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Katy Pinke brings puppets and affecting new songs to Casselberry Arts Center this week for first Florida shows
Kevin PM and Fast Preacher open
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Trey Anastasio of Phish unplugs and heads to Orlando for intimate gig
Attention, noodle fans
SeaWorld Orlando fined after orca whale injured trainer
An OSHA investigation revealed the trainer was not properly protected while working with the whale
Democrats are raising a lot of money for special elections that Republicans are favored to win
Democrats’ favorability rankings are in the tank, according to recent surveys
Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP could cause crushing impact on Florida’s overall GDP, report says
The report estimates Florida could lose nearly 45,000 jobs in 2026 and see its overall gross domestic product shrink by more than $4.5 billion
New survey says majority of Floridians support Trump’s and DeSantis’ job performance
Meanwhile, Democrats are flocking to town hall meetings throughout the state to register their disapproval of Trump
Woman drowned dog in Orlando airport bathroom because she didn’t have proper paperwork, police say
The 9-year-old miniature schnauzer was found in a trash can with his vest, collar and ID tag
Florida man gets 8 years for bombing San Antonio’s Lenin statue and a Chinese embassy
Rodriguez, an attorney and Army vet, pleaded guilty to all three charges
Judge drops lawsuit challenging Florida social media ban for young teens
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled that industry groups did not show they had legal standing to fight the measure
Florida bill would require elementary students to learn cursive
‘Cursive writing plays a crucial role in everyday life,’ bill sponsor Toby Overdorf told the committee
‘Unconstitutional’: Florida Democrats blast Republican efforts to eliminate Department of Education
DeSantis advocated for leaving education policy up to the states, repeatedly referring to the federal department as a ‘bureaucracy’
Florida Film Festival announces special engagement ‘An Evening with Christina Ricci’
She’ll be in Orlando for a special screening of 1995 film ‘Now and Then’
Orlando set to approve $3 million deal to shelter homeless people in retrofitted buses
This comes after city leaders killed plans for a new homeless shelter in SoDo earlier this month.
United Airlines flight attendants rally at Orlando International Airport as union contract talks continue
United Airlines posted $3.1 billion in profits last year. Flight attendants are asking for their fair share as the face of the company.
Orlando concert calendar: Explosions in the Sky, Luis Fonsi, 311, John Waite
Live music around town, March 20-25
Florida remains ‘ground zero’ for attacks on LGBTQ+ community, advocates and lawmakers say
‘We’ve been the canary in the coal mine, and that canary is dead,’ said Orlando area Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani
New Orleans cult heroes Exhorder to play Conduit in Winter Park
Restless Spirit and Herakleion open
Wide-ranging Florida hurricane prep and response bill addresses shelter regulations, construction cranes and more
HB 1535 also seeks to address debris cleanup in rural ‘fiscally constrained’ counties and look at rules for elections supervisors
Florida lawmakers want ‘transparency’ in search for university presidents
The bill also would make a series of other changes about leadership of the higher-education system
The Brandee Younger Trio will change the way you think about the harp this week
The feature artist on hip-hop albums and Alice Coltrane devotee plays Judson’s Live
Get your art on this weekend at Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
Over 60 years and still going strong
Electronic underground sensation Riki headlines Will’s Pub on Sunday
Donzii (!) and Offerings open
Young Orlando indie-rock band 0 Miles Per Hour releases ‘serious and seasoned’ mini-album ‘Shell’
‘”Shell” is the watershed mark of a new tier for the band’
Lauren Francis-Sharma brings her book tour to Orlando Public Library
Author of ‘Book of the Little Axe’ discusses her timely new novel ‘Casualties of Truth’
Busker-turned-pop star Andy Grammer plays Orlando this weekend
Zach Hood opens the evening
Swamp Sistas get ‘Unplugged and Unfiltered’ in the company of new songwriting voices at Stardust
Plus Max Wilder and Nina Friend of WPRK radio show ‘Girlmaxxing’
Florida lawmakers advance measure clarifying what makes school books ‘harmful to minors’
It builds on a 2023 law granting school boards authority to remove books parents challenge as being ‘pornographic’
Florida house panel advances bill to require schools to show anti-abortion group’s video in classrooms
Critics say the video is misleading and contains medical inaccuracies
Bill targeting fluoride in drinking water is approved by Florida House subcommittee
The bill would also take steps to block labeling of plant-based food as meat, milk, poultry and eggs
Local vocalists Helena Collective revive ‘6/VIII,’ their tale of Henry Tudor’s ill-fated wives
Singing ghostly songs of six unlucky queens
New on Netflix: In ‘The Residence,’ what do you call a murder in the White House with 157 suspects?
A good start! Plus everything else debuting on Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+ and the rest
Gyukatsu Rose sizzles with sear-it-yourself beef cutlets, but will wagyu lovers sniff it out?
Stop and smell the rose
Cirque du Soleil’s Caroline Bernier-Dionne thinks puppeteering is ‘therapeutic for mankind’
Give a big hand to the dancers and puppeteers of ‘Drawn to Life’
Tiger Sugar opens first Orlando outpost in Mills 50; Sushi Saint and Pisco Peruvian Gastrobar open second locations
Plus more Orlando restaurant openings and food events
Kitty Fest in Sanford promises a weekend afternoon of feline fun, including Meow-a-oke
Plus adoptable cats and kittens from Liberation Cat House
Tyler, the Creator is back in Orlando this week for a sold-out arena concert
Lil Yachty and Paris Texas open
City of Orlando requests $5 million from Orange County for Pulse memorial
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings supports the idea, but the request must go to the full board of commissioners for approval.
Florida med students rally in Tallahassee for single-payer healthcare, $35 cap on insulin
Neither is likely to pass, but medical professionals hope to move the needle on ways to make healthcare more affordable.
Florida Republican believes state minimum wage is too high for young workers
Sen. Jonathan Martin doesn’t think employers should be forced to pay new or unskilled workers the bare minimum.
Orlando won’t pursue SoDo homeless shelter, Mayor Buddy Dyer says
After an assessment — and an outcry from area residents — the site was determined to be ‘not feasible’
