Jessica Bryce Young
Jessica Bryce Young has been working with Orlando Weekly since 2003, serving as copy editor, dining editor and arts editor before becoming editor in chief in 2016.
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Orlando Weekly is now part of Chava Communications
Leaving the Euclid Media Group fold, four publications and experienced leadership create a new thing
Posted inArts + Culture
Casselberry Art House unveils new ‘Common Threads’ group art show
Challenging art nestled in the bucolic Quail Pond Circle
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DeSantis ‘reloads’ presidential run by replacing his campaign manager
Don’t call it a reboot, please — definitely do not think about boots, white boots, boots of any kind
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Orlando Girls Rock Camp showcase makes some noise this weekend
The campers take the stage for their first shows in front of a paying audience
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Alchemy’s Hot in the City Market is shaping up to be another banger
The daylong Milk District event offers a smartly curated mix of goods amid a party atmosphere
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Young Florida man charged with animal cruelty for using baby gator to shotgun a Twisted Tea
This isn’t even the first time we’ve written about this
Posted inMovies
Uncomfortable Brunch screens 1980s indie hit ‘The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’
All this and breakfast fare too
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Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha’s ‘Flourishing Patterns’ installations debut this week at the Mennello
The artist will be present at the opening and for a gallery walkthrough
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Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed ‘current Grand Wizard’ of Florida on Tony Awards broadcast
Denee Benton said what she said.
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Pat Robertson, known for LGBT hate speech and a certain disgusting statement about the Orlando Pulse shootings, is dead
Too soon? Nah, long overdue.
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Black bear spotted in downtown Orlando, hanging out in a tree at Lake Eola
OPD and FWC worked together to capture the bear
Posted inArts + Culture
Florida Prize Exhibition Preview Party at OMA this week unveils this year’s roster of boundary-pushing artists from the Sunshine State
Ten working contemporary artists will be exhibited
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Florida furries convention forced to add age restriction by DeSantis’ drag law
The MegaPlex meetup for furries and fans is using an abundance of caution regarding DeSantis’ pet anti-drag law
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Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem after parent complains of ‘hate messages’
The parent attributed ‘The Hill We Climb’ to Oprah Winfrey
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Orlando artist Ashley Taylor’s new exhibition ‘Petty’ opens at Snap! on Friday
Our millennials are not OK
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East of Orlando, a small plane landed in the middle of Colonial Drive
No injuries are reported, but it has caused yet another traffic snarl on a morning already full of them.
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One smashed armadillo shut down Orlando International Airport for an hour
There was only one working runway for about 20 minutes
Posted inOrlando Guides
Keep cool from the inside out all summer long with these frozen treats
Some of our favorite icy desserts to keep your Orlando summer chill
Posted inOrlando Guides
How to do Orlando Fringe Festival like an expert
It’s the biggest event of the summer — don’t screw it up
