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Black History Month events, exhibits and entertainment in Orlando this year
From art exhibits to spoken word and jazz performances
Orlando Area News
Orlando Area News reports on politics, community issues, crime, and local stories shaping daily life across Central Florida.
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Reps. Maxwell Frost, Darren Soto tell Kristi Noem not to open ICE facility in Orlando
Reports of ICE opening a processing center in Orlando have emerged in recent weeks, with a reported cost of nearly $100M
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New year in the news: We want to hear from you
What do you want to see us cover this year in Orlando?
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SeaWorld Orlando rescues 16 sea turtles amid cold snap
SeaWorld’s animal care team is providing treatment with the goal of stabilizing and rehabilitating the sea turtles until they are healthy
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We want your love (and hate) letters to Orlando
Let us know what people, places or things make Orlando what it is for you, and you just might make your way into our Valentine’s Day issue
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Orlando’s Knight Library hosted an underage neo-Nazi ‘special guest’
Two Miami bars recently issued apology statements after hosting Clavicular. That was weeks before Knight Library publicly advertised tickets to attend his ‘special’ appearance
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Central Florida advocates launch ‘No ICE in our streets’ online petition drive
Petitions will be automatically filed with the signer’s local, state and federal representatives
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City to place construction fencing outside Pulse nightclub as next step in memorial process
Don’t worry, the fencing is not another hostile move by the state Department of Transportation.
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Orlando’s Church Street makeover to kick off this spring
The city wants to transform the area into a “festival street”
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Trump airport bill would also clear the way for state to rename MCO
Trump in 2021 reportedly asked advisers to get an airport named after him
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Orlando to host series of Black History Month events in February
Programs are centered around the 2026 national theme, ‘A Century of Black History Commemorations’
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says the city can’t block feds from building ICE detention center
Dyer, who’s not seeking re-election next year, says their hands are tied by the federal supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution.
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Student activists organize ‘Red Card’ immigrant rights campaign for Orange County schools
They’re planning to publicly present their idea to the Orange County School Board on Feb. 10
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Maxwell Frost punched in the face in racist assault
The Orlando congressman said the aggressor told him Trump was going to deport him
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Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani calls to defund, abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killed
Eskamani doesn’t have the power to withhold funding from ICE, but local U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost has similarly stated that he believes “ICE is lawless and should not exist.”
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Paid parking at Lineage, Lazy Moon lot in Mills 50 at a standstill
For now, parking at the Mills 50 lot remains unchanged
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Orlando activists plan ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in solidarity with Minneapolis day of action
Unions, community organizers, and faith leaders in Minneapolis are organizing a one-day economic shutdown on Jan. 23 in protest of violence waged by federal ICE agents.
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Orlando lawmakers, LGBTQ advocates push back on slate of ‘bigoted’ legislation
“These distractions are intended to take our attention away from real corruption in the state Florida,” said Orlando Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith.
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Feds toured Orlando warehouse as potential new ICE detention center
Orlando City Council member cautiously ‘skeptical’ of rumored plans for ICE detention center