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Senses’ first headline tour brings them to Orlando
In their sixth year, they’ve also released a new eponymous EP
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Federal court gives victory to Florida in fight over Biden gender identity rule
The rule was designed to help carry out a federal law that prevents discrimination in health-care programs that receive federal money
Florida universities face sweeping state audit under DeSantis’ DOGE mandate
The data request is the first major operational move since DeSantis’ executive order in February creating Florida DOGE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for child labor rollbacks behind the scenes, records show
Email communications first obtained by Orlando Weekly through a public records request show that staffers from DeSantis’s office emailed draft legislation for Republican lawmakers to file.
Florida bill that would allow workers to make less than minimum wage advances to House floor
Paul Cox, an Orlando stagehand, said the bill asks Floridians to waive their constitutional rights to a minimum wage
University of Florida student arrested, sent to immigration detention facility
The UF chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America said immigrants like Zapata Velásquez were being punished in ways that citizens aren’t
Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa plays a solo show in Orlando this week
Mike Mark, Jalliqq Amir and Kevin Nova open
Micky Dolenz of The Monkees comes to Orlando to sing those songs and tell some stories
Maybe he’ll sing an R.E.M. song too
Judge temporarily blocks new Florida immigration crackdown law
Judge Kathleen Williams issued a 14-page decision granting a request for a temporary restraining order against the law
Florida House passes Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ name change proposal
Similar bills in the Senate (SB 1058 and SB 608) await floor votes
Inmate advocates work to air-condition some Florida prisons this legislative session
Nearly three quarters of Florida prisons lack air-conditioning
Children, older adults make up more than 40 percent of Central Florida’s homeless population
More than 8,000 OCPS students identified as homeless this month — the highest number of any school district in the state, according to preliminary data.
Florida House passes tighter restrictions on citizen-led amendments
Its passage comes just five months after two constitutional amendments that would have respectively enshrined abortion rights and legalized recreational cannabis for adults narrowly fell short of passage
Florida bill would allow high schoolers to graduate without passing algebra or English final exams
The bill looks to ‘level the playing field amid other school choice options,’ Senate President Ben Albritton said
‘Gut punch’: Opposition grows to attorney general’s decision not to enforce law banning gun sales to buyers under 21
Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said he disagrees with a federal appeals court’s recent decision upholding the age restriction
Jazz great Branford Marsalis is playing an unbelievably intimate Orlando gig
Big night(s) at Judson’s Live
Moa Kai Hawaiian Diner will take over the old Mongolorian space in Mills 50 this June
The restaurant takes its name from the feral chickens that roam the Hawaiian Islands.
Orange County school leaders, students warn Florida bill would cut funding for AP courses, dual enrollment
Orange County schools warn their district alone could stand to lose nearly $17 million in funding for certain courses and programs
Fan banned by Gotham FC after making ‘hateful’ comments toward Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda
Fans have taken to social media claiming Banda was targeted with transphobic comments
Orlando Latin Jazz Festival brings the vibes to downtown Orlando with free concerts all weekend
Featuring Diego Rivera and Origen
Florida House proposal would scrap ‘tax holidays’ for first time in 16 years
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to reduce property taxes instead of sales taxes
DeSantis says his recent trip to Legoland shows Canadians are still vacationing in Florida
‘And I’m like, “I thought you guys weren’t coming to Florida anymore.”‘
Federal library agency disruptions could threaten funding for Florida museums, libraries
The status of millions of dollars in grants given to state and local institutions in Florida this year is unclear.
Blue Man Group postpones start of Orlando show again
The group’s official website now says the Orlando experience is simply ‘coming soon’
Orlando bars HighT and 1Up to close permanently due to financial strain
‘In the end, the weight of insurmountable costs and unforeseen challenges proved too much to bear’
Mysterious Orlando band Bunaand release punishing debut album
Did you know the band built their own effects pedals?
Mary Ann Carroll, ‘Queen of the Highwaymen,’ gets retrospective exhibition at Orlando City Hall
Opening reception is Friday evening
Ômo by Jônt, Jason and Sue Chin’s Good Salt Restaurant Group named 2025 James Beard Award finalists
For the first time ever, Orlando will send two finalists to the June 16 awards ceremony in Chicago
New drop-in day center for homeless youth to open this month in Orlando’s Pine Hills neighborhood
The day center will offer access to computers, showers and laundry, in addition to case management and mental health counseling
Cold Cave and Buzz Kull make for dark-dance nirvana in Orlando this weekend
Go forth and synth more
Alabama’s Cancerslug put on a night of deliciously dark rock at Conduit this week
‘Pulpy punk theater’
The Greatest American Cleanup needs you to help beautify the parks of Winter Park this weekend
Help beautify several parks in Winter Park
Universal Orlando brings Epic Universe sneak peek across U.S. with traveling portal tour
A larger-than-life gateway is bringing the theme park to fans outside Orlando
Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire comes to Orlando to celebrate release of new ‘Art of Dancehall’ book
It’s a visually dazzling collection of concert posters and flyers
Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba comes to Orlando to read from his new memoir
We recruit a local to interview the 1980s anarcho-punk and 1990s Britpop star
A spring soiree at Kitchen House; a NOLA-themed restaurant to open downtown; and Nagoya closes after 23 years
Food events and restaurant news from all over Central Florida
Chez Les Copains titillates the tongue with stylish spins on brasserie classics
It’s the first space open so far in the tantalizing City Food Hall
Samantha and Marco DiGeorge’s Theater on the Edge makes an eagerly anticipated comeback
Their first show back is a stripped-down black box presentation of ‘Birds of North America’
New on Netflix: The final season of ‘How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)’ drops this week
Plus everything else debuting on the streaming platforms
This week is your last chance to see prog-rock magus Rick Wakeman play solo in Orlando
Yes, expect Yes, plus solo explorations aplenty
Caleb Caudle presents a prime evening of Southern grace at Judson’s Live
Fresh off a collab with Orlando’s Aoife O’Donovan
Overdose deaths in Orange County dropped 30 percent in 2024, new data shows
Specifically, opioid-related overdose deaths dropped 37 percent last year.
Florida Republicans express concern, still give thumbs-up to bill weakening child labor protections
The bill barely squeaked through its first committee stop, with a 5-4 vote in favor.
