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Orlando union buster Labor Pros has a history of skirting federal law
As the consultancy firm shows, flouting labor law is lucrative, it’s easy, and there are very few repercussions
Legal Public Notices 8/16/2023
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA In the Matter of the Parental Rights as to: D.C.S., DOB: 09/11/2018 AGE: 4 A Minor. CASE NO. : D-23-661897-R. DEPT. NO. : U. SUMMONS NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND WITHIN 21 DAYS.…
Florida parents launch Parenting With Pride program to combat right-wing culture war
‘Our rights matter just as much as those of the loudest member of Moms for Liberty.’
Celebrity Cruises now offering more trips out of Port Canaveral
The company announced 40 new offerings in all for the winter 2024/2025 season
The ETs in ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ are more likely to sue you than probe you
Ambitious, unpredictable, funny and flawed film envisions alien invasion as a corporate takeover
Brent Faiyaz comes to Orlando to turn our dumpster-fire world into musical treasure
‘Wasteland’ recalls post-pandemic confusion, loss and reckless abandon
There might be a new 14-story high-rise in Ivanhoe Village’s future
Is bigger even better?
Orlando abortion clinic hit with $193K fine over waiting period law
The massive judgment ‘would likely force the Center of Orlando for Women into bankruptcy or closure’
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to challenge Florida social media law
The law, for example, would prevent the platforms from banning political candidates from their sites
New College group says new state law censors courses, files federal lawsuit
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the group NCF Freedom, Inc. and New College professors and students
Gov. DeSantis says he’s ‘moved on’ from feud with Disney, wants company to drop lawsuit
‘I’m not fine with giving extraordinary privileges, you know, to one special company at the exclusion of everybody else,’ DeSantis said.
Vegan destination V’s Diner announces opening of Casselberry outpost this weekend
Diner fare with a plant-based twist
All of Florida’s major theme parks saw drops in attendance last quarter. Why?
Well, Florida, among other things
SeaWorld Orlando hosts coaster challenge to celebrate National Roller Coaster Day
The first 400 guests to accept the challenge will receive exclusive Quick Queue lanyards
Orlando Taco Week returns with $7 specials from area restaurants
The event runs Sept. 13 through 27
Florida gas station pumps will soon remind drivers not to leave kids, pets in hot cars
As heat advisories continue, motorists will soon see warning stickers on pumps
Ruling eyed in Florida lawsuit challenging ban on medical marijuana patients buying guns
The lawsuit alleges that the prohibition violates Second Amendment rights
Orlando union buster fails to dissuade massage therapists from organizing
Hand + Stone workers held what is believed to be the first successful union drive by massage therapists in the state
Downtown Orlando bar Saddle Up announces a closing date again, this time in September
This might be the end for the Fireball shots, for real
College Park vintage spot Warehaus celebrates anniversary this weekend
Admission is free but bring dollars in case you get frisky for furnishings
New College eyeballs new president finalists, starts erasing gender-studies program
Corcoran touted a five-year business plan, new athletic programs, a new logo and mascot, and other bro-friendly ideas
Theater review: ‘Lizzie’ subverts audience expectations with satirical glee
‘Lizzie: The Rock Musical’ boasts the most authentically kick-ass rock musical score since ’Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
Orlando Weekly is now part of Chava Communications
Leaving the Euclid Media Group fold, four publications and experienced leadership create a new thing
CEO Bob Iger says Disney World business has slackened amid a ‘softening’ of tourism
Iger didn’t address the entertainment giant’s continuing fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis
NOAA updates this year’s hurricane forecast to ‘above normal’
NOAA is now predicting six to 11 hurricanes, up from an earlier forecast of five to nine
‘Power to performers’: SAG-AFTRA members rally in Orlando amid ongoing actors’ strike
‘We’re not going to get on the screen until they show us the green, and that’s how it’s going to go down’
Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome and more to jam it out in Apopka this weekend
Not to mention Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
No personal helicopters: Orange County considers ways to expand addiction services using opioid settlement funds
The county will get $26 million over the next six years alone, most of which must be used to directly combat the epidemic
Appeals court backs ruling in Florida medical marijuana ordering case
Van Wyk and the appeals court sided with Leafly Holdings, Inc., an online site that challenged the department
Legal Public Notices 8/9/2023
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Annual Return: Notice of the availability of annual return of the Charles & Jennie Modica Foundation Inc To whom it may concern: Take notice that the annual return of the Charles & Jennie Modica Foundation Inc for the tax year ending May 31 2023 required by Section 6033 of the…
Advocates call for injunction against Florida’s new immigration law
The law makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally
Florida school districts grapple with uncertainty surrounding AP Psych course
The issue poses a potential minefield for teachers trying to prepare students for college, follow course curriculums and obey state laws
YouTube star MrBeast now countersued by Orlando-based virtual kitchen
‘He is mistaken’ if he thinks they’re going down easily, says Virtual Dining Concepts
Nadeem Khan puts on a Toy Instrument Talent Show after bingo night on Monday
Play your plastic uke proudly … wait, not that proudly
Rising ocean temps, oil costs driving Florida’s spike in gas prices, says AAA
The state hit an average of $3.84 a gallon on Friday, the highest price of the year
Orlando Girls Rock Camp release fundraiser mixtape ‘Friends and Allies Vol. 1’
Analog for a good cause!
Rickolus and The Pauses team up for Will’s Pub gig this weekend
‘A veritable kaleidoscope of bright Florida talent’
Casselberry Art House unveils new ‘Common Threads’ group art show
Challenging art nestled in the bucolic Quail Pond Circle
New on Netflix: ‘Ladies First’ is a four-part series profiling the women who made hip-hop what it is today
Plus everything else debuting this week on Prime Video, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Disney+ and the rest
Against All Odds Beer Festival marks Hourglass Brewing’s anniversary
It’s indoors, don’t fret
The hosts of the ‘Stuff You Should Know’ podcast bring their act to Steinmetz Hall
You think you know stuff? You have no idea
Pisco Peruvian Gastrobar brings more contemporary South American flair to Lake Nona
Orlando gains another stellar option for ceviche
Orlando Public Library hosts a ‘Boombox Block Party’ do-it-yourself building session
Rock the block (well, as long as you’re in the library)
Free Will Astrology: Taurus, can you tenderize what has been tough?
Horoscopes for the week of Aug. 9-15
The manic pixie dream girl trope meets its male equivalent in ‘Shortcomings,’ Randall Park’s directorial debut
Justin H. Min stars as just another late-20s asshole manchild
Stephen Marley takes Orlando fans on a journey with his ‘Babylon by Bus’ tour
Get up, stand up (again)
Latin pop duo Jesse and Joy headline Orlando’s House of Blues Wednesday
No ‘Clichés’ here! Just hit after hit
Florida Democrats vow (again) to ‘Take Back Florida’
Florida Democrats are betting on a new statewide voter registration tour to achieve their 2024 plans
