Orlando is getting another zine fest in October, courtesy of the creative minds behind the local No, Nothing. anthology zine. B.L.E.H. — Bleh. Lousy expo, huh? — is an event dedicated to show off the best the region has to offer in small press, comics and zines. For those who dabble in the printed arts, there’s still time to…
If you thought the ultimate in books-and-hauntings was the Necronomicon, think again. Orlando-based publishing imprint Burrow Press is debuting new work in October, and throwing a good ol’ haunted dance party to mark the occasion. (‘Tis the season.) The triad of featured authors — trinity of terror, if you will — reading at the event are Kayla Kumari, Kristen…
The Corridor Project Billboard Exhibition will be getting a sequel in January of next year. And the call for artists is open now. In January of 2023, 30 artists will have their visual art displayed on billboards along I-4 — and beyond — becoming, in essence, public art for the morning commute. This year’s Billboard Exhibition in January…
Get ready to swoon. Dream-pop overlords the Ocean Blue are regrouping and heading out a North American tour in September — and the final curtain call of that jaunt will be here in Orlando. The band are heading out on a U.S. tour to celebrate the long-awaited reissue of 1996 album See the Ocean Blue on…
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices ALL ABOARD STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections: A83.801 – 83.809. All units are assumed to contain general household goods unless otherwise indicated. Viewing of…
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Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older. The proposed amendment was filed Monday at the state Division of Elections, with Tallahassee-based Trulieve contributing $5 million to the effort to get the measure…
Listen up! Hip-hop starJoyner Lucas is bringing his ADHD tour to Orlando next month and the platinum-selling, Grammy nominated artist is only making one Florida stop — right here in Orlando. Lucas’ ADHD U.S tour kicks off next month in Minneapolis and extends through October, with touring support from Symba. Lucas, recently dubbed the ‘Master P’ of a…
For more than six decades, the Old Spanish Sugar Mill has served guests inside DeLeon Springs State Park. That ends this fall, as the state opted to end their contract with the long-standing restaurant. The breakfast spot shared the news in a post on Facebook on Monday. “We have been blessed to serve as a…
Electronic music enigma Deadmau5 is headed to downtown Orlando for Labor Day weekend to show Orlando exactly ‘where’s the drop.” The techno producer and DJ is already out on the road on his “We Are Friends” tour and slotted in this Vanguard show in a prime gap in September dates. Besides roadwork, Canadian musician has…
With the primary election only two weeks away, an appeals court has put on hold a circuit judge’s ruling that said a Tampa Bay-area congressional candidate is ineligible to run because he did not properly qualify. The 1st District Court of Appeal on Monday approved a request by Republican candidate Jerry Torres for a stay…
A federal judge on Monday questioned part of a new Florida law that restricts the way businesses can address race-related concepts in employee training, as he weighed a request to block the measure. The law (HB 7), passed during this year’s legislative session, was a top priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who dubbed it the…
No sleep til Orlando? Rapper Action Bronson recently wrapped a European tour with Earl Sweatshirt and Alchemist, and now he’s heading out again on his own domestic headlining jaunt this month where he’ll hit the City Beautiful in early September. The MC-chef-television personality triple threat (we’ll belatedly add in author and actor) released his newest…
One of rock music’s most famous scions, Jakob Dylan, is bringing his Wallflowers back to Orlando this fall. Originally assembled by Dylan in 1989, the Wallflowers have been Dylan’s go-to creative outlet all the decades hence. The Wallflowers are going to be out on the road most of August, September and October, airing songs from…
Warren was suspended for refusing to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban.
The Florida Board of Medicine advanced a plan that would ban doctors from providing treatments to transgender minors
Get ready for a last summer blowout (even though summer doesn’t end until December), in just over a week when the Caribbean American Heritage Festival takes over the Seneff Arts Plaza downtown. The festival promises to be a showcase of Caribbean arts and culture and cuisine. There will be a steady soundtrack of steel drumming,…
No, Trinity of Terror is not the name of a new haunt at Halloween Horror Nights. It is, however, a triple-headlining tour of new heaviness that will make Thanksgiving weekend very loud in Orlando. The ‘Trinity of Terror’ tour features a triumvirate of triple-word-name bands — Motionless in White, Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills — and they’ve just…
Roller coaster nerds, listen up. National Roller Coaster Day is coming, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is offering free tours to celebrate. From Aug. 13-Aug. 16, guests with tickets get a chance to snag free behind-the-scenes tours of the Tampa theme park’s most popular coasters. To sign up, head to the Serengeti Outpost (go past the…
Saying the law will “stigmatize and harm LGBTQ youth,” attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to aid challengers to a new Florida law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in Florida public schools. The states and the District of Columbia sought approval this week to file…
Florida has the third-most cases of monkeypox in the U.S.
The charges stem from another festival in Texas
Warren was elected in 2016 and then re-elected by a large margin in November of 2020.
A trial that could determine whether former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is convicted of federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges has been delayed until April, according to an order issued by a federal judge on Thursday. Pushing the trial back to April 17 from its initially scheduled August 16 date is “reasonable and appropriate” in…
Mad Cow Theatre’s removal from their longtime space was always going to be ugly. We didn’t realize it would get this nasty, though. After a years-long fight between the city of Orlando and the theater that rented space from them ended in an eviction, Mad Cow’s HQ was promised to Orlando Fringe as an incubator…
Downtown landmark Lizzy McCormack’s Irish Pub will be closing in September, another victim of skyrocketing rents all around the city. Owner Karen Wall broke the “heartbreaking ” news on the Lizzy McCormack’s Facebook page on Sunday. Noting that “it’s illogical to maintain a drinkery in downtown Orlando with increasing rent and decreasing demand,” read the post.…
If you’ve ever wondered how synth-pop group the Midnight will weather the inevitable apocalyptic electromagnetic pulse that scuppers all our precious electronics, wonder no further. Midnight vocalist Tyler Lyle is coming to town as part of a Southern solo tour showing a very different side of his muse than the future-forward synthetics of the Midnight.…
After a bit of a rain delay in the form of a global pandemic, the Florida Underground Fest returns for a third year this week. The Fest will bring together bands from throughout Central Florida and the entire state for a two-day musical blowout. Florida Underground Fest 3 will take over a good portion of…
Get ready to drink deeply of your “Moscow Mules,” because reggaeton icon Bad Bunny is back in Orlando for the second time this year, and everything about this “World’s Hottest Tour” return date is bigger and arguably better. It’s been quite a year for the Puerto Rican singer since releasing his record-breaking album Un Verano…
The “hills” of Orlando will once again be alive with songs from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, but this time with a modern topical twist. (War is indeed an evergreen theme.) This program will pair selections from Sound, performed by singers from Central Florida Vocal Arts, with discussion of the current conflict in Ukraine viewed…
Walt Disney World is about the only sensibly planned and well-constructed community in the entire state of Florida. If it’s flooding, what hope do the rest of us have? The House of Mouse flooded for a second time this summer, with guests sharing videos of street flooding in Epcot and the Magic Kingdom during yesterday’s…
Florida Governor and potential presidential nominee Ron DeSantis is carrying on and ramping up his anti-trans rhetoric. Where before the governor was content to rail against trans athletes and lie about instruction in Florida schools, he’s now calling for doctors who help transgender youth to be sued. “You don’t disfigure 10, 12, 13 year-old kids…
It might be a little early on your own calendar, but Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is already rolling out its limited treats for spooky season. Starting next week, even if it is still blazing hot outside, fall festivities will start at Magic Kingdom. The night-time celebration Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party returns on Aug.…
As the school year begins in Florida, Orange County Public Schools is countering rumors about what is restricted under Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law. The law, which took effect July 1, bars classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in certain grades. Following the passage of the bill, a viral social media post…
In another sign of problems in Florida’s property-insurance market, a financial-ratings agency has withdrawn ratings for two insurance companies and downgraded another company. The Demotech agency on Monday withdrew financial-stability ratings for Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and FedNat Insurance Co., according to Demotech’s website. It also changed United Property & Casualty Insurance Co.’s…
The abortion provider’s PAC is sitting out the Democratic primary
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Go out! Here’s a list of our picks for the best things to see and do this weekend. Wednesday, Aug. 3 Buddy Guy & John Hiatt American music legends John Hiatt and Buddy Guy are out on a summer co-headlining blues-rock summit, and they’re heading our way this week. Blues-guitar maestro Guy and lauded, rootsy…
In recent years, “immersive” has become the most overworked buzzword in entertainment, being applied to everything from theme park rides and virtual reality games to museum exhibits and cinema screenings. But while most self-proclaimed immersive attractions are content with only stimulating two or three of the senses, New Generation Theatrical is literally going for the…
The bad news? So was David S. Goyer.
Meka Nism has been relatively quiet on the scene lately. However, all is not what it seems, and that’s about to change this week. First and foremost, Meka was recently elected president of the Florida chapter of the Recording Academy. It’s news as big as it is historical, because she’s only the fourth woman, and…
Oh, you don’t know what vaporwave is? You’re not alone. But if ever there were a good primer on the niche genre, the new joint by Dylan Houser + Black Wick is it. The extended 18-track album V △ L E N C I △, PART III pairs two luminaries of Central Florida’s outer-limits music…
If you go out, be safe, be cool. Ceremony, Hotline TNT, Romeo Blu, Body Shop: Few bands in the indie world have been as notably defiant of genre as shapeshifting punk refugees Ceremony. This impressively eclectic bill honors that spirit. Hotline TNT are exciting fuzz-rockers from Minneapolis. Romeo Blu is the solo synth project by…
American music legends John Hiatt and Buddy Guy are out on a summer co-headlining blues-rock summit, and they’re heading our way this week. Blues guitar maestro Guy and lauded, rootsy singer-songwriter Hiatt separately are big enough news, but together make for an intriguing night of legendarily gritty sounds. The twosome might come from nominally different…
