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Florida MMA fighter captures 10-foot alligator near elementary school
‘I felt like Batman, for real, you know.’
Chloe Greenberg
Chloe Greenberg is the Digital Content Editor for Orlando Weekly.
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Orlando’s Cheez-It Bowl becomes Pop-Tarts Bowl with new sponsorship
We’re looking forward to those Pop-Tart giveaways
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Giant seaweed blob heading for Florida could contain flesh-eating bacteria
Researchers have called the sargassum chonk the ‘perfect pathogen storm’
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Pom Pom’s Teahouse asks for community support, still grappling with COVID-19 slowdown
Pom Pom’s owner says the numbers just aren’t there
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DeSantis signs bill to hand Florida beach safety law enforcement over to sheriff’s departments
The new law is set to take effect in July
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High-tech barbecue spot the Mongolorian BBQ has (finally) soft-opened in Mills 50
Everything will be cooked in tabletop stir-frying machines
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Central Florida daycare worker arrested on child pornography charges
The suspect had no prior criminal history
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UCF student tracking Elon Musk’s jet is now following Gov. DeSantis’ jet too
The account will post flight-tracking updates with a 24-hour delay
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NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, calling state ‘hostile’ under Gov. DeSantis
The statement comes in direct response to DeSantis’ elimination of DEI programs
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Disney cancels $1B Lake Nona campus plans amid grueling power feud with Florida Gov. DeSantis
The plan would have moved more than 2,000 workers from California to Florida
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Downtown restaurants partner with City of Orlando for free parking and valet
It may be an attempt at a peace offering, but we’ll take it
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Disney World photo op turns into multi-family brawl at Magic Kingdom
It was a not-so-magical day
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Florida teacher faces investigation after she showed class Disney movie with gay character
‘Strange World’ is Disney’s first and only movie with an openly gay character
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Florida 13-year-old girl punches shark to escape attack at Fort Pierce Beach
She believes it was a 5 to 6-foot bull shark
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Orlando Publix bakery refused to put the word ‘trans’ on a cake, says support group
The manager ‘said it was taking a stance, and that they weren’t allowed to take a stance’
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Orlando attorney John Morgan wants NBA stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida
It’s unlikely either athlete would win the race, but this might be Wade’s moment
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As If! The ’90s Fest brings Florida back in time with Vanilla Ice, Spin Doctors this month
Plus plenty of ’90s tribute bands and local acts
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Disney expands lawsuit against DeSantis, using the governor’s own words against him
Disney fights back after DeSantis signs bill targeting the entertainment company