Legal Public Notices 1/4/23
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP22-64, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: B. G. DOB: 01/12/2020. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Zuleika Bruno-Aponte Address…
Legal Public Notices 12/28/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP22-64, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: B. G. DOB: 01/12/2020. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Zuleika Bruno-Aponte Address…
Legal Public Notices 12/21/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: January 3, 2023 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Brayann Torres – Power tools.…
Florida will open up more medical marijuana licenses, double the size of state’s industry
State health regulators on Monday set in motion a process to issue up to 22 more medical-marijuana licenses, in a highly anticipated move that could double the size of Florida’s medical-cannabis industry. The state Department of Health also published an emergency rule that would make it far more expensive for marijuana operators to renew their…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis targets teachers’ union dues in new legislative session
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled that he will make a priority of passing a long-debated proposal that would prevent teachers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. DeSantis supported the proposal Monday during a speech in Orlando, describing it as “paycheck protection legislation.” The Florida Education Association and other teachers unions backed DeSantis’ Democratic…
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Congress leaves cannabis banking reform out of spending package
In the House, “every member of the Florida delegation under the age of 50 supported the bill.”
Tavares cop claims ‘street scientists’ are making ultra-powerful fentanyl doses after viral video of her fake overdose questioned
A Tavares police officer is doing the LEO version of posting through it after a video of her falling out after being near a substance believed to be fentanyl went viral. Though the clip was shared without question by several Central Florida news outlets, it was clear from the beginning that we were not witnessing…
California-based chain Lazy Dog to open first Central Florida location next year
Casual dining chain Lazy Dog is expanding its presence in the South, with the imminent 2023 opening of their second Florida location in the greater Orlando area. The primarily West Coast-based based chain specializing in Rocky Mountain cabin aesthetics, jazzed-up takes on traditional American fare along with craft beers and cocktails. “We look forward to…
The Amazing Acro-Cats are coming to an Orlando stage in January
The Acro-Cats, stars of the Netflix series Cat People, are coming to Orlando next month for a long weekend of shows at the Orlando Rep. The Acro-Cats — in contrast to the 99 percent of felines on this planet who just stare at you contemptuously when you request they repeat a cute trick — take the stage ready to…
HeartSupport Fest to bring a weekend of heaviness like Rise Against and Parkway Drive to Orlando
There’s a new heavy-music festival coming to Orlando in 2023, and the HeartSupport Fest is bringing the likes of Parkway Drive, Rise Against, Underoath and Silverstein to the Fairgrounds in February. The two-day festival of metal and hard rock has been put together by August Burns Red singer Jake Luhrs to benefit his nonprofit HeartSupport. “Our goal…
Four injured when truck crashed into Ivanhoe Village’s Hideaway Bar Sunday
Four people were injured after a driver crashed his truck into the Hideaway Bar on Sunday night. Orlando Police say the truck crashed into the Hideaway around 6 p.m. They identified the driver as 45-year-old Jackson Click. Bar staff said that Click was in the bar prior to the crash. Court records show that Click’s…
COVID-19 cases continue sharp uptick in Florida
Florida had more than 22,500 reported new cases of COVID-19 last week, continuing a sharp increase. The Florida Department of Health on Friday released data that showed the state had 22,572 reported cases from Dec. 9 through Thursday. That came after 19,931 cases during the week that started Dec. 2 and 18,793 cases during the…
Florida travelers should see lower gas prices over the holidays
Here’s some good news: The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline continues to drop toward $3 in Florida and is lower than a year ago. With an estimated 5.8 million Floridians expected to take holiday road trips, the AAA auto club reported Monday the average price of a gallon of unleaded stood…
Orlando Starbucks workers join nationwide strike as contract talks remain stalled
Starbucks workers at the East Mitchell Hammock & City Plaza location were the first in Central Florida to vote to unionize.
Florida insurance commissioner resigns amid crisis
After lawmakers this week passed an overhaul of the state’s property-insurance system, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier on Thursday submitted his resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Altmaier, who made the resignation effective Dec. 28, has been Florida’s top insurance regulator since 2016. The letter did not detail his future plans. “Under your leadership, we have…
Gov. Ron DeSantis expects constitutional carry to pass in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he expects lawmakers during the 2023 regular legislative session to pass a major change in Florida gun laws. The change would allow what supporters call “constitutional carry.” Under current law, people who want to carry guns must get concealed-weapons licenses from the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Constitutional…
Orlando Free Fall owners fight quarter-million dollar fine from state following 14-year-old’s death
The owners of the Orlando Free Fall are fighting the quarter million dollars worth of fines levied against them by the state of Florida following the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson. Sampson, who was visiting Orlando from St. Louis, fell from the Icon Park ride after slipping loose of his restraints. He later died of…
19-year-old shoots two at Orlando resorts with gun purchased earlier in the day
A 19-year-old Georgia man is in custody after allegedly going on a shooting spree at several Orlando resorts. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jailen Rasheed Houston on Thursday morning. Houston is believed to have been the man who fired on people at two Orlando resorts. Houston allegedly shot a young woman at the Westgate Lakes…
Florida school districts revise LGBTQ support guides due to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ scrutiny
Ten school districts whose LGBTQ support guides and other policies were called into question by the state Board of Education are in various stages of revising the documents, or in some cases have dropped the disputed guides, according to responses the board discussed Wednesday. State officials are scrutinizing the districts’ guides to ensure that they…
It’s a tale of two Nutcrackers this weekend, with Orlando Ballet and Russian Ballet both performing their versions around town
Orlando’s ballet devotees will be spoiled for choice this weekend, with two large-scale productions of the holiday classic The Nutcracker happening around town. Orlando Ballet’s annual staging of the Tchaikovsky classic is winding down with final performances happening on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-18. Additionally a final closeout evening performance has just been added…
Winter wizards Trans-Siberian Orchestra bring cold front, spectacle to Amway Center on Dec. 17
The group’s annual Christmas trek is easily the most popular holiday tour going.
Florida Senate President open to expanding ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to cover more grades
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, signaled support Thursday for a potential expansion of Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, which drew heavy opposition this year from critics who labeled it the “don’t say gay” bill. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law (HB 1557) in March, amid a controversy that centered mainly on a provision that…
Daddy Yankee plays two nights in Orlando as part of massive ‘farewell’ tour
Orlando audiences must have been “nice” this year, because Puerto Rican rapper and Reggaetón legend Daddy Yankee is bringing his “La Última Vuelta” tour to Orlando for a second go-’round. Dubbed the King of Reggaetón, Daddy Yankee is one of the foremost ambassadors for the Latin genre worldwide. The superstar has become a household name…
Orlando vocal ensemble Voctave celebrate the season with Steinmetz show next week
Central Florida-based Voctave are here to spread some sonorous seasonal cheer with their holiday program, A Voctave Christmas. The 11-member a cappella group has performed and recorded around the world, notching multiple hits on streaming platforms and over 150 million views on their videos, making their return to a hometown Orlando stage all the more…
Margaret Cho to get ‘live and livid’ in Orlando next year
Comedian Margaret Cho is heading out on tour in 2023, promising to be both ‘live’ and ‘livid.’ Consider yourself warned Orlando, because you’re one of only three Florida dates. Cho heads out on a bi-coastal theater tour in March, reaching Orlando in May. She will squeezing in live dates between a full plate of roles…
UCF student who tracked Elon Musk’s jet banned from Twitter, Musk threatens legal action
Shortly after Elon Musk removed his flight-tracking bots from Twitter, University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney had his personal account removed from the platform. Musk went on to say that a car carrying his child was followed in Los Angeles yesterday and threatened legal action against Sweeney on a platform he can no longer…
Welcome To Rockville 2023 lineup includes Tool, Deftones, Slipknot
It’s a cliche to say that a festival is back and bigger than ever, but in the case of Welcome To Rockville’s 2023 edition it just might be true. The Jacksonville-born, Daytona Beach-based fest just announced its lineup and it is the most stacked we’ve ever seen from the heavy weekend bash. Topline stars include…
The long wait for ‘Hadestown’ to get to Orlando was well worth it
It’s by far the most satisfying show of this Broadway in Orlando season.
Orlando-area cop is latest to faint after allegedly being near fentanyl
Bodycam footage from the Tavares Police Department is the latest addition to the nationwide fentanyl panic that has turned police departments across the country into collections of fainting goats. Though you cannot overdose on fentanyl by touching it, Tavares Police Officer Courtney Bannick suffered some distressing symptoms after a traffic stop on Tuesday night. She…
Elon Musk suspends Twitter account of UCF student who tracks his jet
Elon Musk may have single-handedly knocked himself out of the running for world’s richest man with his bungled purchase of Twitter, but you have to admit, it does give him quite the opportunity to settle petty personal grievances. Following a wave of account suspensions for Twitter users who posted video of him being roundly booed…
Harry and Meghan finish telling their side of the story Thursday on Netflix
Plus all this week’s streaming debuts
Central Florida’s longest-running holiday treat is Southern Winds Theatre’s ‘One Man Christmas Carol’
Production of the one-man play is a family affair
‘We the Shredded’
Constitution? We don’t need no stinkin’ Constitution!
‘Getting Warm in Here’
If only there were an appropriate metaphor!
Free Will Astrology: It’s high time to rethink your relationship with stress
Your horoscope for Dec. 14-20
Dumpies’ debut dumpling pop-up happens New Year’s Eve; Cask and Larder now open inside MCO Terminal C
Plus lots more tasty local food news
Elizabeth Ward celebrates new album release at the Imperial Orlando this week
Local Americana songbird Elizabeth Ward first came to prominence as a standout member of country-rock band Jordan Foley & the Wheelhouse. Although a backup singer there, her voice always rang bright and powerful, more alongside than behind the mighty Foley. Recently, she’s been emerging as a solo artist and will unveil new album Silver-Lining at this…
Orlando bands rally around Uncle Lou’s this weekend
To every story, there are, at the very least, two sides. I don’t profess to know what the neighbor who’s suing Lou is going through, but I know very well the crucial role that Uncle Lou’s plays in this city’s culture. That’s why the music community has been rallying hard to help him stay afloat.…
Orlando musician Dave Scott Schwartzman throws a show and signing for his memoir on time spent in punk legends Adrenalin O.D.
Through bands like The Rondos, F-Pipes, The Smash, The Hybrids and more, the Orlando punk scene has gotten to know Dave Scott Schwartzman pretty well since he moved here in 1993. It’s a local résumé notable enough to perhaps make you forget that he had a prior famous life as a member of Adrenalin O.D.…
Decompress and do some ‘deep listening’ with Orlando composer Keith Lay this weekend
“Take a walk at night. Walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears.” This is a Sonic Meditation, one of the sound-and-movement exercises developed by pioneering electronic-music composer Pauline Oliveros in the 1970s as part of a group of techniques meant to expand consciousness. One of those techniques is Deep Listening, a…
Bats, Bells and Booze offers a haunted spin on the holidays to benefit the Florida Bat Conservancy
If you’re sick of holiday events, sorry pal, you’re soaking in the season. But this outing offers a bit of morbid respite and benefits a good cause. Instead of flying reindeer, Bats, Bells and Booze features bats! Actual flying bats! Children of the night, even! The Florida Bat Conservancy (beneficiary of the event), will be…
Orlando Zine Fest showcases Orlando print creativity on Saturday
Is the stress of last-minute gift shopping gnawing away at your very soul? Does it make you want a drink? Well, the Orlando Zine Fest has both of those bases covered big-time. This annual outdoors showcase of local print-tastic creativity returns to the Nook on Robinson in the Milk District, stylishly after dark. Writers, artists,…
Legendary mash-up DJ Girl Talk plays Orlando this week for the first time in years
Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, is on tour and will make a stop in Orlando’s Beacham this Thursday. It’s been a long 14 years since he last played the City Beautiful, and the venue where he last performed, Club Firestone, is no longer Club Firestone. But Gillis is still Girl Talk. “I feel…
