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Landlords can’t legally discriminate against people with housing vouchers in Orange County, but they do it anyway
And due to toothless enforcement systems, it goes largely unchecked
Opera Orlando to host ‘México Canta! A Frida Celebration’ this weekend
Live music, food and more make up this cultural celebration
Free doom metal in this economy? Texas’ Red Beard Wall to play a free show in Orlando
If you’re either too broke to go to Friday’s Crowbar show at Conduit or just a glutton for big-ass riffs and oppressive moods, then this Bud Light’s for you. Red Beard Wall are coming all the way from Texas to drop some heaviness in the form of 10-ton stoner doom licks with a savage metal…
Legal Public Notices 9/6/2023
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA In the Matter of the Parental Rights as to: D.C.S., DOB: 09/11/2018 AGE: 4 A Minor. CASE NO. : D-23-661897-R. DEPT. NO. : U. SUMMONS NOTICE! YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND WITHIN 21 DAYS.…
Italian chain and 1990s fave Fazoli’s reopens in Orlando this week
Do not ask for whom the breadstick tolls, it tolls for thee
Indigenous Mexican restaurant to take over the Armstrong Lock building in Mills 50
Yet-to-be-named eatery by the Agave Azul honcho is ‘inspired by the jungles of Tulum’
Federal judge refuses to block Florida’s new transgender treatment law
The law makes it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries
Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, says Florida judge
‘This is a significant victory in the fight for fair representation for Black Floridians.’
A giant sandwich is going to fly over Orlando
Here’s how to get inside it
Florida hunters capture 920-pound gatorzilla in Orlando-area lake
‘We’re going to need a bigger … LINE!’
Nazi groups’ demonstration suspected for Labor Day weekend in Orlando
Goyim Defense League, Blood Tribe and more put out a flyer advertising ‘The March of the Red Shirts’
Hurricane Idalia insured losses in Florida expected to reach $3 to $5 billion
‘In reality, the insurance industry dodged a bullet’
Biden approves federal disaster declaration for Florida counties hit by Idalia
The federal declaration opens the door to such assistance as grants for temporary housing and home repairs
Bagel Dudes bounce on downtown Orlando location; Norman’s launches late-summer tasting menu; and Z Asian goes for a street-food focus
Plus lots more local food news and events
Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream opens in Winter Park this weekend
Miami-based chain Chill-N Nitrogen opens its first Central Florida locale in Winter Park this very weekend. The nitrogen ice cream purveyor is setting up shop at 1100 S. Orlando Ave. and slinging ice cream (both dairy-based and non) and toppings that are mixed and flash-frozen upon ordering using liquid nitrogren for maximum culinary drama. This…
Blake Shelton to play intimate gig at his Ole Red Orlando bar in September
That’s Mr. Gwen Stefani to you
Universal’s Rip Ride Rockit rips playlist to shreds, now offers 5 songs
Universal said it aims to ‘simplify the selection experience’
More than half a million Floridians lost power amid Hurricane Idalia
State Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said crews started ‘search, secure and stabilize’ recovery efforts after Idalia made landfall
In Hurricane Idalia’s aftermath, a long recovery begins in Florida’s rural Taylor County
DeSantis said that some aspects of recovery in the area could take months
Idalia survivor describes storm’s fury near landfall: ‘Don’t ever want to go through that again’
Along Florida’s Big Bend – the peninsular arch along the Gulf of Mexico – survivors of the dangerous storm emerged Wednesday
From the folks behind Orlando Girls Rock Camp comes Ladies Rock Camp
Showcase at Framework hosts new rockers taking the stage for the first time
Will’s Pub marks 28th anniversary with long weekend’s worth of live music starting Thursday
Just like a millennial, make it all about themselves
Brightline’s official Orlando debut delayed again
The Orlando station was previously set to begin rides Labor Day Weekend
Dethklok and Babymetal bring animated and OTT metal sounds to the Orlando Amphitheater this weekend
‘We will make everything metal, blacker than the blackest black … times infinity!’
Florida officials warn of ‘historic flooding’ amid Hurricane Idalia
‘Be prepared to lose power, and just know that there’s a lot of folks who are going to be there to help you get back on your feet’
Money in federal Disaster Relief Fund will be available to help after Idalia, feds say
‘I spoke to the governor last night, we’re providing everything he could possibly need,’ Biden said Tuesday
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall, as Florida braces for ‘catastrophic storm surge’
In Central Florida, Lake Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Volusia and Brevard counties are under a tornado watch
Historic Florida fishing village prepares for historic hurricane surge
‘When you try to compare this storm to others, DON’T. No one has seen this.’
Florida evacuates 4,000 prisoners from 35 facilities ahead of Hurricane Idalia
State prisons across the region also suspended visitation for the days after the storm was expected to make landfall
Polish black metal act Batushka end their U.S. tour at Conduit imminently
‘Titanic black metal with the utmost drama’
Orlando country firebrands Skinny McGee and Chris Bell team up as The Handshakes for Lil Indie’s gig
Familiar faces and sounds with a new moniker
Orlando percussionist Evan Shafran releases long-awaited solo platter ‘Dawn of the Technosexuals’
Sideman to the strange establishes his own eccentric bona fides
The new issue of local arts zine ‘Eclectca’ drops at Stardust release party on Thursday
Do we love print media? You’d better believe it. Do we adore Orlando’s independent creatives? Couldn’t stan them more if we tried. Do we believe the children are our future? Heck yeah, teach them well and let them lead the way. Eclectca uplifts exactly the kind of in-my-room musings young adults have always conjured, collecting…
New Generation Theatrical builds NGT Studio, a rehearsal and workshop space, at Fashion Square
It might even help rescue the once-renowned retail hub from its zombie-mall fate
Netflix’s live-action version of ‘One Piece’ makes Monkey T. Luffy look like a Jonas Brother cosplaying Huck Finn
Plus everything else debuting on the streaming services this week
Central Floridian death metal band Cynic comes into focus again, 30 years later
‘ReFocus’ is worth listening to ahead of Saturday’s show at Conduit
Stalled: Orange County school district reaches impasse with teachers union over salary talks, working conditions
The teachers union says they’re encouraging the district to come back to the table
