caribbean announces new ‘world’s largest cruise ship’
Royal Caribbean’s fifth Oasis-class ship began construction this month with a steel-cutting ceremony, a groundbreaking-like celebration for ships. The yet-to-be-named ship will keep much of the design of the current Oasis ships, including the title of the “world’s largest cruise ship.” Each of the Oasis ships has held the title, starting with the first in…
Florida now has more than 950 cases of hepatitis A
A hepatitis A outbreak continues to grow, with 70 cases reported last week in Florida, according to the state Department of Health website. As of Saturday, 954 cases of the contagious liver disease had been reported in the state this year, compared to 549 cases in all of 2018 and 276 cases in 2017. Health…
Ban on texting while driving heads to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Law enforcement officers could pull over motorists they see texting and driving on Florida roads, under a bill now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. With a vote of 108-7, the House on Monday passed a compromise measure (HB 107) that blends a ban on texting and driving with a requirement that motorists travel hands-free of…
Private firm helped Homeland Security monitor Central Florida immigration protests last year
As activists in more than 600 cities nationwide last year organized demonstrations against the Trump administration’s child separation policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was reportedly keeping a close watch on these protests, including some in Central Florida. Via emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, The Intercept reports that LookingGlass Cyber Solutions,…
We would die for Bob, the tiny baby bobcat dropped off at an Orlando fire station
Not to be dramatic, but we would die for Bob, the tiny baby bobcat dropped off at an Orlando fire station last week. A man brought what he thought was a “baby cheetah” last Thursday to Fire Station 7 on South Goldwyn Avenue, according to the Orlando Fire Department. Firefighters initially thought the animal was just…
Halloween Horror Nights plans to terrify us with a house of classic monsters
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights plans to terrify us this year with a house of classic monsters from cinematic history. At “Universal Monsters,” guests will be hunted by frightening creatures like Dracula, The Wolf Man and Frankenstein, the theme park says in a news release. Each monster has a different domain and they “refuse to let…
Lizzo’s Central Florida concert just got moved to a bigger venue
Lizzo’s Sept. 10 concert at Jannus Live has been selling well. So well, in fact, that it’s being moved to a bigger venue across the bay. Today, Tampa’s Yuengling Center announced that it will be the new home for the concert by the rising rap phenom and master flutist. Arena officials say that the move…
Famed singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw will play Orlando this summer
Nashville singer-songwriter and multi-platinum pop purveyor Gavin DeGraw has announced a tour set for this summer, which includes a lone Florida show, and it’s going to be right here in Orlando. Rising to mainstream fame on the strength of his 2003 single “I Don’t Want to Be” – also known as the theme song for…
Fun Spot Orlando plans to replace old Ferris Wheel with an attraction ‘you can’t stop looking at’
When Fun Spot was readying to open in the late 1990s, the very first attraction purchased for the new park was the iconic Ferris Wheel, but now the granddaddy of all Fun Spot attractions is calling it quits. The 100-foot-tall wheel was already ten years old when Fun Spot purchased it in 1997, and since…
Lawmakers pass bill prohibiting anti-Semitism in Florida public schools
Days after a gunman opened fire in a California synagogue, killing one and wounding three, the Florida Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday prohibiting anti-Semitism in public schools and universities. The legislation, or HB 741, which requires that discrimination against Jewish people be treated equal to acts of racial discrimination in schools, will now be…
Cinderella has a new fluffy pony at Disney World
Cinderella has a new adorable fluffy pony that will one day pull her magical pumpkin coach at Disney World. The pony, who was named Lilly after Walt Disney’s wife, is the first white Shetland pony ever born at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, according to the theme park. Lilly’s parents, Lady…
Disney World confirms it has killed off HalloWishes fireworks
Since 2005, Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has held one of the resort’s most popular firework shows, but now after a decade and a half, the famous HalloWishes fireworks have come to an end. After months of speculation, Disney confirmed via the Disney Parks Blog that a brand-new fireworks show will debut at…
Indoor vaping in the workplace is now banned in Florida
Floridians will have to keep their e-cigarettes on the shelf while in most enclosed workplaces starting this summer, under one of 10 new laws signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The workplace ban on vapor-generating electronic devices (SB 7012), better known as “vaping,” implements part of a constitutional amendment that also asked voters to ban oil…
Florida Senate signs off on ‘sanctuary city’ ban
The Senate on Friday passed legislation outlawing so-called sanctuary city policies in Florida, reversing course on a politically charged issue that it has blocked for the past three years. In a nod to one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top legislative priorities, a sharply divided Senate voted to force local law enforcement agencies to fully comply…
Mayhem on Mills returns this weekend and this time they’ve got a championship belt
Ring that damn bell! Mayhem on Mills, the City Beautiful’s best wrestling non-federation brought to you by Total Punk, is returning to the parking lot of Will’s Pub this Sunday. The previous three installments have seen wrestlers brawling out of the ring and onto Mill’s Avenue, jumping off the roof of Will’s, and even teleporting…
Mills 50 mainstay Bites & Bubbles just added a burger menu and we are like *chef’s kiss*
You can order champagne and caviar and various French-inspired plates at Bites & Bubbles, which is great and all, but sometimes (especially as you’re tripping through the Mills Avenue bar scene), what you want is just a really great burger. Well, now Bites & Bubbles has you covered there, too. We can’t say for sure if it…
Soul Asylum, Nelly, Cold War Kids and more to play the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival in May
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival (which is now a “Margarita and Music” festival) is moving from Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park to Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, and it’s moving to include more big name bands, too. Rapper Nelly and indie-rock band Cold War Kids are already on the bill, and now classic, Grammy-winning ’90s rock band Soul…
Orlando promoters Ugly Orange host Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist for sold-out concert
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Avey Tare and Geologist, Will’s Pub, April 24 Young Orlando promoters Ugly Orange have been on a well-documented tear in recent years, but this has got to be the biggest name booking for them so far. With Avey Tare headlining, Deakin playing in his live band and Geologist opening, they were the…
Florida lawmakers agree to give $500K for a permanent Pulse memorial
Earlier this week, funding for a permanent Pulse nightclub memorial had dwindled to $0 on the budget proposals. Now, the Florida House has joined in with a proposed budget that matches the state Senate’s $500,000 allocation for the memorial. In the nearly three years since the June 2016 mass shooting where a gunman killed 49 people,…
Orlando developer wants to tear down the Fashion Square Mall after buying land for $23 million
Orlando developer Chuck Whittall wants to tear down the Orlando Fashion Square Mall if his agreement to buy the land underneath it for $23 million goes through. The Orlando Sentinel reports that while the Unicorp National Developments president has a contract for the 46 acres, Whittall still has to broker a deal for the mall with…
Telehealth bills up for debate in Florida Legislature could make it easier to buy glasses and contacts online
The Florida Legislature is currently considering bills that would make it easier for people to get some of their healthcare services, possibly including eye care, online. The “telehealth” bills would allow doctors use technology to provide health services to patients remotely. It’s a big change that has many industry groups at odds over the regulatory…
Crossover artist CloZee unites festival kids and NPR lovers with eclectic house at Celine
French electronic artist Chloé Herry, aka CloZee, is known for blending dancefloor rhythms with international instrumentation and a keen sense of drama. It’s resulted in plenty of crossover appeal; she’s just as likely to have fans who know her from NPR’s Echoes as they do from Electric Forest. She swings through downtown’s Celine this week…
Florida House approves tax package that gives more public money to charter schools
A $102.4 million tax-cut package was approved late Thursday by the Florida House, despite objections from Democrats about a proposal that would spread voter-approved local tax dollars to charter schools. The 69-44 vote sets the stage for negotiations between the House and Senate on a final tax package with one week left in the 60-day…
A bill to ban fracking in Florida is likely dead this legislative session
A proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban “fracking” in Florida appears dead for this legislative session. Sen. Ben Albritton, a Wauchula Republican who sponsored a fracking-ban bill (SB 7064), said Thursday evening he doesn’t think the measure has much of a chance of passing with just more than a week remaining in the…
Don your best duds to blend in at Disney’s unofficial annual Dapper Day outing
It’s your time to dress to impress this weekend! Step out in style at the spring edition of Dapper Day. Transform into a Cruella de Vil-inspired flapper or a Snow White from the ’50s; whether your style is vintage chic or fashionably modern, all are welcome. The popular meetup – technically unsanctioned by Disney –…
Puerto Ricans gather to celebrate community and culture at the third annual Florida Puerto Rican Parade downtown
¡Oye Boricuas! It’s time to break out your Puerto Rican flags and celebrate your heritage at the third annual Florida Puerto Rican parade. Come to this event to celebrate the Puerto Rican community and culture, as well as the ways Puerto Ricans have contributed to Central Florida. Expect to see representatives from different parts of…
Acid Mothers Temple brings psychedelic nuclear fallout music to Will’s Pub
In August 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were leveled by atomic bombs. Survival in the wake of nuclear destruction must be a horrifically bewildering experience, one that ingrains itself deeply into a cultural psyche and informs what is created by generations of survivors. This residual radiation is the crucible that birthed Godzilla, Akira, Hello Kitty and…
New wave icons the Psychedelic Furs deliver intimate Velvet Session at Hard Rock Hotel
The Psychedelic Furs have spent decades toeing that very tricky line between being enigmatic dark-pop icons and John Hughes soundtrack mainstays in ways that many of their ’80s contemporaries haven’t managed. Hence, they retain a certain mystique and underground cachet, while their hit singles regularly get drunkenly bellowed at high-school reunions and old wave nights.…
Enjoy living under Flesident Pitbull in the ‘If Florida was a country’ parody
Orlando comedian Rauce Padgett accurately predicts what would happen in the hilarious event of a #FLEXIT in his new parody sketch “If Florida was a country,” and yes, it involves weaponized manatees. The local actor behind hilarious sketches like “If Orlando was a movie,” and “Why the I4 to 408 sucks” sees a future where…
Country royalty Rosanne Cash to play Central Florida on Friday
Rosanne Cash’s name screams country, her new record dips into pop and sprinkles in hints of jazz as part of a package that’s deeply contemplative and more than able to stand up to the excellence of the 63-year-old songwriter’s three-time Grammy Award-winning 2014 album, The River & the Thread. Cash is set to play a…
Paris Banh Mi Café Bakery opens in Orlando’s Mills 50 district
Paris Banh Mi Café Bakery, the French-Vietnamese fusion concept, just soft opened in Orlando’s Mills 50 district last weekend. The new restaurant at 1021 E. Colonial Drive is near Lineage Coffee, Lazy Moon Pizza and the Snap! Space gallery. Aside from a lot of banh mi, Paris Banh Mi Café Bakery also plans to serve freshly baked French bread, pastries, desserts, coffee…
The Church rekindle an entire era in Orlando with their ‘Starfish’ anniversary tour
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND The Church, The Social, April 23 Only certified legends can brag about contributing more than a single lightning-in-a-bottle song to any canon. And since no vintage alternative playlist could legitimately be considered definitive without bona fide anthems “Under the Milky Way” and “Reptile,” count the Church among them. And since those iconic…
Six degrees what? The Bacon Brothers announce Ocala show this summer
Forget Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon! You can be in the same room with the celebrated actor – also a touring and recording musician – when his sibling act the Bacon Brothers play their only Florida tour stop in nearby Ocala as part of their Shaky Ground tour. The duo of Kevin and Michael (a…
The giant cassowary bird that killed its Florida owner is up for sale
This Saturday, April 27, a bird will be bid on by the masses, but this isn’t your ordinary bird – it is an exotic breed with knife-like talons that can extend to five inches long and a height of up to six and a half feet. Gulf Coast Livestock Auction will hold the action at…
Get the first taste of Bagel Bruno at their pop-up inside Foxtail on May 10
Bagel Bruno, the new Montreal-style bagel concept created by Pizza Bruno and Foxtail Coffee, will be having its first pop-up in Winter Park next month. The Bagel Bruno pop-up will be Friday, May 10, inside the Winter Park Foxtail (1282 N. Orange Ave.), according to the Facebook event. Starting at 7 a.m., customers can be…
DeSantis wants the power to remove Florida officials who don’t cooperate with immigration authorities
As Republican lawmakers seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities, Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to make sure legislation would give him power to take action against officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. A sanctuary-city bill is one of the governor’s top priorities during this year’s legislative session. The Senate is expected Thursday…
Florida House Republicans pass bill to make ex-felons pay fees before restoring voting rights
In one of the most-divisive issues of the 2019 legislative session, the House on Wednesday approved a plan for carrying out a constitutional amendment designed to restore the voting rights of felons who have fulfilled the terms of their sentences. Democrats spent hours Tuesday and Wednesday criticizing the bill, contending that it would place too…
Orlando-based O’Dang Hummus moving toward national supermarket shelf domination
The buzz on local food products increases just a bit more today as Orlando-based O’Dang Hummus signs a expanded distribution deal with Publix Supermarkets. Founder Jesse Wolfe created the product while attending University of Central Florida in 2013. Since O’Dang’s humble beginnings in a shared kitchen, Wolfe has seen explosive growth. Even before this week’s…
Orlando Ballet wunderkind Arcadian Broad closes out his tenure at the company with ‘Wonderland’
Arcadian Broad, the 22-year-old Orlando Ballet wunderkind, not only choreographed the 70-minute, three-act Wonderland, which finds Lewis Carroll’s perverse Mad Hatter exiled to the London of the 1920s; he also composed some of the music and dances the starring top-hatted role. Local writer-composer Christopher Belt calls Broad’s score “equal parts Sergei Prokofiev and Danny Elfman, with…
Gods & Monsters’ backroom bar Vault 5421 hosts a Freddy vs. Michael party for dedicated horror fans
Horror fans can flock to Gods & Monsters’ backroom bar, Vault 5421, this weekend for a party celebrating Halloween’s Michael Myers and A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger. Enjoy themed drinks, a custom mask vendor and raffles for prizes. There will also be someone dancing in a cage, and if that’s a selling point…
Writer’s Block Bookstore celebrates Indie Bookstore Day because they’re the only local bookstore who can
Yes, yes, you’re right – it’s Record Store Day for print nerds. And much like Record Store Day, Indie Bookstore Day offers special limited editions available only at stores taking part in the celebration, and only on the day itself. So get out your camp chair and line up early for swag like Chuck Palahniuk’s…
Funk Fest brings Erykah Badu and other R&B legends to the Central Florida Fairgrounds this weekend
The Funk Fest package tour is rolling through the City Beautiful this weekend with, candidly, their strongest lineup yet: a powerhouse gathering of R&B, soul, hip-hop, neo-soul and funk luminaries of yesterday and today. A quick scan through the lineup made us think we were looking at one of those Festify “festival lineups” that we’re…
Reyes Mezcaleria and Dixie Dharma collaborate on a vegan chef’s dinner in May
Time to put down roots, Orlando! Next month, the culinary geniuses of Reyes Mezcaleria and Dixie Dharma will pool their powers for Rooted, “a plant-based chef collaboration.” Chef Wendy Lopez (Reyes) and chef Shaun Noonan (Dixie Dharma) will join forces to serve a 100 percent vegan, six-course tasting menu in the lovely environs of Reyes,…
Florida lawmakers want to know why there still isn’t funding for the Pulse memorial
As the 2019 legislative session draws to a close, budget negotiations are on lawmakers’ minds this week. But funding for a permanent memorial in honor of the 49 lives lost in the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre has yet to be secured. In the Florida Senate budget, $245,000 was originally set aside for the memorial. But…
Central Florida’s Spook Hill is getting added to the National Register of Historic Places
Ghost riding the whip has new meaning lately, but an OG Polk County ghost riding spot has just landed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spook Hill – where cars in neutral appear to roll uphill – was added to the list earlier this month, and it joins the more than four dozen Polk…
Get a free giant chicken tender every day next week at The Coop
To celebrate their fifth anniversary, The Coop is offering giant buttermilk chicken tenders for free next week to its first 50 customers. The Winter Park restaurant at 610 W. Morse Blvd. will be giving out the free tenders from Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3, according to a press release. So that’s five, count ’em five,…
Whiskey Business offers a wide variety of scotch, rye, bourbon and entertainment at Cheyenne Saloon
You’re a whiskey fan, eh? More of a rye sort of guy or gal than a wheat-based lover? Either way, that’s good, because Whiskey Business is bringing its unlimited whiskey samples once again to Cheyenne Saloon this week, from locally produced bourbons to single malts from Scotland, small batch distills to single grains, the classics,…
Florida lawmakers are about to pass a bill punishing local officials who don’t cooperate with ICE
The Republican-controlled House, for the fourth year in a row, is poised to pass legislation that would punish local officials who do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The House late Tuesday prepared the bill (HB 527) for passage, after a four-hour marathon discussion that included Democrats contending the bill would endanger Florida’s tourism workforce…
Andrew Gillum reaches settlement with Florida ethics officials over improper gifts
Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic candidate for Florida governor, has reached a settlement with the Florida Commission on Ethics over allegations he improperly accepted gifts from lobbyists, the Associated Press reports. The exact settlement agreement remains unknown. In January, the ethics panel said it had found probable cause to believe that Gillum, who previously served…
Orlando Museum of Art explores the power of text as art in its latest after hours Night Shift party
Orlando Museum of Art’s series of after-hours art parties, Night Shift, continues this month with a focus on text. Diverse performances, installations and activities highlight the artistic power of the printed word in an atmosphere that’s more like a really classy nightclub than a museum. (It’s still definitely a museum, though. No touching!) Enjoy the…
Gov. Ron DeSantis sets May execution for Florida serial killer
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed his first death warrant, with an execution scheduled May 23 for Tampa-area serial killer Robert Joseph Long, according to documents posted on the Florida Supreme Court website. Long was sentenced to death in the May 1984 murder of Michelle Simms after picking her up on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa.…
The end could be in sight for Visit Florida
Florida’s tourism-marketing agency is closer to having its doors closed this fall as a Senate budget proposal Tuesday matched the House’s stance to eliminate Visit Florida. Sen. Travis Hutson, a St. Augustine Republican who oversees tourism and economic-development funding, said there is no reason to push for additional money until the House takes up a…
Tampa makes history by electing Jane Castor as the first openly LGBTQ mayor
Former Police Chief Jane Castor made history April 23, becoming the first openly gay mayor of Tampa. She’s already the first woman and first lesbian to serve as Tampa’s police chief. Now, she’s the first gay woman to serve as mayor of a major Florida city, and furthermore the first lesbian to serve as mayor…
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The best concerts coming to Orlando this week
Andy Burns Young orchestral-pop expat knows his way around an elegant phrase, and he’s joined by locals with similar savvy like Lexi Long and Jan Helene Lavigne. 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Grumpy’s Underground Lounge, donations suggested The Anti-Queens Toronto garage-punk quartet play with a stacked deck of locals including the WildTones, Call In…
Opening in Orlando: Peterloo, Amazing Grace and more
Opening Wednesday: Amazing Grace It takes a while for the staff at Maitland’s Enzian Theater to clean up after each edition of the Florida Film Festival. They have to survey the grounds for structural damage. Hose down the porta-potties. And find suitable homes for any babies that were born during the event. Oh wait, that’s…
Juggalos finally get some wicked clown love from the mainstream in ‘Family’
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Savage Love: ‘The Liked Boys’
My best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed over the past week or so that he has been following, liking and commenting on a lot of…
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