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Project Censored 2024: The most important American stories you didn’t read this year
Under-the-radar stories from around the nation
Orlando bands get quiet and unplugged for Planned Parenthood Benefit show
Playing are Marc Cortes, Boston Marriage, Shy Dog Mountain Resort and more
FAA opens investigation into crashing drones at weekend Lake Eola holiday show
A 7-year-old boy had emergency heart surgery after malfunction at show by ‘America’s Got Talent’ contestants
New bill would block Florida cities from regulating Donald Trump’s presidential library
Sen. Jason Brodeur filed the measure which would prevent local governments from enacting ordinances and other regulations about presidential libraries
EPA approves controversial Florida plan for roads made from radioactive byproduct
The EPA said the ‘approval applies only to the proposed pilot project and not any broader use’
Florida’s abortion initiative sponsor drops fight over $328K fine in election fraud accusation
The dismissals end the legal fights between the sponsor and the state as Amendment 4 failed to win the required 60% approval
Florida led country in new death penalty sentences in 2024, says report
DeSantis pushed to eliminate the unanimous requirement after a jury failed to recommend a death sentence for Nikolas Cruz
Orlando Rep. Eskamani co-sponsors bill to better regulate state-funded anti-abortion pregnancy centers
House Bill 63 will be considered during next year’s state legislative session, which begins March 4.
Florida’s population topped 23 million people this year
Florida is growing faster than almost any other state, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau
Teamsters picket outside Amazon facility in Orlando as part of national solidarity action
Teamsters here in Orlando aren’t on strike, but are showing support for fellow Teamsters in other states who are.
Orlando eateries including Maxine’s, SoDough Square, Black Bean Deli and more to open at MCO
Plus a life-size gingerbread house, Gyukatsu Rose and Nola’s Ice Cream soft openings, and lots more local food news
Orlando concert calendar: Jinglerock, Punkmas, Black Guayaba, Tal Cohen Trio, Santapalooza
Live music around town Dec. 19-24
Orlando announces new paid parking spaces downtown
After eliminating 900 downtown parking spaces in 2015, several hundred may return, with construction starting next year.
The Renaissance Theatre Co.’s annual holiday show should be on every Orlandoan’s seasonal to-do list
‘The Office Holiday Party Musical Extravaganza Show’ and late-night afterparty ‘Holiday Drag Exxxtravaganza Show’ have become pivotal to many holiday celebrations
Abortion-rights organizers in Florida, other states talk failed ballot measures and what’s next
What set the counter-campaign apart in Florida was the DeSantis administration’s tactics in opposing the effort
Florida will pursue charges against accused Trump would-be assassin
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday announced a state attempted felony murder charge against Routh
‘Constitution does not mandate comfortable prisons’: Florida seeks to toss lawsuit over extreme heat in prisons
The allegations focus, in part, on the effects of heat on older inmates with medical conditions.
The Milk Mart’s holiday edition happens this weekend
Just a hint for those who are still on the prowl for gifts
Phantasmagoria makes the holidays (even more) macabre with darkly festive performances at the Dr. Phillips Center
Do you have the courage to witness ‘An Even More Haunted Victorian Christmas’?
Orlando actor David McElroy takes on ‘A Christmas Carol’ all by his lonesome
That’s 37 different characters … god bless every one
Dance impresario Barclay Crenshaw brings a whole world of sound to the Beacham
Claude VonStroke no more?
TikTok star Pinky Patel brings #isaidwhatisaid tour to Orlando
See the comedian while TikTok is still legal
A Very Conduit Punkmas may very well deliver a good old-fashioned Yuletide pit this weekend
Petty Thefts, Virginity, Stiletto, Caustic Bats and Trashworld get festive
Orlando singer CeCe Teneal breaks hearts for the holidays at Judson’s Live
Teneal will conjure the sounds of the season with high-flying soul fireworks
Doomed jazz legend Chet Baker gets a birthday party at Stardust Video, and Bongus will do the crashing
Return of the cool … and the freeform freaks
In ‘The Six Triple Eight,’ Tyler Perry tells the tale of the only Black unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve in World War II
Plus everything else premiering this week on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max, Peacock and the rest
Orlando, the closing weeks of 2024 might be your last, best chance to enjoy some theme park classics
Favorites like MuppetVision 4D and Dinoland U.S.A. are closing soon
