Legal Public Notices 8/24/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Efrain Lugo Vs. Iris Lugo in the court, for the County of Orange and the State of Florida. The defendant Iris Lugo, whose place of residence is unknown, is hereby notified that Efrain Lugo plaintiff, has filed his petition in said court for dissolution of marriage. Extra Space Storage will hold…
Florida native snakes are eating invasive Burmese pythons
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Charlie Crist a clear winner in final polls before Florida primary election
The final polls before today’s primary election show Charlie Crist running away with the Democratic Party nomination for the upcoming governor’s race. In a poll by St. Pete Polls shared by Florida Politics, nearly 60% of likely voters said they were voting for Crist. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried netted nearly 30% of likely voters.…
Proposed constitutional amendment in Florida would ban all non-emergency abortions and grant ‘right to life of preborn’ individuals
The ‘Human Life Protection Amendment’ would ban nearly all abortions in the state of Florida
The Lumineers talk Florida memories and choosing setlists ahead of Orlando show Tuesday
The Lumineers will be at Amway Center on Tuesday, and Orlando Weekly caught up with lead singer and guitarist Wesley Schwartz, who spoke about the band’s new album, Brightside, and the joy of live performance. Having been forced off the road by the COVID-19 pandemic only five months into the two-year tour supporting their previous…
Biden administration backs decision that ruled Florida elections law discriminatory against Black voters
The Biden administration has urged a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling that said parts of a 2021 Florida elections law discriminate against Black voters. U.S. Department of Justice attorneys last week filed a 35-page brief backing challenges by voting-rights groups to the law, which included placing additional restrictions on ballot drop boxes and…
Folk-pop duo the Lumineers to ramble into Orlando this week
Folk-rock icons the Lumineers are no strangers to Florida, but their only in-state show this year will be at the Amway Center on Tuesday night. Their first three albums hit either No. 1 or 2 on the Billboard charts, going multiplatinum in multiple countries. Their fourth, Brightside, was released last September. They’ve sold nearly 10…
Daytona Beach boat explosion caught on video
Security cameras captured the moment that a boat exploded in Daytona Beach’s Halifax Harbor Marina this weekend. Daytona Beach Fire Department posted video of the explosion and photos of the aftermath on Facebook. According to the fire department, the fire started shortly after the boat fueled up. They say that four people were injured and…
Video shows plane crashing into Orlando area road near UCF
Everyone is safe ! A 1956 Cessna 182 Skylane went down on University Boulevard and Econ Trail in Orlando Friday due the engine failure. It is being said , aircraft was on a maintenance flight at the time of the crash landing. 📹: Raiah Collins#aircraft #safety #aviation pic.twitter.com/t9mupj0pCm — FL360aero (@fl360aero) August 20, 2022 Video…
The extremist positions and jackass bellicosity required to win a Republican nomination are going to cost the GOP seats this year
Living in Philadelphia during the Tea Party wave of 2010, I had a close-up view of where the Republican Party was headed. After Sen. Arlen Specter, the iconic Pennsylvania moderate, provided one of three Republican votes for President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus, the GOP’s right wing labeled him a RINO and put a target…
Abortion clinics ask Florida Supreme Court to place 15-week ban on hold
Attorneys for abortion clinics and a doctor asked the Florida Supreme Court on Friday to put on hold a new law preventing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The attorneys filed documents contending that a ruling last month by the 1st District Court of Appeal allowing the law (HB 5) to be in effect has…
Florida rule barring transgender care under Medicaid faces lawsuit
A legal fight is looming over a state rule taking effect Sunday that will end Medicaid reimbursements for transgender care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery. Attorneys representing individuals and groups plan to file a federal lawsuit challenging the rule, people involved in the anticipated case said in interviews this week. The…
Orange County Health Department opens web portal for monkeypox vaccinations, appointments snapped up immediately
As monkeypox numbers climb in Orange County and the rest of Florida, the Florida Department of Health’s Orange County branch has opened up a web portal for appointments to receive the monkeypox/smallpox vaccine. Monkeypox vaccinations in Florida have been hard to come by thus far, and the previous time Orange County received doses of the vaccine,…
Will’s Pub joins the ’27 Club’ next month — but it’s not ‘that’ way
Orlando institution Will’s Pub turns 27 this year and they’re reallllly leaning into it by throwing an anniversary bash themed around the infamous ’27 Club’ of rock stars who died too young at that particular age Think Hendrix, Morrison, Cobain. Curated by Jessica Pawli of Southern Fried Sunday, some of Orlando’s finest musicians will be…
Central Florida man arrested in connection to prison murder of mobster Whitey Bulger
An Ocala man was arrested on Thursday in connection to the death of Boston mobster and notorious snitch James “Whitey” Bulger. FBI agents arrested 36-year-old Sean McKinnon in Ocala and charged him with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and lying to a federal agent. He was on supervised release at the time. The 89-year-old Bulger…
Orange County Sheriff’s Office share footage of gator found in woman’s swimming pool
Orange County Sheriff’s Office have shared footage of a small alligator found in a woman’s pool this week. In the footage, Deputies Jonathan Hill and Janeen Jeffra can be seen responding to the home, where the homeowner notes that she encountered the alligator first thing in the morning while looking through her blinds. “It’s a…
Florida judge blocks portion of Stop WOKE Act dealing with race-related workplace training
A judge ruled that the act very obviously runs afoul of the First Amendment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis celebrates arrests of felons who allegedly voted: ‘This is the opening salvo’
Twenty felons across Florida were being arrested Thursday on allegations that they voted illegally during the 2020 elections, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. The arrests came just days before Tuesday’s primary elections, and DeSantis and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Acting Commissioner Mark Glass said more arrests are expected. DeSantis pointed to a new state office…
Downtown Orlando luxury tower project updates renderings to remove Orlando Museum of Art, reveal JW Marriott
So, the Orlando Museum of Art pulled out of their planned downtown campus. That doesn’t mean developers are going to let all that space go to waste. The team behind a planned 33-story condo tower in downtown Orlando have updated their renderings to show that JW Marriott’s hotel and convention center will take pride of place…
Following Basquiat raid, Orlando Museum of Art convenes task force to raise standards for exhibit acquisition
The Orlando Museum of Art is moving forward after a tumultuous few months that saw the museum raided over the exhibition of seemingly counterfeit art and the cancellation of a planned satellite campus. The museum shared that they are convening a task force to examine their standards for bringing in and putting on exhibitions. The…
Dream-pop band Men I Trust announce December tour stop in Orlando
Young dream-pop band Men I Trust are heading out across the U.S. for a fall headlining tour and a return to Orlando is on the books. The Canuck musicians will be on the road for much of November and December with Homeshake and Feng Suave and the only Florida stop is Disney Springs. They’re still…
Miami-based breakfast chain Bacon Bitch to open Orlando outpost next week
The Miami-based breakfast chain Bacon Bitch is opening its first Orlando location next week. The pork-heavy resto will open on the doorstep of the University of Central Florida at 12103 Collegiate Way. The restaurant is banking on that student clientele as they have a 200-seat capacity at this vulgar First Watch cousin. Bacon Bitch’s grand…
Infowars huckster Alex Jones backs Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump in presidential election
Charlatans can’t help but see themselves in Florida’s governor
Florida backs Central Florida high school in school prayer lawsuit
The Florida Department of Education is backing a Tampa Christian school in a legal battle about whether the school should have been allowed to offer a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 football championship game. Attorneys for the department filed a 28-page brief this week at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
Apes of the State sing their lives at Orlando’s Stardust Video on Thursday
Big-hearted and brutally honest folk-punks Apes of the State are coming to Orlando to sing their earnest hearts out at Stardust. Apes of the State embrace storytelling in their music, taking on personal struggles and collective solidarity through matter-of- fact lyrics and jangly guitars. Their songs touch on deeply intimate and universal topics: bitter heartache,…
Real estate, landlord groups sue to block Orange County rent control ballot initiative
A group of real estate interests have come together to sue Orange County, in the hopes of stopping a proposed rent cap from landing on local ballots in November. Earlier this month, the Orange County Commission narrowly passed a motion to place the question of (rather weak) price protections on some units in the county…
Florida Board of Education to review all LGBTQ support guides in state schools
Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Wednesday gave his staff the go-ahead to “pull” LGBTQ support documents at all school districts, after a State Board of Education member asserted that some could violate a controversial new law. Board member Ryan Petty said he has “grave concerns” about some LGBTQ support guides provided to students,…
Max and Iggor Cavalera to recreate classic Sepultura albums live in Orlando
AC/DC’s Young brothers aside, the most legendary sibling duo in heavy metal are back making music together and will be revisiting some of their most seminal work in Orlando this autumn. Max (vocals/guitar) and Iggor Cavalera (drums) of Sepultura are coming to downtown Orlando’s Beacham in October as part of a tour where the brothers play…
Campaign ad accuses Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of being FBI informant in Mar-a-Lago raid
A new ad from a Republican challenger to Florida congressman Matt Gaetz suggests that the Chipley rep might have given the FBI crucial information ahead of their raid on Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. The ad from Panhandle GOP challenger Mark Lombardo paints Gaetz as angry over his lack of a pardon from the former…
Florida state attorney sues Gov. Ron DeSantis after being removed for stance on 15-week abortion ban
Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, claiming that the governor violated his First Amendment rights when he suspended Warren. The prosecutor was suspended earlier this month after he pledged not to enforce the state’s recently passed 15-week ban on abortion. In his lawsuit, Warren notes…
Nikki Fried to focus on abortion in gubernatorial primary campaign
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried over the past five years has gone from being a medical-marijuana lobbyist to the Florida Democratic Party standard-bearer to an underdog in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary election. Selling herself to voters as “something new” as she battles U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the primary, Fried has sparred with Republicans during her single…
National attorneys general attack Florida’s voting restrictions
Democratic attorneys general from 16 states and the District of Columbia urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to reject restrictions that Florida Republicans placed last year on election drop boxes. The attorneys general filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should uphold a March ruling by Chief U.S. District…
Things to do in Orlando: Maxwell, The Lumineers, Sandwich Week, The 85 South Show Live, Noah Gunderson
Our picks of all the best stuff to do and see. From music to comedy to theater to Sandwich Week in the Milk District, there’s a lot goin’ on this week. Thursday, Aug. 18 Apes of the State Big-hearted and brutally honest folk-punks Apes of the State are coming to Orlando to sing their earnest…
Orlando concert picks this week: Crowbar, Spirit Adrift, Proxima Tide Tiki Bash, Thomas Milovac Trio
If you’re coming out, be safe, be cool. Crowbar, Spirit Adrift, Fond, Bunaand: Brace yourselves for the return of Crowbar because these pioneering New Orleans sludge hulks are coming here on their first album in over five years, and it’s a beast of doom. Top to bottom, this is a powerhouse bill between the touring and…
Orlando band Fabulous Weapon sharpen their knives on sophomore record, ‘Highway Killerz’; Snotnoze Saleem drops freaky, hyper ‘Intifada’
On their recently released sophomore record, Orlando band Fabulous Weapon — the duo of notable underground figures Juno White and Alien Witch’s Dee Dee Crittenden — have already sharpened their knives considerably. While still retaining their raw art-rock allure, the Highway Killerz EP finds them significantly more crystallized in sound and concept. On it, the…
Former East German spy ‘Kleo’ embarks on a revenge spree after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Everything new on Netflix, Shudder, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Disney+ and Hulu this week. Premieres Wednesday, Aug. 17: High Heat — From Mexico comes a new series about a young man whose investigation of his brother’s death leads to a local firehouse. And I don’t mean Firehouse Subs, because all you get there is…
‘Live All in Love’ explores the concept of love through spoken word, movement and visual projections created by an Orlando couple
I’ve experienced my share of sad milestones over the quarter-century I’ve been involved in Orlando’s performing arts scene, from saying premature farewells to cherished colleagues to watching beloved institutions go extinct. But the flip side of such longevity in this community is the opportunity to witness artists I’ve followed for years as individuals finally coming…
Maxwell brings even more heat to summer in Orlando this Friday
Enigmatic R&B innovator Maxwell is bringing “The Night Tour” to Orlando, and it’s sure to make an already sweaty summer a few degrees hotter. The tour finds Maxwell spotlighting songs from upcoming album Blacksummers’NIGHT, the final installment in an ambitious trilogy that includes BLACKsummers’night (2009) and blackSUMMERS’night (2016). The concert is also an anniversary celebration…
Teyana Taylor brings her farewell tour to Orlando this week
Decisions, decisions … it’s going to be damn tough to decide between the Maxwell show and this one. R&B chanteuse and dance choreographer Taylor is taking one last musical bow with her “Last Rose Petal 2 … Farewell Tour” rolling into the House of Blues. Taylor says she’s taking time off to focus on her…
Nourish your spirit with words (and spirits) at Creative City Project’s ‘Anthology’ this weekend
Local cultural scene-makers Creative City Project debut a new event this weekend — Anthology — that shifts the focus somewhat from visually immersive to spirits-aided “theater of the mind.” The evening features four area writers affiliated with Orlando imprint Burrow Press reading their works, paired with live jazz from the Will Adrian Trio. Speaking of…
Psych Cat and Space Station stage ‘Innate Nature’ group exhibition on Saturday
The Space Station DIY gallery space continues its quiet comeback with this group art show dreamt up by avant-minded curators Psych Cat. Christian Stanley, Christopher Noxon, Eduardo Meza, Jeffrey Plettinck, Leo Cordovi, Mär Martinez and Sapphire Servellon will have new works featured, and food and spirits will be more than your usual room temperature wine-…
A precarious democracy can’t afford to look the other way while self-serving authoritarians pour gas on a fire
There’s a lot we still don’t know about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago last week. What we know, or think we know, comes from a mishmash of anonymous sources, Donald Trump’s confirmations via protestation, and the fragments of information in the public record. Likewise, there’s a lot we don’t know about where this is headed.…
Orlando airport workers continue their fight for fair wages, benefits and dignity on the job
Safer airport workers mean safer airplane passengers, say experts
