Legal Public Notices 1/5/22 issue
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: January 21, 2022 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 Nikolai Dunkelberger- Houshold Goods, Morris…
Florida legislative session will open without restrictions, in spite of Omicron spike
Legislative leaders are monitoring the spike in coronavirus cases across Florida but haven’t made plans to reimpose restrictions on public access that were used during the 2021 session. With the 2022 legislative session starting Jan. 11, people will be allowed to roam most of the Capitol complex and address lawmakers in person. “In light of…
Burning sugar cane pollutes communities of color in Florida. Brazil shows there’s another way
This story was originally published by ProPublica, co-published with the Palm Beach Post, WLRN and WGCU. This year, reporters at The Palm Beach Post and ProPublica investigated the impact of sugar cane burning in Florida. The harvesting practice helps produce more than half of America’s cane sugar, but it sends smoke and ash into largely low-income…
Black activist removed from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press conference in handcuffs after asking to speak with governor
A Tuesday morning press conference hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis was disrupted after a group of at least seven individuals refused to leave the public health department building in Duval County and demanded to speak to the Republican governor. Ben Frazier, an activist and Black man, led the protest in Jacksonville, and was eventually forced…
After years of delays, SeaWorld sets opening date for Ice Breaker coaster
SeaWorld Orlando is almost ready to cut the ribbon on a roller coaster that was meant to open in 2020. The Ice Breaker will take up its first official riders on Feb. 18. The coaster is part of a wider rehab of the park that sees aging rides like the Wild Arctic Simulator being put…
Iconic Los Angeles hamburger chain Fatburger to open Orlando locations
Even if you aren’t familiar with Los Angeles, you’ve probably heard of Fatburger. The L.A.-born burger stand turned West Coast chain has popped up in the lyrics of California titans like Ice Cube and East Coast luminaries like the Beastie Boys and Notorious B.I.G. After 70 years, the chain is finally making it out east.…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis passes the buck on COVID-19 testing delays to Joe Biden, Floridians
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ solution to massive lines for COVID-19 testing in his state is typical. The governor held a press conference on Monday and blamed the administration of Joe Biden and Floridians for having the audacity to want to know whether they have COVID-19. DeSantis addressed the Omicron-fueled surge in cases and testing. Nearly…
Orange County Public Schools report more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases as schools reopen
Orange County Public Schools reported more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases among faculty, staff and students as schools reopened for their spring semester. The reported cases for Jan. 3 came to 1,175. Of those cases, 309 were district employees. The remaining 866 cases were among students. The spike in cases comes as the Omicron variant fuels…
Central Florida mayoral inauguration canceled after mayor contracts COVID-19
An in-person inauguration ceremony scheduled Thursday for St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Ken Welch had to be canceled after he tested positive for COVID-19. Welch, who was elected in November, tested positive Monday, according to a news release from his campaign organization. He had planned an inauguration ceremony on the steps of City Hall but will be…
Florida seeks stay of healthcare worker vaccine mandate as cases spike
Saying it is among states that are “unshielded,” Florida is pressing a full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. David Costello, an assistant state solicitor general, filed a document late Wednesday afternoon at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Legal Public Notices 12/29 issue
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices FLORIDA DISCOUNT SELF STORAGE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections 83.801 – 83.809. Auctions will be held on the premises at locations and times indicated below. Wednesday…
Rapper Kodak Black played an after-hours show in Orlando over the weekend and here’s how it went down
One of the more intimate, beautiful moments of the holiday happened on Sunday in Orlando when Kodak Black got on stage at 4:45 a.m. in a strip mall venue called Genasis Event Center on Edgewater Drive and started rapping. Kodak’s gift to the tiny audience was warm, radiating energy coupled with hard emotion — both of which…
Notable Orlandoans look back at the most important, mostly great things that happened in 2021
That was the year that was
Top Tables 2021: The best restaurants that opened in Orlando in 2021
This not-so-post pandemic year was a wake-up call for an industry in desperate need of an image makeover. Cooks and servers didn’t return to restaurants after shutdowns the way restaurateurs had hoped, leading to a shift in compensation structures, working conditions and, perhaps most importantly, culture to lure workers back. Supply chain shortages continued to…
A look back at the peaks (and a few valleys) in Orlando’s 2021 cultural landscape
After the terrifying drop-tower descent into a dumpster fire that was 2020, I was hopeful that 2021 would see Orlando’s arts and attractions bounce back briskly with the help of COVID vaccines. But as this year comes to a close, it turned out to be an even more disorienting roller coaster in the dark, with…
Orlando Weekly’s 10 most important stories of 2021
Labor struggles and the scourge of COVID-19 were the two issues that sparked Orlando Weekly news junkies’ interest the most in 2021. While the rest of the nation was fretting about the same, nowhere did these subjects intertwine more knottily than in Orlando, where labor usually means face-to-face customer service and the coronavirus meant workers…
Debuting on Netflix this week: Maggie Gyllenhaal adapts Elena Ferrante’s novel ‘The Lost Daughter,’ plus more streaming premieres
Premieres Wednesday, Dec. 29: Anxious People — The best-selling book by Fredrik Blackman becomes a Swedish comedy/mystery series about eight survivors of a hostage incident, all of whom have differing recollections of the event. That’s right, just like what happened when you and your friends settled in to watch Annie Live! (Netflix) Crime Scene: The…
Top Tastes 2021: The 12 best things we ate this year
I don’t know about you, but I had to rely on a lot of comfort food to get through 2021. As a result, I couldn’t narrow my favorite Orlando dishes of the year down to a top five, or even a top 10. So here’s a list of my Top 12 Tastes of 2021 —…
Savage Love: ‘It’s a battle between my identity as a fetishist and my identity as straight’
Dear Dan: I’m extremely kinky, with an emphasis on extreme. To give an example, I love long-term and extremely restrictive bondage. (Think full-body casts or getting locked up for an entire weekend.) I’m a 32-year-old straight man who has been married for five years. In the last year we opened up our marriage because my…
Free Will Astrology: Your horoscope for the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Historians disagree about the legacy of Jimmy Carter, who was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Was he effective or not? Opinions differ. But there’s no ambiguity about a project he pursued after his presidency. He led a global effort to eliminate a pernicious disease caused by the…
10 Orlando music milestones in 2021: The annual Undie Awards
If you’re here with me, that means we’re the lucky ones still standing. Appreciate that for a good, long moment. And now let’s appreciate some others in the Orlando music scene who not only persevered but shined brightly this year. THE 2021 UNDIES Best new look: Tierney Tough It’s difficult to imagine that someone of…
Things to do in Orlando, Dec. 29 through Jan. 4: Hi Viz, Jenny Parrott, Jim Gaffigan, Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Our selections of the best stuff to do this week! Wednesday, Dec. 29Annual Cheez-It Bowl Parade of Bands “Bandtastic Game Day Preview” of area school marching bands as a tuneful prelude to … that’s right, that afternoon’s Cheez-It Bowl. 11 a.m., Central Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park, free. Cheez-It BowlThe…
The 21 most important political stories of 2021 and what they tell us about 2022
The dystopian nightmare of 2020 concluded with a glimmer of hope. Donald Trump had been defeated. COVID vaccines were on the way. The economy was showing signs of life. That fantasy didn’t last a week. If anything, 2021 was a long, grueling extension of 2020. And by the looks of things, our democracy will likely…
