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Kraftwerk’s show in Orlando on Wednesday is a can’t-miss proposition
An apex experience for anyone impacted by the singular sounds of these ‘Man-Machines’
Silvestre Dangond to play a two-night stand in Orlando this month
Silvestre Dangond will bring his clásicas vallenato tunes to Orlando — for two nights in a row. Dangond kicks off his headlining tour right here in Orlando in late July, before heading on to major U.S. cities like New York, Dallas and Seattle. The tour ends in Miami later in the year. Through collaborations with singers…
Mason Jar Provisions closes after two years in Thornton Park, plans move in Orlando area
Mason Jar Provisions has closed. The Thornton Park restaurant opened its doors in 2020. They specialized in a variety of comfort food and pub grub, from smashburgers to falafels. The restaurant’s website posted that June 26 would be the last day they were open. Then on Facebook, they posted they were going to come back…
Legal Public Notices 6/29/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: July 8th, 2022 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Todd Schlott – TV, lawnmower,…
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Orlando Museum of Art director told art expert who had doubts about Basquiat exhibit to ‘stay in [her] limited lane’
“Shut up. You took the money. Stop being holier than thou.”
Orlando Police release bodycam footage of Mall at Millenia shootout that left 19-year-old dead
The shootout started because of an open container
Disney pulls out of Sunrail/Brightline expansion following route change
A planned Disney Springs station is no more
Arguments heard in Florida abortion ban case
Judge John Cooper will decide whether or not to block the state’s 15-week ban
SeaWorld hosts Electric Ocean concert series with Fuel, P.O.D. and more
SeaWorld are adding a live music component to their Electric Ocean summer event, with big-name headliners set to perform weekends in July into August. The Electric Ocean concert series kicks off later this month, with Saturday and Sunday show happening at the Nautilus Theater at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the appointed days. Here’s…
NRA points to Supreme Court concealed carry ruling in attempt to overturn Florida’s under-21 gun ban
SCOTUS’ raft of conservative opinions are already having an effect
Former Rusteak Chef Danny Otero opens new Latin restaurant Mi Cocina By Chef D.O.C.
Renowned local chef Juan “Danny” Otero is opening his own restaurant. The former head of Rusteak’s kitchen announced a new Latin venture called Mi Cocina By Chef D.O.C. The restaurant out in West Orlando offers takes on everything from steak to tofu to pasta. The cozy spot on Good Homes Road offers just four two-top…
Florida police officer under investigation after telling Black driver ‘this is how you guys get killed’
@giliam509 #Being ♬ original sound – Bab9 A Miami-Dade cop has been put on desk duty and is under investigation after a video of him telling a Black man “this is how you guys get killed” went viral. Last Wednesday, driver Gerdason Nicolas, was driving to work without a seatbelt when he was stopped by…
Winter Park woman sues police department after being shot in her home
A Winter Park woman is suing the city’s police department after one of their officers shot her in her home. Bobbie Sapp was shot by police performing a welfare check at her home in 2017. The woman had recently gone through a breakup that she claims was violent. Her ex-boyfriend, Dean Johnson, had banged on…
Orlando fave comedian Preacher Lawson makes ‘Tonight Show’ stand-up debut
The funny and compelling comedian Preacher Lawson — who cut his comedy teeth in Orlando — made his debut Tonight Show appearance on Friday, June 24. (In case you were wondering, he was funnier than Jimmy Fallon.) Lawson’s set was wonderfully paced and warm. He has a gift for making the audience feel good with brilliant, immersive storytelling. Plus,…
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes bill that would have allowed businesses to sue cities for lost profits
A controversial measure that would have given businesses power to sue cities and counties to recoup lost profits was among five bills that Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed Friday. While the veto of the business measure (SB 620) drew praise from local-government and environmental groups, DeSantis left open the door for lawmakers to consider similar, but…
Supreme Court ruling adds fuel to Florida abortion battles
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling drew fiercely polarized reactions in Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying the state will “work to expand pro-life protections.” The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito and backed by the court’s conservative majority, had been expected after a draft opinion…
Florida meningitis outbreak hits home for Orlando Weekly’s publisher
Raphael Castellano is fighting for his life. Can you help?
Publix opts out of distributing COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
Publix confirmed that they will not offer the newly approved Moderna and Pfizer shots to children younger than 5. The decision comes after federal health officials approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old. Publix had an integral role in the initial distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida. The supermarket chain…
Disney promises to cover abortion travel costs for employees
Disney circulated a memo saying they would cover travel for employees seeking care
Abortion rights rally happening this afternoon in Orlando in wake of SCOTUS overturning ‘Roe v. Wade’
Orlando-area reproductive-rights advocates and sundry sane people are holding a last-minute “Emergency Rally to Protect Abortion Access” later Friday afternoon in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade earlier today. “Emergency Rally to Protect Abortion Access” will be happening indoors (due to likely weather complications) at the Renaissance Theatre Company on Princeton Street…
FBI raids Orlando Museum of Art, seizes paintings from troubled ‘Heroes and Monsters’ Basquiat exhibition
FBI agents raided Orlando Museum of Art early Friday, seizing over two dozen paintings that made up the controversial Heroes & Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Thaddeus Mumford, Jr. Venice Collection exhibition, purported to be lost works by iconic artist Jean-Michael Basquiat. The move came mere days before the the troubled Heroes was set to sputter to…
Mailer attacks Rep. Anthony Sabatini for Joel Greenberg associations: ‘He’s cozy with pedophiles’
No, not Matt Gaetz (this time)
Today’s SCOTUS rulings show that the majority doesn’t care about torching its legitimacy, only about pushing its radical agenda
Republican presidents have won the popular vote once since 1988, yet they’ve appointed six of the Court’s nine justices.
Company ordered to pay $3.9 million in damages for failing to run mobile COVID-19 clinic in Winter Haven
Verity failed to provide in spite of being paid millions
Turnstile and Snail Mail to tour through Orlando this fall as part of “Love Connection” tour
If you were crestfallen about Snail Mail’s Orlando show late last year being canceled, dry those tears. Lindsey Jordan’s project will be opening for hotly tipped hardcore band Turnstile this autumn with a stop in Orlando. This is one of only two Florida dates for the “Turnstile Love Connection Tour”: Oct. 13 at the House…
Donald Trump shares poll that shows him beating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in primary as 2024 rumors continue
The poll showed Trump beating DeSantis handily
Veg-Fest brings vegan eats to downtown Orlando this weekend
Lake Eola is the place to be for veg-heads
Halloween Horror Nights shares details of Blumhouse haunt
The house will blend ‘Freaky’ and ‘The Black Phone.’
Florida man charged with bringing concealed handgun to Disney Springs
The Royal Palm Beach resident didn’t have a license to carry his handgun.
Florida businesses sue state over anti-CRT ‘Stop WOKE Act’
As a federal judge considers whether to block a new state law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act,” businesses filed a second challenge Wednesday alleging that the law violates First Amendment rights. The law, passed during this year’s legislative session, restricts the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools…
Trackers catch Florida’s largest Burmese python ever
Lured with a much smaller snake as bait, trackers recently bagged the largest invasive Burmese python ever caught in Florida—weighing a massive 215 pounds and measuring nearly 18 feet in length. The female snake, which was 30 pounds heavier than the previous record, was captured in the western Everglades last December by python hunters with the…
Houston-born Shipley Do-Nuts is set to open its first Orlando shop
Donut lovers, get ready
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried discusses future of Icon Park ride that killed 14-year-old Tyre Sampson
State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Wednesday, her agency is working on a full analysis of the ICON Park ride that killed Tyre Sampson. Fried’s team started off by having a field investigation report done on the incident that left the Missouri teen dead. The report revealed that ride operators improperly allowed riders who weighed…
That viral video of a man hitting a croc with a pan is not from Florida
Despite having all the common traits of a classic Florida-based news story, a recently shared viral video of an old man clapping an angry crocodile in the head with a frying pan was not shot in Florida, or even in the U.S. for that matter. The video, which was shared widely across various social media…
Former Democratic Gov. Candidate Andrew Gillum indicted for wire fraud
Democrat Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost the 2018 governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis, was indicted on charges of wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced Wednesday. Also indicated was Sharon Lettman-Hicks, a Gillum associate who is running this year for a…
Federal judge weighs Florida ban on race-related instruction in public schools
A federal judge is expected to decide this week whether to block a new state law that would restrict the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools and in workplace training. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker heard arguments Tuesday and promised an order “in a couple of days” on the plaintiffs’…
Jangle-pop gems from Orlando’s Daisy Chain, and a split single from Grave Return and the Hamiltons impresses
Finding an identity is typically an evolutionary process for young bands. But not for Orlando’s Daisy-Chain. From the outset, they were going for something specific. When I first encountered them at a Will’s Pub show in early 2020, all they had to their name was a single. But from that brief opening set, it was…
Orlando concert picks this weekend: Mariah the Scientist, The Ludes, Frank Turner and more
If you go out, be safe, be cool. Mariah the Scientist: As R&B rides its most potent and forward wave in generations, the lane is thankfully wide open for left-leaning young artists like Atlanta’s Mariah the Scientist to shape the pop-music landscape. With rapidly rocketing stock, the rise of this bright star is only just…
This weekend is your last chance to get the Salty Donut’s rainbow funfetti Pride special, and more local food news
OPENINGS + CLOSINGS: Bitebound, the fast-casual build-a-bowl concept, opens July 2 next to Cafe Don Juan inside the newly built City Place retail space at 1100 S. Orlando Ave. in Winter Park … Popstroke, the golf and outdoor dining venue from Tiger Woods, has opened its fourth location at Waterford Lakes Town Center … Meng’s…
Inaccurate and incomplete COVID-19 data means we’re in the dark about the current surge
But digital behavior, including negative Yankee Candle reviews, can offer some clues
Maya Rudolph rocks a crispy bob as a billionaire divorcee in ‘Loot,’ debuting this week on Apple TV+
Everything new on Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+, Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Shudder, and Amazon Prime this week. . Premieres Wednesday, June 22: Love & Gelato — The 2016 bestseller becomes a feature-length romcom in which a young woman visits Florence to fulfill a promise but ends up genuinely falling in love with the place. You…
Cupid’s Hot Dogs provides Lee Road the SoCal vibe it didn’t know it needed
California dreamin’
Readers react to rabbi’s legal challenge to Florida’s abortion ban and surgeon-general’s vax opposition
¶ Religious freedom for me, not for thee Last week we reported that a South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged the new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious-freedom rights. The lawsuit filed by Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor read in part: “In Jewish law, abortion is…
Things to do in Orlando, June 22-28: The Masked Singer Live!, Hot in the City Makers Market, Florida Music Conference
Our selections of the best stuff to do this week. Also check our incredibly searchable calendar section for more than a thousand local events. Friday-Saturday, June 24-25 Florida Music Conference The Florida Music Festival had an unmatched 18-year run as Orlando’s flagship music festival and conference. Then, after its 2018 edition, the major event just up…
The myth that all cities are violent is a right-wing article of faith, one they’re promoting and exploiting shamelessly
It’s funny how narratives work. After San Francisco voters recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Washington Post columnist James Hohmann called the vote “the latest wake-up call for Democrats, who have lost the public’s trust on criminal justice and play down voter anxieties about crime at their peril.” New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait, who imagines himself…
Two favorite Orlando venues return: Disney’s Animal Kingdom debuts a new ‘Finding Nemo’ and Theater on the Edge opens stoner comedy ‘Say Goodnight, Gracie’
COVID-19 continues to flood across Central Florida, but even a recent tsunami of virus-related event cancellations hasn’t halted this month’s rebound of area arts and attractions. Amid an ever-growing wave of theme parks and theaters resuming full operations, two of my favorite local venues both reopened last week, and while they occupy opposite ends of…
