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Cerca de Orlando, los trabajadores del comedor de una universidad privada exclusiva presionan con fuerza para obtener protecciones sindicales
Los trabajadores del servicio de alimentos en Rollins College son, de hecho, empleados de Sodexo, una de las corporaciones multinacionales más grandes del mundo.
Legal Public Notices 2/8/23
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…
Fast-casual chain Just Salad opens two Orlando-area locations this month
NYC-based fast-casual chain Just Salad has tossed its hat into the Orlando restaurant scene. Just Salad is officially opening two locations in the greater Orlando area this month. First up is a Winter Park location at 415 S. Orlando Ave. — grand opening this week — and a Winter Garden spot at 3119 Daniels Road — with a grand…
Cocktail class, drag brunch and more Galentine’s Day events in Orlando
Several events revolve around charcuterie boards.
Nude Nite, once known as Orlando’s steamiest art show, returns this week
The exhibit is always a tribute to the unclothed human form, but this time it’s also a daughter’s tribute to her mother
Resurgent boy-band Big Time Rush announce Orlando return this summer
Big Time Rush “can’t get enough” of the City Beautiful, so they are plotting a return to Orlando as part of their summer tour — and it’s the only chance you’ll get to see them in Florida. The Nickelodeon-famous boy-band are hitting the road starting in June with their Can’t Get Enough Tour, a coast-to-coast jaunt that…
Florida lawmakers back bill to fund DeSantis’ migrant flight program
The committee also approved $1.565 million already spent on relocation flights
Orange County Library System now offers its cardholders Wi-Fi hotspots for free checkout
All you need is a library card
Federal judge rules against DeSantis’ request for minors to undergo mental examinations in transgender coverage lawsuit
The state failed to show the need to subject children to the two-hour evaluations
Under new proposal, Disney’s Reedy Creek would be renamed, and DeSantis would handpick its board
The bill is expected to be heard Wednesday by the House State Affairs Committee
City District Main Street launches survey to gather feedback on improving downtown Orlando safety
As Orlando city leaders consider adopting new restrictions on downtown Orlando nightlife that have garnered strong opposition from local business operators, the City District (the Main Street District for downtown Orlando) has launched its own survey to gather community feedback on safety improvement solutions. The 18-question survey launched Friday was developed to allow community members, including…
Pups Pub Orlando challenges state decision to ban dogs from bars
An attempt to keep dog-friendly bars dog-friendly
Drop your pants for a good cause at Cupid’s Undies Run in Orlando this week
Strut your stuff this Saturday
Florida’s international tourism numbers are at a high since pandemic, but still haven’t reached pre-COVID levels
Still a way to go, officials say
Special session called over Reedy Creek Improvement District
The session will address recent hurricane assistance, immigration relocation and more
Disney World workers overwhelmingly ‘stand together, vote no’ on company’s offer, planning to fight for better pay
Disney World workers in Orlando sent an unambiguous message to the company, whose Parks division made an operating profit of $12 billion last year
Orlando venue Plaza Live threatened with loss of liquor license over hosting drag show last year
‘In the United States we do not allow the government to determine what we can read, see or hear.’
Osceola County will hold group wedding ceremonies this Valentine’s Day, and there’s still time to register
The most special day of your life, happily shared with strangers
Florida will accept limited applications for medical-marijuana licenses in late April
The long-awaited move was announced Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration
The 5 biggest headlines Orlando Weekly saw this week
Disney employee negotiations, recreational pot and more this week
Man arrested after making a bomb threat at Orlando International Airport over frustration with baggage fees
A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly made a bomb threat at Orlando International Airport due to frustration over airline baggage prices, according to police. Danny Curry and his wife were set to board a Spirit Airlines flight from Orlando to Pensacola around 1 p.m. Thursday when Curry became upset over the airline’s carry-on…
Darling dinner and drink deals for Valentine’s Day in Orlando
Valentine’s Day: a big day for those in love and those who love candlelit deals. Orlando has no shortage of dining spots to set the mood, but if you’re on a budget or just love the thrill of a themed special, there’s plenty of options around town. Here are some of Orlando’s best dinner and…
Florida moves one step closer to getting recreational marijuana
The proposal has cleared an initial hurdle to 2024 ballot
The Dragon Vault is set to open in Sanford later this year, offering fantasy and food
Dragons are headed toward a Sanford bank vault, not to pillage and hoard treasure à la Smaug … but to open a restaurant. Swords and sorcery–themed restaurant the Dragon Vault will debut in the Historic Downtown Sanford area later this year, courtesy of the folks at League of Extraordinary Dining (Nautilus Coffee, Argonaut Bar, Batter…
Epcot reveals lineup for Garden Rocks concert series featuring Smash Mouth, Simple Plan and more
There’s a concert for almost literally everyone here, including several Orlando bands
Rainbow Kitten Surprise to kick off U.S. tour in Orlando this spring
Sure, North Carolina’s Rainbow Kitten Surprise are playing Bonnaroo and the Hangout Music Festival later this year, but first they’re kicking off their 2023 spring/summer tour right here in Orlando. The eclectic alternative-rockers will spend much of March and April playing shows abroad before taking a brief break to jump right back on the road…
Tom Verlaine’s music changed the course of rock music — and even the life of one UCF student, years back
I wanted to start this tribute to the great Tom Verlaine by talking about how he and his group Television and their 1977 masterpiece Marquee Moon singlehandedly invented the word “angular.” True story: The word “angular” — a word music writers for decades now have used and abused to the point where it has lost all…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to play Orlando’s Amway Center on Sunday
I was raised by working-class immigrant parents and, yet, something always called me to New Jersey’s greatest export, Bruce Springsteen, despite our completely different roots — Iran and the Jersey Shore. I’m sure it was because of a truth I know now: Regardless of where you’re from or what you look like, there’s a solidarity…
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts to play the Ocoee Music Festival this spring
The inimitable Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are headed to nearby Ocoee in March to headline a free show as part of the Ocoee Music Festival. Jett and co. will be joined at Bill Breeze Park this spring by Night Ranger and the Mavericks for an evening loosely themed around ’80s rock for the first…
Florida blimp executive, brother-in-law of former state Rep. Joe Harding, sentenced to federal prison in pandemic fraud
Before resigning from the Legislature, Harding also was indicted for PPP fraud.
Orlando’s Rep. Anna Eskamani files legislation Wednesday to ban assault weapons in Florida
Days before, a statewide ‘constitutional carry’ bill was proposed
Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at state universities
“Diversity, equity and inclusivity programs will also include disability and accessibility services — I guess DeSantis wants to abolish those too,” Eskamani said in a Twitter post.
New College board fires president, installs former GOP House Speaker Richard Corcoran
The moves came after Gov. Ron DeSantis this month appointed six conservative board members
Free Will Astrology: ‘I want to raise up the magic world all round me and live strongly and quietly there’
Your horoscope for the week of Feb. 2-8
Simmering resentments at Winter Garden’s Garden Theatre have caught fire
Conflict between the board and the artistic staff has set various segments of the local arts scene against each other
Premiering this week, docuseries ‘Gunther’s Millions’ exposes the fabulous life of the world’s richest dog
What’s new this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+ and Apple TV+
Lamp and Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails to open in Mills 50; Windermere Wine and Dine happens Saturday; plus more Orlando food news
OPENINGS + CLOSINGS: Lamp & Shade Craft Kitchen and Cocktails, a new concept from Thriving Hospitality who run Thrive Cocktail Lounge & Eatery downtown will, you guessed it, open in the old Lamp & Shade Fair building at 1336 N. Mills Ave. Ryan Stewart (Cowfish, Universal Orlando) will oversee an “Asian-influenced, tapas-style menu” of this…
Psych Cat take over Hollerbach’s Art Haus with ‘Eternal Recurrence’ exhibition opening Thursday
New(ish) Sanford art space Hollerbach’s Art Haus continues a hot streak of shows with an exhibition opening this week spotlighting the Central Florida multimedia collective Psych Cat. Guest curator and Psych Cat member Sapphire Servellon describes the pieces in Eternal Recurrence as “taking aim at life’s boundless development intertwined with the stagnation of monotony.” The…
Snap! Orlando opens new ‘Cultural Fabric’ group exhibition on Friday
Snap! snaps back this week with 2023’s first opening night party in their sleek downtown environs, and it’s a banger. In the main gallery, Cultural Fabric: An Exploration of Identity and Commonality features the work of Brant Slomovic, a photo-essayist based in Toronto. Slomovic’s cultural identity as a Jewish Canadian man married into an Indian family…
Comedian Nikki Glaser ready to roast everyone in sight in Orlando on Saturday
Whenever Nikki Glaser returns to Orlando, it is cause for celebration, and perhaps some concern for the faint of heart and thin of skin. And so it goes, again, for Glaser’s gig at the Hard Rock on Saturday. She’s made her name as a rapacious roaster and one of the most in-demand talk show guests…
Death Cab for Cutie and Momma to put on indie-rock masterclass in Orlando on Thursday
While Death Cab for Cutie’s case has long since been made over the past quarter-century with a remarkably sturdy career, the indie-rock warhorses sound like a band refreshed on new album Asphalt Meadows, their most salient record in ages. But watch out for L.A. openers Momma. Their 2022 album (Household Name, Polyvinyl) handily proves that…
Homeboy Sandman plays Orlando Saturday as part of string of shows with E-Turn
Underground rap hero Homeboy Sandman is coming down specifically for a special Florida tour, and he’s rolling with Orlando star E-Turn for the limited five-city run. That one-two combo alone makes this dream bill a knockout, pairing a couple of the most distinctive and original voices in hip-hop right now. This Orlando date is particularly…
Hear a more revved-up side of Lucero when they play Orlando’s Social on Sunday
Lucero’s rocking side has always been sadly overlooked by everyone, even by the band themselves. I know, it’s an unpopular opinion that some of my old drinking mates would gladly fight me over. Their legendary stage reputation, after all, has been built on live marathons of whiskeyed, lacerating ballads. But the Memphis country-rock legends have…
Experimental metal band Imperial Triumphant get musically magisterial at Conduit on Monday
Like some sort of alien priest kings, NYC band Imperial Triumphant cut a striking figure with their costumes. But behind the sick masks and robes is one of the most ambitious and experimental bands on Earth, with a fiercely avant-garde and intellectual approach to metal. In addition to Imperial Triumphant’s arty intensity, this maximal bill…
Orlando musician Nate Jones shows a calmer side of his musical personality with IAMASI
From stints in bands like Junior Bruce and Vegan Butcher, noted axeman Nate Jones has long been a card-carrying and distinguished member of the Orlando metal scene. His new solo vehicle IAMASI (pronounced “I am as I”), however, is anything but heavy. Of IAMASI, Jones says the project is a “place I like to visit…
Shangela talks community, evolution and self-expression before her ‘Fully Lit’ tour reaches Orlando Wednesday
Halleloo, Orlando! You have an audience with drag royalty on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Drag icon Shangela, known out of drag as D.J. Pierce, has a career chock-full of firsts. She was the first person to compete on three different seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the first person to walk the red carpet in drag at…
Young hardcore bands Gel and Big Laugh rampage into Orlando on Wednesday
Punk may or may not be dead, but hardcore seems to be still (spin-)kicking with youthful vigor, and this weekday bill at Will’s features two promising torchbearers of the genre. New Jersey’s Gel and Minneapolis band Big Laugh are in the final stretch of a U.S. tour billed as “the future of United States hardcore,”…
