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American Idol winner Fantasia and Robin Thicke to play Central Florida in November
American Idol winner Fantasia and controversial “Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke are teaming up for a 26 date North American tour with a stop in Tampa. Announced today, the “Sketchbook” tour will stop by Tampa’s Yuengling Center on Nov. 23 with special guests Tank and the Bonfyre. Tickets start start at $54.75 and go on…
Disney Springs’ Paddlefish hosts a beer dinner featuring Big Top Brewing
Big Top Brewing Company is the featured brewery for a four-course dinner with beer pairings for each course at Disney Springs’ monumental Paddlefish restaurant. The menu includes scallops, lamb, beef chili and pineapple upside-down cake. The price tag might seem a little hefty, but that’s only because you haven’t looked at the prices of Paddlefish’s…
Mixed-use development to be latest addition along Winter Park’s Orange Avenue corridor
An old Winter Park building from the 1960’s is getting a facelift, and heating up the city’s Orlando Ave. corridor. The 7,000 square-foot building at 1100 S. Orlando Ave. was acquired by Garber Development, and it will soon house a collection of restaurants and retailers, the developer said in a press release. The plan is to call…
Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson kicks off Pegasus Palooza at UCF
Although he’s known just as much for his personal life as he is for his work on Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson deserves some credit for giving that show a shot in the arm. The 25-year-old is the first SNL cast member born in the 1990s, and has shown a generational tendency toward being very…
Backstreet Boys compare their ‘DNA’ at Orlando’s Amway Center
Orlando women in your mid-30s: It’s time to unite! We must take to the streets to welcome back our hometown boy-band heroes, the Backstreet Boys. Nick, AJ, Brian, Kevin and Howie have returned. Actually, they never left: Unlike some boy bands, the Backstreet Boys stayed together for 23 years and counting. After the smashing success…
Hepatitis watch: People of Central Florida, we are begging you to wash your hands after you use the toilet
The number of hepatitis A cases in Florida continues to climb, according to a Florida Department of Health report that showed the state has had 2,266 reported cases this year. The News Service of Florida has analyzed the Department of Health data posted over the last four weeks. The analysis found that the six counties…
Stonewall Orlando hosts a screening of Wax Trax documentary ‘Industrial Accident’
Panic Underground pays tribute to its roots and provides a valuable history lesson this Friday with a one-night-only screening of the Industrial Accident documentary on beyond-influential Chicago label Wax Trax Records. This is the story of a record store-turned-tastemaking imprint that brought the edgy and discordant sounds of electronic and industrial music to the American…
DJ Smilin’ Dan brings in Dave Cannalte for a special guest spot at Mills 50’s Remix Record Shop
Of all the nightlife action on Mills Avenue, one of the freshest new nights is pure retro. That’s because DJ Smilin’ Dan’s weekly Friday night conversion of Mills 50 wax purveyor Remix Record Shop into a music video bar is a deep dive back into some of the most defining and seminal chapters of classic…
Do not sleep on the Midnight Hour’s upcoming tour date at Orlando’s Iron Cow
The Midnight Hour, the all-star collaboration between A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, are taking this incredible partnership on the road next month, and one of their Florida stops will in our very own Milk District! The duo of Muhammad and Younge are a soul powerhouse, conjuring up the energy and…
DeSantis says Florida is in a good position but ‘needs to prepare’ for a recession
As state economists warn that the economy is slowing, Gov. Ron DeSantis believes Florida is better positioned for a recession than it was a decade ago. Speaking at the Florida League of Cities’ annual conference last Friday, the Republican governor pointed to the state continuing to hold top-line credit ratings and receiving positive media comparisons…
Love Your Shorts Film Festival provides Sanford with a look back at the best of the fest
“Don’t want no short people,” Randy Newman once sang. In Sanford, that sentiment certainly doesn’t extend to short films, which are again in demand as the town celebrates the Love Your Shorts Film Festival Summer Rewind. Held at the historic Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, the program includes 10 films selected from among the best…
Seattle’s garage-glam Scott Yoder returns to Will’s Pub this week
It’s a night of glittering stars and outrageous sights and sounds … No, we’re not talking about our Best of Orlando Party, though that is happening the very same night as this haute rock showcase. We’re talking about twin returns. First, Seattle’s Scott Yoder brings his darkling, overdriven glam rock back to the City Beautiful.…
Sorry, but thermostats in Florida should never be above 78 degrees
I will never give in to Big Heat. It’s been a record-setting summer across the globe for high temperatures, and Florida has not been spared. However, a new report from the federal government suggests that Floridians should just learn to accept the angry, sweaty embrace of Big Heat. I will resist. In an effort to…
King Diamond to play the Dr. Phillips Center in November
Pinch us, we must be dreaming! The king of metal has returned! Danish metal legend King Diamond has announced both a new album, Institute – his first since 2007 – and even better, a North American tour set for later this year. And hold on to your monocles and fancy dress gowns, the only chance Florida fans have…
Orange County Convention Center greenlights fancy new $605 million expansion
Details on the Orange County Convention Center’s $605 million expansion are now emerging. The bold design is from a joint venture between Populous and C.T. Hsu. Populous is a global architectural firm known for high profile projects, including multiple Olympic stadiums and dozens of sports arenas, while the Orlando based C.T. Hsu and Associates is…
Bakery Plus has reopened and brought old-fashioned doughnut joy back to SoDo
(Content warning: there is a doughnut-filled happy ending.) “Oh, no! Bakery Plus closed!” my husband calls from the living room where he’s scrolling through his phone. I gasp from the kitchen. “WHAT?” My heart drops. Bakery Plus (at 915 E. Michigan St.) has been closed for months for a major renovation project, and ever since the…
Looks like there’s no funding for the 5-hour mental health instruction Florida officials just announced for Grade 6-12 students
Last month, Florida Department of Education passed a new rule requiring five hours of mental health instruction for students in the state. Monday, it became clear that there was no plan on how that would be funded. School board member Angie Gallo confirmed it was an unfunded mandate at the Orange County legislative delegation in…
Universal Orlando removes ‘white power’ rollercoaster photo from Facebook page
Universal Orlando has removed a photo from their Annual Passholder Facebook group showing guests doing a Nazi salute and the “white power” hand gesture. The photo, which was reportedly taken during Universal’s Passholder Appreciation Night on Sunday, Aug. 18, shows four guests on the Revenge of the Mummy attraction making the racist hand gestures. Despite…
Charges dropped against Chris Brown for Florida nightclub ‘sucker punch’
Felony battery charges against Chris Brown were dropped last week following a 2017 incident at a Tampa nightclub, where police say the singer “sucker punched” a staff photographer. A court spokesperson confirmed to WTSP that the state of Florida dropped the battery charge on Brown last Friday, Aug. 16. The spokesperson did not say exactly…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra to bring a very prog-rock Christmas to the Amway Center in December
Winter tour dates from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra should be no surprise, but longtime fans of the prog-rock spectacle will be happy to know that the 2019 edition of TSO’s tour will bring the band’s 1996 debut, Christmas Eve and Other Stories, to life along with a Christmas-themed trilogy of albums including 1998’s The Christmas Attic…
Puerto Rican nurses in Florida say their boss threatened to fire them for speaking Spanish
A group of Puerto Rican nurses with the Department of Health in Polk County say they have been threatened with termination for speaking Spanish on the job. The seven nurses work at the Haines City clinic, and, ironically enough, were actually hired because they were bilingual, according to a press release sent out by Orlando-based…
Collective Soul announce November show in Orlando
Atlanta alt-rockers Collective Soul released new album Blood earlier this summer and are currently on their “Now’s the Time” tour road-testing these new songs. The current leg of this tour may have missed the City Beautiful, but it looks as though the band is coming back around in late November to satisfy the faithful. Collective Soul…
Farewell to Habit burger: all Orlando locations closed this weekend
If you were a regular at the Habit Burger Grill, looks you’re gonna have to kick the habit. The California-based burger chain just closed down its three Orlando-area locations on Sunday, representatives confirmed. Those locations are/were: 2205 S. Orange Ave., Orlando 4706 Millenia Plaza Way, Orlando N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park CEO Russ Bendel said…
Adaptive water skiing event for skiers with disabilities comes to Winter Haven next month
The ski’s the limit for water-skiers of all abilities. Adaptive water skiing for skiers with disabilities will be offered at a special event at Lake Silver in Winter Haven for the sixth year in a row next month, according to a press release from Polk County Tourism officials. The Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team joins…
School bus and pickup truck collide in Orlando, 3 children complain of head pain
A crash between a school bus and pickup truck in Orange County left three children complaining of minor head pain, according to fire officials. The children, two sisters aged 6 and 8, and their 5-year-old brother, were checked out on the scene. Officials found they did not need to be taken to the hospital, said Mike…
Dark Horizon brings legendary haunting team to Orlando for a Florida-themed horror house
Central Florida is one of the nation’s leading regions when it comes to Halloween events. Of course we have Universal Halloween Horror Nights, one of the nation’s largest and most recognizable Halloween events, and Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream, plus numerous more independent experiences like A Petrified Forest and The Haunt at Old Town. While the region…
Orlando’s ban on styrofoam at city properties not threatened by South Florida court ruling
If you haven’t heard, an appellate court just ruled that the city of Coral Gables cannot impose it’s 2016 ban on styrofoam. You may have also heard that the Orlando City Council has agreed to a new policy banning plastic straws, bags and utensils, and Styrofoam ice chests and cups, at city parks and venues…
Orlando’s anti-terrorism funding doubles this year to $3.25 million
Orlando’s getting $3.25 million in anti-terrorism funding this year, and that’s more than double what the city took up last year, according to state representatives. It’s the latest result from a push by three Florida politicians to secure more funding after Orlando — a major tourist hub that’s home to Walt Disney World and Universal…
Disney World’s new discount ticket ‘deal’ keeps you out of the parks until they’re absolutely packed
Walt Disney World is now offering guests a discounted ticket option, but you can’t set foot into a theme park until it’s completely packed. The new ticket option, called the Mid-Day Magic Ticket, is available starting today and good at every Disney World property. It allows guests a slightly cheaper deal, but the only catch is you…
Orlando’s Electric Daisy Carnival just announced full lineup of more than 100 artists
In a bizarrely big announcement today, Electric Daisy Carnival announced the full lineup of this year’s expanded, three-day spectacular at Tinker Field. Taking place Nov. 8-10, the fest grounds will be bigger, too – 20 acres – to accommodate more music and art, including large installations and rides. The musical lineup includes Alison Wonderland, Rezz, Charlotte De…
For the love of God, will someone please name this Orange County Sheriff’s horse?
This Orange County Sheriff’s Office horse needs a law enforcement name. Just look at this horse: Is this a male or female? What breed of horse is this? They don’t say. How can we be expected to name this horse? We called and found out. The horse is a 14-year-old male Quarter Horse. Before you…
Third Eye Blind’s massive summer tour comes to Orlando in November
Third Eye Blind is touring through Orlando in November, part of a nationwide promotion for Screamer, the band’s seventh full-length album. After spending October on an U.K. stretch, the band will hit the east coast, rolling through St. Petersburg on Nov. 14, Tallahassee on the 15th, and Orlando on Nov. 16. The band will have…
PokéBar pop-up coming to Orlando for one day only in October
NOTE: This event never occurred and was likely part of an effort to gather consumers’ contact information before disappearing. Orlando Weekly is investigating the organizers, and has revised our vetting process to verify all pop-up events prior to publication. After weeks of breathless anticipation, PokéBar – the Pokémon-themed pop-up experience – announced it will finally…
Florida teacher removed after viral whiteboard rant against students who don’t stand for the pledge
A now-viral Facebook post from a Jacksonville classroom shows a teacher’s whiteboard rant against students who do not stand during the pledge. The message, from First Coast High School teacher Daniel Goodman, quickly made the rounds on social media. Once word reached school officials, he was removed from the classroom pending a review, according to…
Florida judge questions constitutionality of Amendment 4, restoration of rights could be threatened
Florida excludes more ex-felons from voting than any other state. A federal judge added a new twist Thursday in the legal battle over whether convicted felons who’ve served their time behind bars should be required to pay court-ordered financial obligations before voting rights are restored. Plaintiffs in the case are challenging a state law that…
Universal will screen a ‘Halloween Marathon of Mayhem’ film scenes
Universal, yet again, has another update for what to expect at the upcoming Halloween Horror nights. This time, it’s a giant screen showcasing iconic scenes from horror films and cult classics. “Guests will witness a twisted new take on Netflix’s Stranger Things, Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters, Universal’s Monsters, and Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Killer Klowns From Outer Space…
Brace yourselves for five weeks of overnight detours on I-4 near Maitland and Winter Park
Get ready for five weeks of nighttime detours to get around U.S. 17-92 in Winter Park and Maitland. Despite your best efforts to do otherwise, you’ll probably have to take I-4. The Florida Department of Transportation says a $260,000 construction project will include repairs to the railroad bridge above 17-92, and will cause road closures for…
Central Florida ‘Sports Chef’ sues Oakland Raiders’ Antonio Brown for $40K in unpaid meals
A self-proclaimed celebrity chef from Central Florida is suing Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown, claiming that the football player didn’t pay for nearly $40,000 worth in privately prepared meals. The suit, filed in Osceola County Circuit Court, names Orange County resident Stefano Tedeschi, known as the “Sports Chef,” as the plaintiff. The contested meals…
Trump’s Facebook ads are targeted at Florida more than any other state
Trump has spent an estimated $12.5 million so far on Facebook ads. If you live in Florida and you’re a middle-aged man, there’s a good chance President Donald Trump is spending a lot of money to get your attention. Following heavy criticism after Facebook allowed Russia to buy targeted ads during the 2016 election, the…
Movement against Orlando Pulse museum gains momentum
A steadily-growing coalition in Orlando has set up an online campaign with the goal of stopping construction plans for a multi-million-dollar museum near the site of the Pulse nightclub massacre. The NoPulseMuseum Twitter account and an accompanying website first appeared online at the start of August. Christine Leinonen, the mother of Pulse victim Drew Leinonen,…
Orlando downtown library to host ‘Making a Murderer’ attorney for talk about criminal justice
If you’re interested in criminal justice, true crime stories, or the show Making a Murderer, you’re in luck. Jerome F. Buting, the attorney who represented Steve Avery on the hit Netflix show, will be speaking at the downtown library next month, library officials announced. Buting will discuss his new book, Illusion of Justice: Inside Making…
Orlando rally tonight will bring together LGBTQ activists and allies to call for ban on ‘conversion therapy’
A rally in Orlando on Thursday will bring LGBTQ activists and allies together to call for a ban on conversion therapy in Orange County. The event piggy backs off of a petition created by local activist Andrew Chang that so far has more than 4,500 signatures. Chang, calling the controversial procedure a pseudoscience that can…
Washington D.C. rapper Wale to kick off comeback tour in Florida and play Orlando
Rapper Wale wants to reassure his fans that “Everything is Fine” during his autumn tour of the same name, and this trek is kicking off in Florida and includes a date in the City Beautiful! Wale has recently made waves with both new single “On Chill,” and tongue-in-cheek Twitter trolling of online pundits who had…
Florida city’s ban on Styrofoam overturned by appeal from Florida Retail Federation
An appeals court Wednesday sided with the Florida Retail Federation and upheld the constitutionality of state laws which prevent Styrofoam bans. A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal overturned a ruling by a Miami-Dade County circuit judge who found three state laws unconstitutional. The new ruling says state law can and does prevent Coral Gables…
Brevard teachers vote down their proposed contract but it’s not exactly like Orange County
Teachers in Brevard County voted down the contract proposed between their union and the school district two weeks after Orange County educators did the same. But Brevard teachers found themselves in a much different situation. Brevard Federation of Teachers, the county’s union, had already declared impasse back in December after they couldn’t agree on raise…
New axe-throwing spot in Orlando could battle Epic
Looks like Epic Axe Throwing just got some competition. Orlando’s favorite — and probably only — axe throwing joint has a rival moving in just a couple of blocks away. That would be Backyard Axe Throwing League (BATL). And the company’s no stranger to the super-niche activity that seems to attract O-town’s yuppie crowd. The…
Orange County Library System announces Local Wanderer program, offering free admission to Orlando arts and culture venues
The Orange County Library System announced their new Local Wanderer program, which offers free admission to local arts and culture venues. Through the program, library cardholders will be granted free access to a variety of cultural institutions, including the Orlando Museum of Art, Orange County Regional History Center, Hard Rock Live, Central Florida Zoo, and…
Savoy gives you a chance to get served by movers and shakers at annual Celebrity Bartender Night
For the seventh year in a row, Savoy lets local celebrities get behind the stick for short bartending shifts, donating all tips to the Center. This year’s lineup includes DJs from XL106.7-FM, activists like Gina Duncan, State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, Pulse’s Neema Bahrami and Miss Comedy Queen Addison Taylor, among plenty of others. Hosts…
DJ BMF celebrates the freestyle bass of the late ’80s at Iron Cow for Set It Off
DJ BMF’s love of ’80s roller-rink soundtracks gets center stage for Set It Off at the Iron Cow. The freestyle and “hip-house” party features songs and videos from all-but-forgotten icons like Trinere, Lisette Melendez, Johnny O. and Cybotron, alongside evergreen hits from the likes of Debbie Deb, Lisa Lisa and Stevie B. Wear your high-tops,…
Mr. Ms. Adrien brings ‘The Devil Wears Prada: The Dragsical’ to Parliament House’s Footlight Theatre for two nights
Parliament House’s Footlight Theatre hosts a two-night stand of a drag musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada. Based on the film adaptation of the novel by Lauren Weisberger, the musical follows the trials and tribulations of a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor – a thinly veiled…
Cookie dough food truck opens at Disney Springs
All the goodness of cookie dough with, hopefully, none of the danger of salmonella just came to Disney. Disney Springs announced Wednesday the opening of their “Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck.” Just for today, if you mention their Twitter post you get $2 off. EXCITING NEWS—our new Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food…
Wall Street Plaza’s 10th annual MargaritaFest gives you three hours of unlimited ‘ritas
Three hours of unlimited margaritas. That’s the main attraction at Wall Street Plaza’s 10th annual MargaritaFest this weekend. Sure, there’s the live reggae from Cops themers Inner Circle and locals 506 Crew. And if you upgrade to the Tequila Terrace ticket, you can enjoy air conditioning and extra drinks in the Monkey Bar. But we…
Revisit the ‘Third Wave’ at Enzian’s screening of ‘Pick It Up! Ska in the ’90s’
Few musical genres evoke as much simultaneous nostalgia and derision as ska. The haven of band geeks across the nation – because how else are you going to be able to use that trombone in a “punk” way – ska had a huge boom in the mid-to-late ’90s. Bands like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel…
Coheed and Cambria announce Orlando House of Blues show in October
Coheed and Cambria’s fall tour has three Florida dates on it, and one of them is Orlando! The House of Blues will host the New Jersey prog-rock band on Saturday, October 19; other Florida stops on the tour include Fort Lauderdale (Revolution Live on October 17) and St. Petersburg (Mahaffey Theater on October 18). The…
Orlando dream-pop standouts Cathedral Bells get their time to shine as they head out on tour
Local dream-pop maestros Cathedral Bells are like a quiet storm, gathering momentum slowly and inexorably without much fuss or furor, before the heavens open and … you know the rest. The band has been patiently gathering momentum this year, releasing Eighth Wonder of the World this summer as a self-assured follow-up to their debut self-titled…
Americana crooner Austin Lucas returns to Orlando for a show at Will’s Pub
Among the fertile class of former punks turned country, Midwesterner Austin Lucas has always stood apart. Unlike the gravel-road throats of touchstones like Lucero’s Ben Nichols and buddy Chuck Ragan, Lucas’ voice rings crystal like a clarion beacon. Rather than the gruff echoes of punk, this Indiana son’s tone and flight shine with the kind…
Norwegian black metal band 1349 gets dark at Soundbar this weekend
For fans of metal, you can’t get much better in terms of unhinged heaviness and total commitment than Norwegian black metal. One of the more enduring and successful of these bands, 1349, are playing a mere three U.S. dates – with two of them in fucking Florida?! Peers to the fearsome likes of Mayhem and…
Young R&B sensation Khalid hits Orlando at the Amway Center
Multiplatinum R&B singer Khalid has been on the road since June, touring arenas behind his heat-seeking second album Free Spirit, which he dropped back in April (with accompanying short film, natch). The young Grammy-nominated artist tries his hand at all manner of pop textures on Free Spirit, collaborating with everyone from Disclosure and Murda Beatz…
Snap Orlando shows off work new and old at ‘Le Salon 2019’
They say that it’s better to spend your money on experiences than things. Although we aspire to this level of personal minimalism, one of the things that always gets in the way is our love of buying art. Investing in a one-of-a-kind piece deserves a pass from the finger-wagging KonMari adherents – so it’s good…
GayDayS offers plenty of fun for LGBTQ crowd this weekend, but returns to June next year
The big kerfuffle over GayDayS moving their events from the first weekend of June to the middle of August appears to be over. GayDayS announced that they’ll be moving back to June in 2020, which should please other groups devoted to that weekend as the historical home of “Gay Days” (not the trademarked GayDayS). But…
Audacious theatrical experiment ‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ plays in Orlando
Here’s a critic’s conundrum for you: How do you review a play when you aren’t supposed to reveal what it’s about? White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, the audacious theatrical experiment by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, has been performed everywhere from Edinburgh to Broadway since its 2011 premiere, attracting famous actors as diverse as Nathan Lane, F.…
Savage Love: Shrinkage
I’m an otherwise healthy man of 54. When I was a teen, my cock measured about 6 and a half inches. Not small, not huge, pretty average. I never kept track of the situation down south, but suddenly I find my junk reports in at just over 4 inches. WTF? Is this normal? Do men…
Meet Rusty! He’s 3 years old, housebroken and very friendly
Meet Rusty (A416664)! Rusty is 3 years old and is very friendly. He is housebroken, leash-trained, and knows some basic commands. Rusty does well with large dogs, but would prefer to be in a household with no small pets. He is super sweet, loves to be around people, and enjoys eating treats and playing. Rusty…
Russell’s on Ivanhoe will move into former Mesa21 space, and more Orlando restaurant news
OPENINGS: Russell’s on Ivanhoe, a concept by Kevin O’Donnell and Justin Stratford of Winter Park’s Local Butcher & Market and the Porch, will move into the Mesa21 space in the Ivanhood. Expect “The Porch meets Hillstone,” says O’Donnell … Speaking of, The Porch has opened an outpost in the old Graffiti Junktion space on Wekiva…
Tessa Violet takes Florida again, with an Orlando tour date
Tessa Violet cuts a distinctive figure, with bright yellow hair (sometimes orange, sometimes green, sometimes pink) and a seemingly limitless supply of multicolored jumpsuits that even Liz Cooper herself would envy. The brightness of her attire matches the sparkle of her spirit, a bouncy, effortless swag that sees her in almost perpetual motion. She has…
The best concerts in Orlando this week: Obsidian, Torre’ LaRock, and more
Hucci Asteria brings Brighton DJ/producer Hucci for town for a night of leftfield trap-hop. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Patio, $10-$15 Alterity Members of Alterity Chamber Orchestra get down on some Stravinsky chamber music, with Cole NeSmith providing narration. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Timucua, free Hawt & Popular Issue #3 Party…
Springsteen-inspired biopic ‘Blinded by the Light’ opens in Orlando
Blinded by the Light, the latest film from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, is inspired by the life of Safraz Manzoor, a Pakistani-British journalist who grew up in an English working class town during the height of the Thatcher era. As a teenager, Manzoor found an unlikely hero in Bruce Springsteen. Although the…
Watch ‘The Meg’ from a giant pool, and other movie events in Orlando this week
John Wynn’s Mirror Mirror Independent film about a pastor who thinks about leaving his congregation due to lustful thoughts. Wednesday, 7 pm; AMC Disney Springs 24, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $20; 407-298-4488. A Boy Named Charlie Brown The 50th anniversary of this animated feature film, and the first time it will be presented in…
Orlando Vietnamese snail restaurant Mama Lau va Oc will force you to slow down and savor
We’re a city known for our Vietnamese cuisine – have been since the 1980s – and our tourist boards use that culinary nugget to the fullest when marketing Orlando as a city of diverse eats. Remember the calls by some to anoint pho – pho! – as the city’s signature dish? So it came as…
’47 Meters Down: Uncaged,’ ‘Good Boys’ and more film openings in Orlando
Opening Wednesday, Aug. 14: The Angry Birds Movie 2 SPOILER: This time, they’re QAnon. (PG) Opening Friday, Aug. 16: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged If you’re still missing Shark Week, you’re the target audience for Entertainment Studios’ chum-churning sequel, in which another set of nubile young chicks is menaced by the corporeal can-openers of the deep. And the…
