5 tips to help you survive tomorrow’s Florida cold snap
Tomorrow, we’ll be waking up to temperatures in the low 30s. As Floridians, we have no idea how to react to such frigid weather. Here are some tips to help you get through the bitter morning: via 1. Create an escape plan for sneaking out of your warm cozy bed now, because it’ll be hard…
On sale this week: Paul Simon & Sting
On sale this week Julieta Venegas April 06, 2014 at House of Blues $25-$28 Iced Earth April 24, 2014 at House of Blues. $21-$23 Lindsey Stirling July 3, 2014 at Hard Rock Live. $27.50-$39.50 Christina Perri May 2, 2014 at House of Blues. $19.50-$26.50 Paul Simon & Sting March 16, 2014. $85-$250 Down the Road:…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: New York cares; hide the Koch; Atwater at odds; pols for Noles. ROWDY!
WHILE JOHN MORGAN’S GREENED-UP CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GAINS STEAM IN FLORIDA, NEW YORK IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. TIMES, CHANGING: “Mr. Cuomo’s plan will be far more restrictive than the laws in Colorado or California, where medical marijuana is available to people with conditions as mild as backaches. It will allow just…
DeLand’s award-winning Cress Restaurant hits big(ger) time, will be on TV Sunday
TV PARTY! Make a Sunday date with your couch and your remote Cress Restaurant, Hari and Jenneffer Pulapaka’s deservedly award-showered DeLand restaurant, will be featured on the Season Two premiere episode of Emeril’s Florida, airing on the Cooking Channel 2:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 5. This episode, “Coming to America,” is all about chefs who came…
Beaver trouble: Taking a Cleaver to the AirCanada debacle
“Who you callin’ an Aunt Tom?” Happy New Year! You’ve probably been so busy nursing your hangover and setting unattainable goals that you haven’t been able to keep up with current events. So let me boil it down for you: While you were sleeping off the Pabst and dreaming of joining Planet Fitness, Canada was…
Oblivion Taproom names new executive chef
Oblivion says new chef will introduce a new menu soon We just learned today that Oblivion Taproom is ringing in the new year with a new executive Chef. Per Facebook: A new year begins, and with it comes big news. We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of Chef Bill, our new exec! Look for a…
The Most Underrated Movies of 2013 III: The Animes
We’re fans of all types of film around these parts, and some of the best films of 2013 were feature length anime. I can’t pretend that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises even comes close to fitting the “underrated” banner, but it led a particularly strong pack of films this year (it opens in Orlando at the end…
‘The Punk Singer’: a love letter to Riot Grrrl Kathleen Hanna
Documentary examines the life of former Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Hanna The very ink with which history is written is fluid prejudice – Mark Twain By 1990, punk as a cultural phenomenon had been dead for almost a decade; but no one told Kathleen Hanna, former lead singer of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. In…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: High anxiety; aborted reproductive rights; Korean dog food; SeaWorld rigging. LIES, LIES, LIES!
ANNNND, THIS IS WHY I DON’T DO VERY MUCH PUBLIC SPEAKING. HIGH (HELLO!) ANXIETY: “Let’s say you’re sitting in an audience and I’m at the lectern. Here’s what I’ve likely done to prepare. Four hours or so ago, I took my first half milligram of Xanax. (I’ve learned that if I wait too long to…
People Who Died 2013
Our annual tribute to the late, the great and the underappreciated
DJ Brian Dawe says relationship with Farrah Abraham was fake
A few months ago, we talked to local DJ and star of VH1’s reality show Master of the Mix, Brian Dawe, about his work and his relationship with another reality-TV star, Teen Mom’s Farrah Abraham. At the time, the tabloids were posting suspiciously staged-looking papparazzi photos of the couple walking around Lake Eola Park, nuzzling…
The Most Underrated Movies of 2013 II: The Revenge
For the most part, I say good riddance to 2013. For me and my memory bank, it won’t be a good vintage. But my charge here is to write about movies, and 2013 did see its fair share of good ones. Like I’ve done the last couple of years, I’m going to piggyback the Underrated…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: Rose Bowl Parade arrests; Rick Scott’s piss; my right foot; Crist’s goofball apology; suicide solution. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ORCAS, GAYS AND ROSES!: “A total of 19 people were arrested in connection with a protest of the SeaWorld float during the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade, authorities said Wednesday. ‘They attempted to stand and stomp in front of the float to delay its progress,’ Lt. Terysa Rojas of the Pasadena Police Department told KTLA…
Group says tourist development taxes should be used for more than tourism
Citizens for Informed Elections files petition to free up monies for public projects
Top tables of 2013
Our fave five restaurants that opened last year
José Julio Sarria: Dec. 12, 1922-Aug. 19, 2013
First openly gay candidate for U.S. public office
Marcel Vercoutere: Oct. 28, 1925-April 13, 2013
Special effects artist made heads spin
Frederick Sanger: Aug. 13, 1918-Nov. 19, 2013
Two-time Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
Abraham Nemeth: Oct. 16, 1918-Oct. 2, 2013
Blind man created a Braille system for mathematics
Maxine Powell: May 30, 1915-Oct. 14, 2013
The head of Motown’s finishing school groomed up-and-comers into stars fit for a king
Florida vs. New York: who’s growing faster
Census estimates say Florida’s population growth on track to surpass that of New York
Boobs! Guitars! These seven female-driven 2013 releases change everything
Consider Paramore, Charli XCX, Joanna Gruesome and more as musically mind-altering substance
Double Ying-Yang at Bubbles & Ice is a sweet study in contrasts
Nosh Pit: Our favorite tastes around town
Orlando Philharmonic gets donation for Plaza Live renovation
Anonymous donor gives organization $1 million toward renovating aging venue
Douglas Engelbart: Jan. 30, 1925-July 2, 2013
Early computer pioneer invented the first computer mouse
Orlando Weekly has a new owner
Cleveland-based Euclid media group purchases four weekly publications from Times Shamrock Communciations
Butch Morris: Feb. 10, 1947-Jan. 29, 2013
Jazz musician created his own system of live-music performance
Opening in Orlando: ‘I am Divine,’ ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ and ‘The Punk Singer’
Movies playing on screens in town this week
Jim Shumate: Oct. 21, 1921-Oct. 10, 2013
Legendary bluegrass fiddler who played with all the greats had a lasting impact on music
Highlights and lowlights at theater and theme parks in 2013
Today is Boxing Day, as I write my final Live Active Cultures column of 2013 (or first one of 2014?), which means it’s time to carefully consider the occurrences of the past year before crating them up in my mental attic. Here’s one last look at some memorable moments – both positive and negative –…
Dan Lurie: April 1, 1923-Nov. 6, 2013
He became the founding father of bodybuilding, despite a heart defect that doctors thought might kill him
The top five documentaries of 2013
All the best docs made in 2013 featured women, either on screen or behind the camera
Ada Louise Huxtable: March 14, 1921-Jan. 7, 2013
Architecture critic always considered the human impact on the streetscape
Savage Love
I’m a 34-year-old straight woman. I am morbidly obese and have been for most of my life. I have never dated. I’ve been on a couple of dates, and only when I asked the guy out. From reading you, I am aware that some men are attracted to fat women. But since I never received…
Eleanor Parker: June 26, 1922-Dec. 9, 2013
Actress who starred in ‘The Sound of Music’ appreciated her anonymity
The most underrated movies of 2013
Eight films that deserve much more critical attention and social appreciation than they received
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Showcasing adoptable pets and revisiting Billy Manes’ riveting story
Letters to the editor, web comments and feedback
Mitchell Hooks: April 2, 1923-March 17, 2013
Illustrator made a living creating iconic images that graced the covers of paperback books
Deborah Turbeville: July 6, 1932-Oct. 24, 2013
Fashion photographer found beauty in darkness
Group says tourist development taxes should be used for more than tourism
Citizens for Informed Elections files petition to free up monies for public projects
Listen up: Our 20+ best albums from 2013
Setting the record straight
2013 Undies Awards
Not too pumped about getting on those New Year’s resolutions, are you? So fuck it, let’s cling to 2013 a little longer! With that, I present the annual Underground Awards … The Undies Best new area acts: American Party Machine (a retard-rock juggernaut that’s Orlando’s Valient Thorr); E-Turn & SPS (she’s one of the purest…
Counting down the days until Trader Joe’s opens
There are signs of life at site of the new Trader Joe’s in Winter Park
Michael Cronan: June 9, 1951-Jan. 1, 2013
Graphic artist who came up with the names for Tivo and Kindle devices
Marcella Hazan: April 15, 1924-Sept. 29, 2013
Italian cookbook writer introduced American kitchens to the practical art of simple cooking
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Deep bronzes and smoky cinnamons and dark chocolates will be your lucky colors in 2014. Mellow mahoganies and resonant russets will work well for you, too. They will all be part of life’s conspiracy to get you to slow down, deepen your perspective and slip into the sweetest groove ever. In…
