Holiday Shop Local Guide
Get on board with our 2019 guide to holiday entertaining and local gift shopping.
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This year, build a beautiful, bountiful charcuterie spread at your Orlando holiday party
Meat + cheese = magic
Plan a seasonal Orlando brunch bash
You want to have your friends over for the holidays, but coordinating evening schedules is basically impossible unless you plan six months in advance – which you did not. Fix: Throw a brunch. It doesn’t have to be fancy (or it can be!) but morning schedules are usually a lot less packed than they are…
Shop local for the Orlando record collector in your life
How to surprise the sound enthusiast whose record collection is so exhaustive that a Park Ave CDs gift card is usually the default gifting option? Try shopping local for music; it’s a good bet you’ll turn them on to some new and obsession-worthy. One of Orlando’s more notable musical exports is feral garage rock. Some…
Fill out your gift list with local Orlando fiction and history
Despite our ongoing commitment to giving experiences, not things, for the holidays, we aren’t inflexible purists: Some things are worth giving, and treasuring. No surprise for a bunch of word nerds, books will always be objects of meaning for us. The right books, anyway. Here are our recommendations for stories worthy of shelf space. Mostly…
Need to wrap a last-minute gift? We’ve got you covered with Orlando-themed wrapping paper
This page can be found in our Dec. 4, 2019, print issue, but you can also download it as a large, printable file: – This story appears in the Dec. 3, 2019, print issue of Orlando Weekly. Stay on top of Central Florida news and views with our weekly Headlines newsletter. Related Stories
As Disney opens its new Star Wars land in Orlando, another local theme park says goodbye
At Walt Disney World, the anticipation around Rise of the Resistance was met with nearly unanimous praise when it opened earlier this month. But while Disney has been preparing for their new Star Wars land rollout, another theme park chain has said goodbye to the franchise. This is the first significant Star Wars investment for…
Metal rulebreakers Deafheaven announce an Orlando show as part of anniversary tour in April
Metal iconoclasts Deafheaven have this week announced their “10- Years Gone” anniversary tour, set to kick off next March. This tour includes only one Florida date, and it’s a triumphant return to Orlando after 2018’s sold-out show at the Social. Deafheaven, Greet Death and All Your Sisters play the Abbey on Thursday, April 16, 2020,…
Gainesville punks Against Me! announce intimate show at the Social in March
Fiery Gainesville punks Against Me! have announced a North American tour set for March and April of next year, and Orlando is almost smack dab in the middle of the itinerary. The band, led by Laura Jane Grace, are working on a new album, so expect to hear some new material during these shows. Against…
Virtual reality experiences bring aquarium audiences closer to nature, without captivity
If last month’s IAAPA Expo is any indication, the future of entertainment will include plenty of virtual reality. While most of it still entails low-quality computer animation, one company is bringing the real world to the virtual, and in the process look to be revolutionizing aquariums. After success with their live-action humpback whale VR experience,…
Legal Public Notices 12/11
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8841 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 Extra Space Storage will hold a Public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location Indicated: 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 495-9612, December 24, 2019 @…
New Years’ Eve on International Drive will include more options than ever before
There are plenty of fantastic parties in the area theme parks where you can ring in the New Year, but if you’re looking for something that doesn’t require hours of sitting in traffic, listening to Brazilian soccer chants, and witnessing children have full-on meltdowns, there are plenty of other options in the tourist district. Nearly every…
For lots of reasons, Florida’s citrus industry says it’s ‘pretty close to a cliff’
State lawmakers and citrus growers expressed a need Tuesday to entice people to drink more orange juice and for citrus importers to help in the marketing of Florida’s struggling signature crop. After 15 years of fighting the impacts of hurricanes, citrus greening disease, a reduction in acres because of the state’s rapid growth and changes…
Bao’s Castle coming to the Sodo Shopping Center
Bao, those now-ubiquitous steamed buns of alabaster sponge fattened with stuffings both porcine and otherwise, will soon inflate the bellies of SoDo-mites. Bao’s Castle will open inside the Sodo Shopping Center next door to Gator’s Dockside at the end of February. Owner Danny Ngo, who currently runs Sodo Sushi Bar & Grill just a few…
Blue Spring manatee not yet set free from bike tire
Update 8:00 p.m. | WOFL and other media are reporting the manatee evaded capture. It is still on the loose and wearing the bicycle tire. One manatee at Orange City’s Blue State Spring Park knows how to roll with the shackles. Last month, a manatee at the state park and popular manatee watering hole was spotted…
Tame Impala and Perfume Genius to play Orlando’s Amway Center in June
Summer concert season 2020 is already stacking up, and we’re still in 2019. This week, the big announcement is that Tame Impala and Perfume Genius are bringing their arena tour to Orlando in June as one of only two Florida stops. The tour will see Tame Impala highlighting upcoming album The Slow Rush – their fourth full-length – set…
Reggae legends the Wailers to play New Year’s Eve street party at Sunset Walk in Kissimmee
Reggae icons the Wailers – best known to the music world as Bob Marley’s band, but still going strong – have just been announced as the headliners for a New Year’s Eve street party in Kissimmee. And the event is free! The Wailers will be taking the stage at Sunset Walk, a cluster of restaurants, bars and sundry other…
Orlando finally falls for scooters
Scooters are now an official option for getting around town. The Orlando City Council unanimously gave final approval for electric scooters Monday after deliberating safety and speed guidelines for months. Even as the city entered the pilot program last month, it expressed concerns, sweating the 15 or so companies eager to slang their scooters in the…
Florida Senate considers task force to address sea-level rise
A request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to establish a statewide office focused on the impact of rising sea levels was approved Monday by a Senate committee. The Infrastructure and Security Committee backed a proposal (SPB 7016) that would create the Statewide Office of Resiliency within the executive branch. The proposal also would establish a Sea-Level…
With Star Wars land now fully opened, what’s next for Disney World?
The most anticipated theme park land in recent memory has now fully opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Beyond a few last items – like the upcoming Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride and a new theater to play Mickey Mouse shorts in – the updates at Hollywood Studios are mostly done. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, with…
Unity and Diversity Dancers group crashes Winter Garden parade, infuriating city manager
The Winter Garden Christmas Parade made its way down Plant Street Saturday, full of exclusionary, Christmas-themed floats (wo)manned by local organizations and city and law enforcement officials – and a surprise appearance by a local dance group that hadn’t registered for the parade. Unity and Diversity Dancers, a primarily Black Orlando-area dance troupe, evidently felt left…
Kyoto Sushi & Grill to open in former Baja Burrito Kitchen space at Colonial Plaza
If you were one of those lamenting the non-opening of Kobe Steakhouse on the corner of East Colonial Drive and Ferncreek Avenue, there’s good news. Local hibachi and sushi outfit Kyoto Sushi & Grill will move into the space recently vacated by Baja Burrito Kitchen in the Colonial Plaza. The restaurant bills itself as “faster and…
Gun-control groups continue to push amendment banning assault weapons in Florida
Pushing back against arguments raised by Attorney General Ashley Moody and the National Rifle Association, gun-control supporters contend the Florida Supreme Court should sign off on a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at blocking possession of assault weapons. The political committee Ban Assault Weapons NOW, the gun-control group Brady and a coalition of 13 cities filed…
Golf cart drivers in the Villages aren’t letting traffic laws get in the way of their fun
A woman in The Villages was caught cruising a golf cart on the street Sunday. She was spotted at the intersection of County Road 466A and Buena Vista Blvd., just outside the Sandhill Executive Golf Course. Villages-News reported the woman apparently made a mistake, quickly hopping back on the cart path that runs next to County Road…
Latin punks Zeta bring a stacked bill for dazzling album release show at Soundbar
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Zeta album release show with Hurricane Party, Ceschi and Andy the Doorbum at Soundbar, Dec. 6 Although not a new band, Zeta have been making hella waves recently. On the scene, word-of-mouth on them has been hot for a while. More recently, though, they’ve also been making the news. They’re South Americans…
Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Monday, Dec. 9, 2019
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. Our Local Restaurants Competing For Best Table 2019 We love to eat in Central Florida, which is why we weren’t surprised when we saw the list of restaurants…
We just learned a ton of new stuff about all the restaurants coming to Disney World
Updated, Dec. 10: A representative from Beatrix reached out and told us their Disney Springs space will be more of a full-service restaurant, and not one of their food hall-style markets. Updated, Dec 11: City Works has confirmed to Orlando Weekly that they on track for a Q1 2020 opening and are not connected to the…
Band of the Week: Flying Limbs
Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Flying Limbs. Flying Limbs are playing Uncle Lou’s on Dec. 15. Just the facts: Who’s in the band?Tio Yehye, Houston, D-man Soul, Scoot, and DJ Hellfire. All play instruments recognized…
The new Orlando restaurants contending for Top Tables 2019
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Updated: Pointing to “the senseless act of violence,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered that flags be flown at half-staff for a week to honor victims of a shooting a Naval Air Station Pensacola. Flags will be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings throughout Florida until sunset on Dec. 13. Three people…
Orlando’s ‘Fridays for Future’ again descends on City Hall for a climate strike
Local climate activists were back at Orlando City Hall Dec. 7 for a second “Fridays for Future” protest, calling for policy changes to address climate change. The sun was out and the temperature cool, but there were far fewer participants than the Sept. 20 strike, which drew around 300 people for the one-hour action. The climate…
Bicyclists say Central Florida car drivers use ‘punishment passes’ to intimidate them
As of October, this year became the deadliest year for cyclists and pedestrians in nearly 30 years, with Florida named the deadliest state for people riding bicycles. If that milestone wasn’t uninviting enough to anyone thinking about riding their bike to school or work, Central Florida cyclists say the streets are also full of drivers…
Orlando astrologer RJ Speiser finds that Sagittarius season brings unexpected gifts of affirmation
Recently I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions. Should I stay in Berlin? Should I keep following my European dream? Or should I return to Orlando? Should I help my sick mother? These were not questions I ever anticipated asking myself. Rather, they were insurmountable problems presenting themselves in the form of questions. Slowly,…
Florida medical board questions the small number of doctors approving marijuana for patients
Florida medical board members – confronted with a new state report that details how a relatively small number of doctors have approved patients to use medical marijuana – are taking a pass on whether they need to act. Instead, members of a joint panel of the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine and the Florida Board…
Righteous Brothers to bring that ‘loving feeling’ to Central Florida this winter
Although you won’t catch the late Bobby Hatfield with the OG Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo, Bucky Heard has been tapped to sing classic hits alongside Bill Medley, during the Righteous Brothers upcoming show at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. On Monday, January 13, 2020, at 8 p.m., warm up…
More than a quarter of new 2019 Obamacare enrollees are from Florida
Topping the nation, 796,858 Floridians had chosen health plans on the federal health-insurance exchange as of Saturday, according to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Nationally, 2,876,998 people had enrolled in plans for the first time or actively renewed coverage after the exchange open-enrollment period started Nov. 1, according to the data. The…
Conway residents say a thief is stealing their neighborhood peacocks
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NRA takes aim at local governments and gun laws
The National Rifle Association and local-government groups are trying to help sway an appeals court in a battle about a controversial state gun law. The NRA this week filed a proposed friend-of-the-court brief urging the 1st District Court of Appeal to uphold the 2011 law, which has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz got pissy with an impeachment witness
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Polish death metal giants Vader to welcome Orlando to the ‘dark side’ in February
Polish death metal stalwarts Vader have announced a return to North American stages after a three-year absence set for early next year. This trek with Abysmal Dawn includes only one Florida show, and it’s right here in Orlando! Vader will be celebrating several heavy anniversaries on this tour: De Profundis (25 years), Litany (20 years),…
Gov. DeSantis announces 2020 ‘Python Bowl’ partnership with NFL
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Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett to take Orlando to 1980s metal valhalla in July
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Florida to roll out new safety measures to curb deadly rail-crossing accidents
Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault on Thursday will announce a statewide rail-safety initiative intended to curb injuries and fatalities on or near rail crossings. The effort comes less than two weeks after a West Palm Beach woman and her two grandsons were killed when hit by an Amtrak passenger train at a crossing…
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried and Orlando state Rep. Geraldine Thompson seek exoneration for the ‘Groveland Four’
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Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. Maroon 5 Is Coming To Town & X-mas Fun Maroon 5 is coming to town and guess who they’re bringing with them? – LINK Celebrate Krampusnacht with German food,…
Sanford German restaurant Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Café gets scary for Krampusnacht
While there are plenty of Christmas traditions that didn’t quite make the cut for the modern American version of the ancient holiday – the blackface-wearing Zwarte Piet thankfully never spread much farther than the Netherlands – the terrifying Krampus has received a notable revival. The monster from Central European folklore is the bad cop to…
Three Orlando chefs go nuts for soup at Osprey Tavern’s Ramen Rumble 3
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Tom Petty gets the tribute treatment on two stages at Maxine’s on Shine
The intimate Colonialtown restaurant Maxine’s on Shine throws a tribute to probably the only universally liked (or close to it) Florida Man, Tom Petty. The tribute features musicians paying respects on two stages, along with an all-day brunch menu, live painting, vendors and more. The tribute also serves as a drop-off location for blankets, clothes…
Redlights Saves Christmas returns for an Orlando tradition
Every beer lover’s favorite bar throws their annual holiday party disguised as a market this weekend. Redlight Saves Christmas lets you take care of holiday shopping while Sunday Funday drinking at the same time. Pick up handmade goods from a variety of vendors while sipping on the latest seasonal creations of your favorite breweries, then…
Orlando’s Moshi Moshi Productions throw Twisted Krampus party at I-Drive’s Icebar
Moshi Moshi Productions – known for their afterparties for events like MegaCon and Star Wars Celebration – get into the holiday spirit with a party devoted to the creepiest holiday tradition. No, not pretending Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Krampus! Don your spookiest holiday costume or pull an “ugly” Christmas sweater out of the…
Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, is suing nearly everyone involved in his murder trial
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Florida nursing homes grapple with backup generator requirements
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Maroon 5 and Meghan Trainor are touring through Central Florida together in 2020
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Nerdcore rapper Mega Ran shares his love of video games at Orlando’s Will’s Pub
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Longwood’s Shovelhead Lounge hosts West Coast thrash kings Death Angel
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Miami punks Period Bomb lead a night of femme force at Uncle Lou’s
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Gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples is worth the trip to Mount Dora
Though Orlando Weekly generally accepts the maxim that the devil has all the best tunes, damn if we weren’t just listening to the Staples Singers’ The 25th Day of December album and thinking how fortunate the world is that Mavis Staples is still alive and performing. This weekend, the gospel and soul titan that is…
Ring in the holidays at Orlando’s Lake Eola Park for their annual tree lighting ceremony
Seventy-two feet tall is pretty big, but the beneficent planners of our city’s official tree lighting celebration have even bigger things than that very tall Christmas tree in mind for the kickoff of this year’s holiday season – like a whole park full of decorations to explore with the kiddos (or doggos), live entertainment, and…
Orlando’s the Pauses revisit the millennial cusp for two nights at Will’s Pub
This is not at all a Prince reference. Orlando indie rock group the Pauses will party like it’s actually 1999 when they return with their long-running, consecutive series that highlights a single year in the 1990s. No ’90s theme night in the city gets as immersive or features as much notable Orlando talent as this…
Sweet & Savory highlights some of Orlando’s tastiest desserts and drinks at the Wellborn Hotel
Holiday dinners are fine. We like turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes as much as anyone. But let’s be real: The true stars of the holidays are the desserts. Beginning with the candy landslide of Halloween, the last two months of the year are full of pies, cakes, candy canes, Ferrero Rocher hazelnut balls, gingerbread, and,…
$2.5 million spent on petition gathering to make it harder to pass new amendments in Florida
A political committee seeking to make it harder to amend the Florida Constitution received nearly $2.5 million in contributions last month, bringing its total to about $8 million this year, a new finance report shows. The Keep Our Constitution Clean political committee in November received $2,464,998 in what it described as in-kind contributions and another…
Morse Museum’s Tiffany windows light up Winter Park’s Central Park for annual Christmas in the Park
No local holiday tradition is as downright – well, traditional – as Winter Park’s annual Christmas in the Park celebration. The Morse Museum sets up beautiful, century-old Tiffany stained glass windows in Central Park to set the mood, while the Bach Festival Choir and Brass Ensemble perform holiday favorites on the Central Park stage. It’s…
Orange County will try to wrestle tourist tax dollars to bring WWE
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings wants to bring more body slams and goal kicks to town. County leaders are deliberating over an idea to offer up $262,500 in cash incentives to bring two WWE Wrestling events to the Amway Center, and to bring the Florida Cup international soccer tournament back to the Orlando area. Demings told Fox 35…
Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. The best thing about charcuterie? There’s no cooking required (and, usually, minimal slicing and dicing)! You’re really just arranging cured meats, cheeses, fruits and vegetables in a way…
Make the pilgrimage Friday night to see American songwriting titan John Prine in Orlando
I was 17 when I first met John Prine. I had heard his eponymous debut album three years prior, an album that was already 15 years old. I confused the audience that hot summer night at Riverfest in La Crosse, Wisconsin. What was this spiky-haired skateboarding punk doing front and center, singing along to every…
Topolino’s Terrace opens soon at Disney, Great Harvest Bread Co. opens downtown this week, and more Orlando food news
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A war on the poor: thoughts on the Trump White House from a long holiday weekend
I spent Thanksgiving on a chilly, nearly deserted beach, trying to disconnect from work and politics and the world at large. I wasn’t entirely successful; an idle mind can’t help but ruminate. In any event, the news tsunami awaits the second one returns. (A narwhal tusk? Seriously?) So instead of picking one story from the…
‘The Aeronauts’ is a high-flying adventure
“Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?” the 5th Dimension sang. With all due respect to the ‘60s pop group, no, I don’t wish to go anywhere near a balloon after witnessing the death-defying escapades of The Aeronauts. I’m content to stay on the ground, in the cinema, living vicariously through the imagination…
Orlando native Chris French stars in the national Broadway tour of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ coming to the Dr. Phillips Center
This week, the national tour of Broadway’s The Play That Goes Wrong arrives at the Dr. Phillips Center with Orlando native Chris French in a central role. I spoke with French ahead of opening night to learn what life is like playing dead in this slapstick smash hit. Orlando Weekly: What is The Play That…
‘Marriage Story,’ on Netflix Dec. 6, is brimming with humanity
“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other,” Katharine Hepburn said. “Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.” And so it goes for newly separated Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) in writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest dramedy, Marriage Story. Problem is, Charlie wants Nicole and their…
‘Elf,’ ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ and other Orlando cinema events to see this week
Clueless A rich high-school student tries to boost a new pupil’s popularity, but reckons without affairs of the heart getting in the way. Wednesday, 2 & 6 pm; Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; smponline.org. Cult Classics: The Devil and Daniel Johnston Biographical documentary about the late musician and artist…
‘The Aeronauts,’ ‘Playmobil: The Movie’ and more films opening in Orlando
Opening this week: The Aeronauts The issue of representation is a thorny one. It’s important for the arts to make greater acknowledgement of the marginalized, but what happens when that entails rewriting history? Does “inclusivity” then become a process of sweeping past sins under the rug? Witness The Aeronauts, a period piece in which a…
Savage Love: Quickies
My ex-girlfriend, who I dated for nine months, called me two months after we broke up and accused me of giving her HPV. She was going on, telling me how I needed to tell any future person I had sex with that I have HPV. I’m a 38-year-old man, and I’ve never had any signs…
Florida could permit bear hunting again, Planet Hollywood allegedly took state money and ran, and other news you may have missed
Florida’s bear-management plan could again include hunting: Techniques to manage Florida’s black bear population over the next decade, including the possibility of regulated hunting, will be among the items the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers in a meeting next week. The updated bear-management plan is slated for discussion the morning of Dec. 11,…
Pop, lock and rejoice with Nick Offerman in Orlando Thursday night
An Offerman you can’t refuse
