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With a new album and lots of touring, Orlando indie heroes the Pauses are on the move
“We’re up to like eight name drops,” deadpans Jason Kupfer, multi-instrumentalist for the Pauses, in the middle of an honestly charming anecdote from singer/bassist Tierney Tough about their deep ties with Athens garage freaks Five Eight. And the fact that Tough enthuses as much about swimming in guitarist Sean Dunn’s pool as she does about…
Alina Baraz gets moved up from the Social to the Beacham for a highly anticipated show
Future-forward new R&B diva Alina Baraz broke the collective heart of SoundCloud with her 2015 release, Urban Flora, but this year’s Color of You one-ups earlier work, dazzling with ambient atmospherics, crystalline pacing and echoey, haunting vocals. Despite it still being relatively early in her musical career, Baraz has already supported Coldplay, collaborated with Khalid, and…
Otherworldly drag icon Nina Flowers DJs at Stonewall this weekend
Drag icon Nina Flowers stops into Stonewall this week. The queen has a penchant for otherworldly looks that blur gender lines along an extraterrestrial spectrum, and is also an accomplished DJ. She’s headlining this week’s Amor, the LGBT Latinx weekly party known for bringing in out-of-town talent. 9 p.m. Saturday; Stonewall Orlando, 741 W. Church…
Kasha Patel brings science-based comedy to the Geek Easy
Science journalist Kasha Patel’s day job involves researching and writing articles about cutting-edge tech and bioscience, but her night job – stand-up comedy geared toward science professionals and interested laymen – is what gets her interviewed by the BBC. Patel and like-minded comics take the stage at the Geek Easy for a night of comedy…
Florida Smash Beer Festival pits top brewers against each other in Longwood
While there’s absolutely nothing wrong with beer festivals that just let you roam around and sample craft concoctions over and over again – seriously, nothing wrong – the annual Florida Smash Beer Fest tweaks the formula a little bit. All of the participating breweries – comprising some of the most popular and up-and-coming breweries in Florida…
Local celebs donate their time and bartending skills at Savoy to help out the Center
Savoy’s annual benefit for the Center – which provides resources like counseling and blood testing for the LGBT community – is always a hoot. Local celebrities from media, government and entertainment take one-hour shifts at the bar, doing their best to keep up with a flurry of drink orders and donating all of their tips…
Paul Simon’s farewell tour brings him to Amway Center for the final time
Paul Simon achieved songwriter immortality on the strength of his career, from his work with Art Garfunkel in the ’60s, through his adult-contempo phase in the ’70s, to the apartheid callout of 1986’s Graceland, eventually selected by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation due to its cultural significance. But Sept. 11, 9/11, has had…
The Venue celebrates six years of entertainment in Ivanhoe Village
Blue Star’s Ivanhoe Village haven for the arts celebrates its sixth year in business this week. While the shadow of the Yard at Ivanhoe looms, worries about its effect on the neighborhood – whose artsy culture that the Venue helped create is being used as a selling point – spread. But this anniversary party is…
M.I.A. documentary will screen at Enzian as part of this year’s South Asian Film Festival
Pop music and film fans are advised against sleeping on this autumn’s South Asian Film Festival at Enzian Theater; this year’s programming includes a new, can’t-miss music documentary. As part of the 2018 slate of films, there will be a one-night-only screening of the new and critically lauded documentary on fiery musician and activist M.I.A. Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.…
Orlando astrologer RJ Speiser looks at the energizing and calming effects of Virgo season
For the past two months I have been traveling abroad in Europe. Recently I settled in Berlin. Since I was a kid, I fantasized about touring this continent with nothing more than a backpack. Now I was actually doing the damn thing. When I landed in Berlin, three planets went retrograde and Mars conjunct other…
K.D. Lang revisits her ’92 classic, ‘Ingénue’, at the Dr. Phillips Center
When K.D. Lang released her seminal Ingénue in 1992, she became part of a new vanguard of artists upending the pop music landscape. Everything about this album – and Lang – was fresh and new and daring for radio and an MTV shifting from hair-metal dominance to the alternative rock “revolution”. An out lesbian with an…
Florida is not such a great place for workers, new study finds
Surprising no one who has worked for chump change in Florida’s billion-dollar tourism industry, a new study ranks the state toward the bottom in Oxfam America’s “Best States to Work” index as 37th in the nation. Florida’s minimum wage of $8.25 per hour is slightly higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. But…
Supernatural drama ‘The Little Stranger’ deconstructs the collapse of English gentry
When it was announced earlier this year that Downton Abbey would be getting a cinematic reboot, some fans of the British television show hoped the new movie would pick up not in the 1920s (when the show left off), but 20 years on. That would allow for an even more profound commentary on the collapse…
Country legend Charley Pride to rock the Villages in October
Legendary and live-and-kicking country singer Charley Pride is a national treasure and still bringing the house down into his eighties. And Pryde is set to swing through Central Florida this October, but man is he making fans work for it, as this show is set to take place in the Villages. Charley Pride headlines the…
Here’s Brett Kavanaugh refusing to shake hands with a Parkland victim’s father
Wow, here you can hear @fred_guttenberg telling Kavanaugh that his daughter "was murdered in Parkland," and Kavanaugh whirls and walks away pic.twitter.com/VdkTij2Vdp — Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) September 4, 2018 Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was murdered along with 16 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last February, was visibly snubbed by Trump’s Supreme…
Which one of you ‘donated’ 5 pounds of weed to a Florida thrift store?
Employees at a Florida thrift store were surprised to find a substantial amount of marijuana in a recent clothing donation. Four vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, weighing a total of 4.7 pounds, were found among a clothing donation at the Pines Thrift Store in Sarasota last week, reports Fox 13. Police are still investigating who might have…
Magnolia brings in Orlando Indie Comedy Fest alum Mark Normand for a one-off show
Orlando Indie Comedy Fest alum Mark Normand returns to town this week for a one-off show at kind of an odd venue. Downtown’s Magnolia on – who’d have guessed – Magnolia Avenue isn’t the first place we think of for stand-up, but alternative venues can make for some interesting stage moments. Normand himself is a…
Maitland Art Center highlights contributions by veterans to the art world
The art of war is the focus of two shows opening tonight at the Maitland Art and History Museums. Soldier’s Home: Veterans’ Art in Central Florida presents Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith’s work in the U.S. Army Combat Art Program during World War I alongside works by local veteran artists William Gura, Michael Moffett…
State health officials battle with Florida patient over legal costs in ‘homegrown’ marijuana case
The Florida Department of Health is appealing a ruling that would require it to pay more than $30,000 in legal costs in a fight about whether Tampa businessman Joe Redner should be able to grow his own medical marijuana. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers last week said the state should pay $30,299 requested by…
Barry Manilow to bring his ‘Very Barry Christmas’ to Orlando
Crooner Barry Manilow has announced a trio of “Very Barry Christmas” holiday music shows in Florida, and the City Beautiful is one of those stops! As of this writing, the three Florida stops are the only announced dates period for Manilow’s holiday music marathon, so start warming up the snow machines now. Barry Manilow’s “A…
Rumors point to big changes in the works at Disney’s Fort Wilderness
The Hoop-Dee-Doo Review, found in the lakefront Settlement village at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, has remained mostly untouched over the years. The comedic old west-style dinner show is a must do for many Walt Disney World guests. Running almost every night since its debut in 1974, the vaudeville-style show is viewed as the…
As Disney updates its character dining offerings, Snow White is moving to the Wilderness
With the addition of Disney Vacation Club, new waterfront cabins, two new pools, and the new open-air Geyser Point Bar & Grill, Disney World’s Wilderness Lodge resort has seen a number of changes in recent years, but the latest change seems to be one of the least popular. Starting this winter, the signature dining restaurant,…
Hulk Hogan says an nWo reunion is coming to Orlando next month
Since opening his beach shop ahead of last year’s WrestleMania, Hulk Hogan has worked to ensure Central Florida is the capital of professional wrestling. After months of speculation and hints, Hogan confirmed a major wrestling event that once again puts Orlando at the forefront of the professional wrestling world. After nearly two decades, the infamous…
Say hello to Amazon’s new 2.4-million-square-foot warehouse in Orlando
As of Sunday, Amazon has opened its brand-new 2.4-million-square-foot warehouse in the City Beautiful, the company revealed this morning. The new warehouse’s primary responsibilities will include shipping small items such as books, household goods and toys, according to a news release from the company. The Orlando warehouse is the latest of Amazon’s Florida operations, which…
We now know the name of Disney World’s new lounges, which cost $33,000 to access
The Florida chapter of Disney’s infamous members-only club known as Club 33 is already operating at both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, with lounges wrapping up construction at the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. The ultra-exclusive club requires a $33,000 initial membership fee to join, followed by $15,000 annual dues. For that price members are provided…
Deliberately trashy Nashville duo Birdcloud play up to stereotypes at Will’s Pub
Anyone good at getting into fights will tell you that the best way to take power out of someone’s punches is to lean into the hit. Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green, the two women in Birdcloud, lean into stereotypes about Southern women, playing up the trashy, druggy, lascivious caricatures present in pop culture. Their songs…
Embracing Andrew Gillum, Florida Democrats show their teeth. But will it help Bill Nelson?
The International Union of Painters lodge in Orlando reached its room capacity on Friday when a mass of Democratic candidates, including Tallahassee mayor and gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, rallied voters to celebrate the progressive party’s victories in the primary elections last Tuesday. To Democrats, the event was a much needed reunion.…
Neo-Nazis target Florida gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum with racist robocalls
Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum with racist robocalls so gross that several media outlets have refused to publish the audio. The Tallahassee Democrat reports the calls were paid for by The Road to Power, an Idaho-based anti-Semitic, white supremacist website group who is responsible for other racist robocalls around the…
DeSantis banks on Trump in his corner for Florida governor’s race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis has to pick a running mate by next week. But while the Northeast Florida congressman will tap someone to serve as the lieutenant governor on his general-election ticket, don’t expect him to abandon the political partner who has been an integral part of his success. DeSantis said President Donald Trump,…
Enzian answers our prayers and screens a marathon of cat videos this weekend
Cats wiggling their butts, about to pounce on a twist-tie. Cats fighting with the mirror. Cats terrified of a flower placed on their heads. Cats with their heads stuck in ice-cream pint containers. Cats falling off counters and climbing up curtains. There’s almost no activity we won’t record a cat doing, including just lying still…
Skinny Puppy frontman Nivek Ogre goes solo at Soundbar
Fully 90 percent of the fringe dwellers of heavy and electronic music owe Kevin “Nivek Ogre” Ogilvie intellectual property royalties. It’s just a fact. As frontman of industrial terror squad Skinny Puppy for decades, Ogre pioneered new and ever more adventurous and disturbing extremes of sound and performance, and barely lived to tell the tale.…
Camping World Stadium kicks off college football season with the Louisville Cardinals taking on Alabama’s Crimson Tide
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide, the returning college football national champs, versus the University of Louisville Cardinals, an early-season underdog going into the 2018 season – get ready for one of the many highlights of NCAA football’s opening kickoff weekend, and it’s all happening in our own backyard. Whether you’re there to experience firsthand…
Creative City Project takes to downtown Orlando streets for Immerse 2018
The Creative City Project is pulling out all the stops this fall for their biggest, baddest event yet. Immerse is downtown Orlando’s largest performing and interactive arts event, and in its 7th year, an even more immersive experience awaits as the event spreads over two days. Immerse 2018 will take place Friday, Oct. 19, through…
Rick Scott wants to scare you by saying Andrew Gillum would be return to ‘Charlie Crist’ era
Corporate tax hikes, a Democrat, compassionate state government – oh my! Gov. Rick Scott isn’t very enthused about Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s historic primary win in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. So much so, in fact, that he’s lamenting the possibility of a Democratic governor in Florida as a return to the so-called “Charlie Crist” years.…
Kissimmee’s nudist resort Cypress Cove hosts nude 5K run on Saturday
If you’ve ever wanted to race nakedly through the outdoors without being judged, Kissimmee’s Cypress Cove Nudist Resort has the perfect trek for you. Clothing is optional at Cypress Cove’s eighth annual nude 5K Labor Day run this Saturday, Sept. 1, though it might look a little weird if you’re the only one jogging in athletic garb. Over 100…
Toll roads in Orlando, Central Florida will now accept E-ZPass
E-ZPass will arrive Saturday in Florida, with users of the toll-collection system in 16 other states being able use their transponders without facing extra fees on Central Florida Expressway Authority roads. “The more than 35 million E-ZPass users can now drive in metro Orlando and avoid having to fumble for change at CFX toll gantries,”…
Illuminated Paths showcase spotlights fresh left-field Orlando acts Space Force and Ohtwo
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Illuminated Paths showcase, Will’s Pub, Aug. 30 I am almost certainly done with psychedelics for the rest of my life. I’m not sad, I’ve had my fun. But I’m a grown-ass man with grown-ass responsibilities. As for the trip-comedown-recovery arc, ain’t nobody got time for that shit anymore. So long as Joshua…
UCF romped UConn last night in the college football season kickoff
Brace yourselves, because here comes the University of Central Florida hype. The UCF Knights took on the University of Connecticut Huskies in Hartford Thursday night as part of the 2018 college football season kickoff. Though the game was far from a dual effort shootout, with UCF’s offense firing on all cylinders and the defense – the…
Famed composer A.R. Rahman to play a Kerala benefit show Sept. 9 in Orlando
Indian composer and superstar A.R. Rahman is gracing the City Beautiful with his presence in early September, and it’s for a very good cause. The Academy and Grammy Award-winning Rahman will be headlining a massive charity gig at the CFE Arena to raise funds for victims of the horrific devastation wrought by the monsoon and…
Check out this behind-the-scenes footage of Andrew Gillum’s historic Florida primary win
There’s a contagious energy surrounding Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum’s campaign. We know this because we, too, are fascinated with Gillum’s underdog approach: He was the only non-millionaire among the Democratic field, and as of Election Day on Tuesday, was fluctuating between third and fourth place depending on the poll, way behind establishment…
Watch this video of the effects from Lake Okeechobee’s toxic discharge
Dirty brown discharges, green algae blooms, dead fish – these are images Floridians have grown accustomed to, as billions of gallons of toxic water from Lake Okeechobee has poured into the state’s estuaries and beyond. More of the above has been scheduled to be flushed into both the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers as recently as…
Orlando MC Niko Is will join Talib Kweli on a European tour in November
Local MC and Colours of the Culture mainstay Niko Is is poised to represent the City Beautiful’s music abroad as a special guest of frequent collaborator’s Talib Kweli’s upcoming tour of Europe in the fall. Niko Is has been on a solid creative roll at the moment, having just released the single “The Never-Ending Sky”…
Comedian and writer Hari Kondabolu delivering laughs to Orlando this fall
Orlando is in luck, as we get not one, but two chances to split our sides in October. Brooklyn-based comedian Hari Kondabolu is bringing his political hilarity to the Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 7, with one performance at 7:30 p.m. and the other at 9:30 p.m.…
Win sweet prizes by convincing your friend to sign up for an Orange County library card
As the great Arthur would say, having fun isn’t hard when you got a library card (and a posse of card-carrying friends willing to break into song about their love of reading). Bring your posse of friends to sign up for library cards at any of the 16 Orange County Library System locations in September…
Florida court rules ‘pre-reveal’ games played in bars are illegal slot machines
Siding with state regulators, an appeals court Thursday ruled that controversial electronic games played in bars and other establishments are illegal slot machines. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s decision that what are known as “pre-reveal” games violate laws preventing slot machines in most of Florida. The…
Will’s Pub’s 23rd birthday brings together notable reunions
It seems like it was just a year ago that we were celebrating Will’s Pub’s 22nd birthday. This year, the annual blowout brings together a couple of reunions – Precious and Bob on Blonde – along with Phil Longo fronting a Fugazi cover band and our own Bao Le-Huu DJing over at Lil Indies. Maybe…
Fashion Square Mall’s Bronze Kingdom hosts a pan-African celebration for a Night in Wakanda
Creating the fictional kingdom of Wakanda for this year’s ultra-blockbuster superhero film, Black Panther, required a fusion of pan-African style with imaginative science fiction technology. The resulting take on Afrofuturism has been – to make an understatement – a hit. Meanwhile, Fashion Square Mall might have fallen on hard times, but not many other malls…
Best Local Comedian Rauce Padgett appears at a special secret comedy house show this weekend
Like stand-up comedy but concerned about comfort? Shows I Go To is throwing a little comedy house party in the Mills 50 area hosted by Shaw Smith. The limited-seating event also includes free cocktails from sponsor Tito’s Handmade Vodka, so some of the performers – which include all three 2018 Best Comedian finalists from last…
In Orlando, Gwen Graham tells Andrew Gillum: ‘Go out and win this damn thing’
After a bitter five-way primary fight, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham had some choice words for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum: “Go out and win this damn thing.” Almost three hours after polls closed on Tuesday night, Graham stepped onto the stage at The Social in downtown Orlando for what pollsters and pundits had widely predicted…
Young dynamo Selwyn Birchwood brings the real blues back to his native Orlando
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Selwyn Birchwood Band, Blue Bamboo, Aug. 29 In these parts, blues music effectively qualifies as underground. I don’t mean that generic blues-rock that you find at any basic suburban bar, I mean the real blues. That’s why you might not realize that a star – a current young one, no less –…
Oviedo’s Food Factory food hall will feature 8 “micro restaurants” clustered around a bar
Back in May, we told you about the Food Factory, a food hall-ish venue being built as part of the Oviedo on the Park development near the intersection of State Road 434 and East Mitchell Hammock Road. Since then, more details have been released – namely, the number of “micro restaurants” has increased from seven…
Trump still thinks he did a ‘fantastic’ job handling post-hurricane Puerto Rico despite death toll of 2,975
The day after a study conducted by George Washington University estimated Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane death toll to be nearly 3,000 people, President Donald Trump doubled down on his self-proclaimed job well done mantra. “I think we did a fantastic job in Puerto Rico,” Trump told CNN on Wednesday, referring to federal aid efforts following Hurricane…
Federal judge denies request to extend housing assistance for Puerto Rican evacuees
A federal judge from Massachusetts denied a motion Thursday to extend government housing assistance for hundreds of Hurricane María evacuees from Puerto Rico, ending a program intended to put families who lost homes in the storm back on their feet. Hundreds of evacuees in Florida are receiving the aid under FEMA’s Transitional Shelter Assistance Program, which covers…
Florida Supreme Court weighs ballot amendment that bans greyhound racing
The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a legal fight about whether voters should cast ballots in November on a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ending greyhound racing at pari-mutuel facilities. The hearing came after Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers this month sided with the Florida Greyhound Association, a group of breeders, owners…
After child sex abuse allegation, Catholic Diocese of Orlando removes priest
Update: Rev. David Gillis has been cleared of the sexual abuse allegations that surfaced in August. The accusations stemmed from Gillis’ time in Pennsylvania, where he served before coming to Central Florida in 2005. The Rev. David Gillis, who served as parochial administrator for the Church of Our Saviour in Cocoa Beach, was removed from…
Here’s Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer just casually meeting Jay-Z
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer posted a photo of himself just casually meeting entrepreneur and producer Jay-Z before the rapper’s Orlando concert with his wife, living legend Beyoncé. “Our venues like [Camping World Stadium] allow us to welcome some of the world’s most-recognizable entertainers to our city,” Dyer said on Twitter. “Last night before he took…
Celebrate National Cabernet Day in Winter Park with a 5-cheese flight designed by one of the world’s top cheese experts
One of the world’s foremost authorities on all things cheese, Max McCalman, has left New York City and is now the maître fromager at the Wine Room in Winter Park. McCalman tells us he’s been visiting Florida for years, having met the owners of the Wine Room at a cheese class of his they attended…
Watch moment when Evans High student finds out he won $100K scholarship from Beyoncé, Jay-Z in Orlando
We don’t know how Evans High School senior Keshawn Morgan remained upright after realizing he won a $100,000 educational scholarship from Beyoncé and Jay-Z during the couple’s Orlando concert. The pop diva legend and her rapper husband were in town for a stop on their “OTR II” tour Wednesday night when opening act DJ Khaled announced…
Ron DeSantis wastes no time attacking Andrew Gillum in Florida governor’s race
Less than 24 hours after his nomination, Republican gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has already framed his opponent Andrew Gillum as an extension of Venezuela-style socialism and a Tallahassee mayor “embroiled” in controversy. The Florida governor’s race sank to uglier depths after an early morning appearance by DeSantis on Fox News Wednesday. Within hours,…
Adam Putnam was popular in rural areas but lost big elsewhere in Florida GOP primary
As he ran for governor, Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam campaigned in communities throughout the state and played up his roots in Polk County. And in Tuesday’s primary elections, Putnam did well in rural Florida. But his primary opponent, Congressman Ron DeSantis, swamped Putnam in more heavily populated areas and wound up winning the race…
Joan Jett documentary ‘Bad Reputation’ to screen in Orlando one night only
Bad Reputation, the long-overdue documentary on punk/rock legend and firebrand Joan Jett, is garnering critical anticipation and film festival plaudits left and right. Park Ave CDs and the Enzian are bringing the film to Orlando for one night only. The film follows the long and wild creative life of Jett, from her time in the…
Raglan Road’s annual Great Irish Hooley proves that Irish music exists in months that aren’t March
Irish music: It’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day! Disney Springs’ Raglan Road goes ham – er – corned beef? – on the fiddles and brogues every Labor Day weekend for the Great Irish Hooley. With live performances from the likes of JigJam, the Byrne Brothers and Lisa Canny, the weekend’s full of authentic Irish…
Brightline rail expansion gets controversial approval for $1.75 billion in bonds
All Aboard Florida got the go-ahead Wednesday from a state board to issue $1.75 billion in federal tax-exempt bonds for its Brightline passenger-rail system, as officials and residents from the Treasure Coast and Central Florida fought over a planned northern extension. The Florida Development Finance Corp. Board of Directors backed issuing what are known as…
Gillum says he won’t get down in the gutter with DeSantis, Trump after ‘monkey’ remark
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum says he doesn’t plan to “get down in the gutter” with Ron DeSantis after the Trump-endorsed GOP nominee warned Floridians not to “monkey this up” by voting for Gillum. Earlier on Wednesday, DeSantis went on the Fox News show America’s Newsroom, where he told host Sandra Smith that Gillum was “an…
Gouge Away to play two Orlando shows before end of 2018
Hotly-tipped Florida punks Gouge Away, no stranger to stages in Orlando, are preparing to level up with the imminent release of new album Burnt Sugar on Deathwish Inc. and an extensive round of North American and U.K. touring that includes two dates in the City Beautiful in the coming months. Gouge Away play a record…
34 free concerts happening in Orlando this week
Wednesday, Aug. 29 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Thursday, Aug. 30 Leisure Chief 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Raleigh Estes and Friends 8 pm at Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave.,…
Sean Shaw, Ashley Moody set to square off for Florida attorney general
Former Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Ashley Moody, who had to counter attacks by her primary opponent about being registered in the past as a Democrat, advanced Tuesday as the Republican nominee for attorney general. Meanwhile, state Rep. Sean Shaw of Tampa won the Democratic nomination as he continues his bid to become the state’s first…
DeSantis accused of ‘racist dog whistle’ after telling Florida voters not to ‘monkey this up’ by electing Gillum
It’s been less than a day since U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis was elected to be the Republican nominee for Florida governor, and yet somehow, he’s already managed to shove both feet directly down his throat. During a Wednesday appearance on Fox News, where he’s made a home for the past months undermining the Russia investigation…
Crooked Can Brewing Company hosts a raging disco party in sleepy downtown Winter Garden
Downtown Winter Garden isn’t the place you’d normally expect to find a disco party, but the Crooked Can is giving it a shot. And so as not to disturb the conservative ears of the rustic small town, it’s a silent disco. Throw on some earphones and dance along to tunes while enjoying the craft beers…
Eyes of the nation on Florida as black progressive takes on Trump endorsee for governor; plus all the Central Florida election results
Andrew Gillum wins historic Democratic nomination for Florida governor: Beating the projected odds, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor Tuesday night. Gillum is the state’s first African-American nominee for governor. If elected, he would be the first black governor of Florida. In an unexpected upset, Gillum and his progressive campaign…
Fried, Caldwell ready to battle for Florida’s agriculture commissioner spot
State Rep. Matt Caldwell topped a four-way Republican primary for agriculture commissioner Tuesday, while lawyer and medical-marijuana lobbyist Nikki Fried had an easier time emerging from a field of three Democrats to become her party’s nominee for the Cabinet post. The two will now go head-to-head in November to replace term-limited Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam,…
This Little Underground: Squad Five-0, Gasoline Heart and Mike Dunn reunite an entire Orlando scene
Now that everyone’s recovered from Best of Orlando, it’s back to business. This week, an entire Orlando scene reawakens for one night. SQUAD FIVE-0 REUNION, GASOLINE HEART AND MIKE DUNN, WILL’S PUB, AUG. 18 There was a time in the 2000s when, amid a swelling new-millennium indie tide, there was a strong little scene in…
Bem Bom finally opens its Audubon Park brick-and-mortar, the Truck Stop closes, plus more in local foodie news
OPENINGS: Bem-Bom on Corrine has finally opened, but for takeout orders only. Once issues with their point-of-sale system are hammered out and staff is fully trained, they’ll open for full service … Two-time James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist Henry Salgado (Txokos Basque Kitchen, Spanish River Grill) now helms the kitchen at the newly opened Ricky’s…
It’s the end of a Rocky era as the Rich Weirdoes lose their longtime Universal Cineplex home
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been continually playing in movie theaters for 43 years, and for the past 16 years Orlando’s Rich Weirdoes have been taking a jump to the left and a step to the right every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month inside Universal’s AMC Cineplex 20. But a…
The best concerts coming to Orlando this week
Selwyn Birchwood Local blues firebrand lets rip at the Blue Bamboo Center. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, $25 The Brian McKnight 4 Oh my god! R&B hero and multi-instrumentalist Brian “One Last Cry” McKnight brings his new jazz combo (!) to Hard Rock Live. 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at…
Opening in Orlando: Kin, The Little Stranger and more
THIS WEEK: Kin The 2015 short Bag Man was an interesting genre-bender about a Harlem tween who had come into possession of a mysterious superweapon. But for this feature-length expansion, some significant changes have been made. For one thing, the kid now has a white adoptive older brother. Also, the science-fiction elements have been augmented…
ICYMI: Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors shuts down, Central Floridians continue to call for Seminole County tax collector’s resignation and other news you may have missed last week
Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors closes after 64 years in business: With a heavy, intoxicated sigh, we reported the end of Wally’s, an Orlando landmark and cultural institution for more than six decades. On Tuesday morning, while patrons were still inside drinking, the dive bar’s owners taped a note on the door that said, “Dear customers,…
The hagiography of John Sidney McCain
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Savage Love: ‘Quickies’
This woman has gone down on me (I’m a man) more than half a dozen times in the last three months. Each time seems to be better than the previous! She does not want reciprocation. She has also turned down all my offers for intercourse. As far as I know, she is heterosexual just like…
Gimme Shelter: Meet Big Scuba!
Looking for a furry new kitteh? Meet Big Scuba! Big Scuba (A410644) is a 2-year-old kitty with the most beautiful eyes! Big Scuba is already neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, and is ready to go home with his family for a same-day adoption. During August, we are celebrating our incredible educators. Present a valid teacher’s ID…
