Siclaly Santiago-León wants lawmakers in Tallahassee to know about the worst day of her life. She wants them to know how she almost got arrested on June 12 as she tried to push past police officers to look for her cousin Luis Daniel Wilson-León and his partner, Jean Carlos Méndez Pérez, inside the gay nightclub…
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Bonnie White and Kamia Manning, of 1751 Lochshyre Loop, Ocoee, FL 34761, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Hearts and Hands of Hope and Compassion It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Hearts…
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Inspired Trends, LLC, of 13307 Heron Cove Dr. Orlando, FL 32837, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Hot Pink Lime It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Hot Pink Lime” with the Florida…
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Inspired Trends, LLC, of 13307 Heron Cove Dr. Orlando, FL 32837, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Inspired Nails It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Inspired Nails” with the Florida Department of…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND…
Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction…
NOTICE of Public Sale Storage Zone – Longwood -Personal Property consisting of couches, beds, TVs, Clothes, boxes of household goods, and other personal items used in the home, office, or garage will be sold for CASH or otherwise disposed of on January 25th, 2017 at 120 Highline Drive. Longwood, FL 32750 at 10:00AM. to satisfy…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE FOLLOWING TENANTS WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH TO SATISFY RENTAL LIENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE FACILITY ACT, SECTIONS 83-806 AND 83-807: CONTENTS MAY INCLUDE KITCHEN, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, BEDDING, TOYS , GAMES, PACKED CARTON, FURNITURE, TOOLS, TRUCKS, CARS ETC. THERE’S NO TITLE FOR VEHICLES SOLD…
In order to satisfy a contractual landlord’s lien, under the provisions of the Florida SelfService Storage Space Act, public notice is hereby given that the following described property will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder for cash only. The sale will be held at the times and locations listed below: A-AAAKey Mini…
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Pursuant to Florida Statute 713.78 on FEBRUARY 6, 2017 at 8am,Mike’s Towing, 3141 Sharpe Rd., Apopka, FL will sell the following vehicle(s): 1999 HONDA VIN#1HGCG5655XA103932. Seller reserves the right to bid and to refuse any/all bids. Sold as is, no warranty. Terms Cash.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBYN KAY COHN, Deceased. File No. 2-16- CP-003543- O NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Robyn Kay Cohn, deceased, whose date of death was October 30, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate…
NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be auctioned at A Reliable Towing, 2500 Forsyth Rd F-7, Orlando FL 32807 on February 4, 2017 at 9:00 am: 00 Toyota VIN: JT3GN87R2Y0147651; 98 Nissan VIN: JN1CA21D2WM927075; 11 Hyundai VIN: 5NPEB4AC7BH073694; 97 Ford VIN: 1FMDU32X1VUA93642.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CECIL ALLEN, as Trustee of the Cecil Allen Revocable Trust 1111 Audubon Way Maitland, Florida 32751, Plaintiff, v. SUNITA SOOKHLALL BHATIA; GAUTAM BHATIA; GAUTAM BHATIA, as Trustee of the Gautam Bhatia Trust Dated January 16, 2009; MARK OLIVER KOZLOWSKI a/k/a,…
NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale. 2010 LAMBORGHINI VIN# ZHWGU5BZ7ALA09509 2001 NISSAN VIN# 3N1CB51D31L433504 2006 CHEVROLET VIN# 2G1WU581X69285015 1996 TOYOTA VIN# JT2AC52L7T0164262 2003 FORD VIN# 1FAFP55253A179718…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/Dawson CASE NO: DP16-757 IN THE INTEREST OF: I.F. DOB: 02/02/2009, Minor Child SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TPR ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA TO:Amanda Blackenship-Florentino Garcia Address Unknown A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath…
NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2001 Chrysler VIN# 2C4GP44331R396910 2005 Hyundai VIN# KM8SC73E35U861183 1999 Chevy VIN# 1GNEC13R2XJ574429 2013 Nissan VIN# 1N4AL3AP4DN487873 1998 Chevy VIN# 2G1WL52M0W1128503…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 03/Shea CASE NO.: DP07-343 IN THE INTEREST OF: S.R.M. DOB: 09/09/2002, M.R.M. DOB: 08/01/2004, Minor Children. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: ERIC MCINTYRE, Address unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for…
NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON JANUARY 26, 2017 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN FOR RENT…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP15-476 IN THE INTEREST OF:J.V. DOB: 11/06/2014, MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO:SALOMAN PEREZ, Address Unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights…
NOTICE OF SALE PS ORANGECO, INC. PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF COUCHES, BEDS, TV’S, CLOTHES, BOXES OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS & OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS USED IN THE HOME, OFFICE OR GARAGE WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC SALES ON JANUARY 27, 2017 AT LOCATIONS & TIMES INDICATED BELOW, TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN FOR RENT…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 03 CASE NO: DP15-171 IN THE INTEREST OF: V.B., DOB: 11/14/2013, A MINOR CHILD SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF MANIFEST BEST INTEREST AND ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: NATHAN BOWERS, Address Unknown A…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. PIRKL, Deceased. File No.: 2016-CP-3130-0 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MICHAEL J. PIRKL, deceased, whose date of death was October 13, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange…
IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.2016-CC-7875 WEKIVA SPRINGS ESTATES HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. a Florida not-for-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. EDWIN MASTRAPA, AMY LARICE MASTRAPA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, and UNKNOWN TENANT 1 and 2, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE -NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to a Final Judgment…
After a manhunt by Central Florida law enforcement agencies that lasted a little more than a week, Orlando Police Chief John Mina says murder suspect Markeith Loyd was found Tuesday night in an abandoned Carver Shores home armed with two guns in his hands and wearing body armor. Police had been searching for Loyd, 41,…
Orlando Police say murder suspect Markeith Loyd is in custody after a massive manhunt that lasted nearly a week. Law enforcement officials have been searching for Loyd after he was accused of shooting and killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend Sade Dixon in December. Last week, police allege he shot and killed Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton…
The U.S. Marshals have upped the ante in an effort to find accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. The Orlando Police Department tweeted on Tuesday that the U.S. Marshals had added Loyd to its list of the 15 most wanted fugitives in the country. The federal agency also added an additional $25,000 to the $100,000 already…
When Facebook first launched, you’d have been hard-pressed to find anyone who would predict that its most influential user would end up being a septuagenarian actor. But George Takei, famous for portraying the USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series, has experienced the rare second act in public life. He’s found…
This afternoon, the FBI released over 400 evidence photos from inside the gay nightclub Pulse, where 49 were killed in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. The photos were released through the City of Orlando’s website and are incredibly difficult to view, mostly because many of the images are very graphic. Among the bullet…
Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne has announced an Orlando date as part of his Strictly Strange tour this spring. The MC will be both performing material from his new album The Storm and sharing the spotlight with a handful of artists on his own Strange Music imprint. The itinerary is an intense 68 shows in…
In another disturbing case of animal abuse this week, a dead turtle was found hanging from an Orange County street sign. According to WKMG, a local woman was driving near the intersection of Sand Lake Road and Voltaire Drive when she spotted the reptile. Stacie Snipes says after she spotted the turtle with a wire through…
On January 20, comedians from all over the country will attempt to soften the blow of 2016’s election results with an appropriately named event called What A Joke. Presented by the Orlando Indie Comedy Festival, which also starts this weekend, What a Joke will feature over a dozen comedians taking a stab at the Orange One…
Orlando Funkfest has revealed the first group of performers for its spring event with heavy (but so smooth) headliners Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Mystikal and Joe. Heavy grooves. The rest of the lineup will be announced in the near future. Orlando Funkfest 2017 will be at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 29 at 3…
Protesters were arrested Monday at the Sabal Trail Pipeline site after locking themselves to construction equipment. According to The Gainesville Sun, eight protestors near Live Oak, FL were arrested while trying to slow down the production of the Sabal Trail Pipeline, which is currently cutting through the Suwannee River State Park. Four protestors were arrested after locking themselves…
Usually the only monkeys you see at Disney World are swinging in cages inside Animal Kingdom. But on Sunday afternoon, a woman somehow was able to bring her diaper-wearing service monkey into Epcot, despite company policy that only allows dogs and miniature horses. Yes, miniature horses. According to Walt Disney World News Today, the woman…
Eight people were shot, one critically, in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood during a celebration honoring civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. The Miami Herald reports Miami-Dade Police detained two men for questioning and recovered two guns. The shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park started hours after the annual parade and ended in a…
A little over a week after Lt. Debra Clayton was shot and killed, members of a local Polk County church are working to preserve her legacy. According to Fox News, the Winning Souls for the Kingdom Church in Auburndale, where Clayton frequently spent time mentoring the ministry’s young people, will be dedicating their yet-to-be-constructed youth…
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not indulge with new greasy, sugary morning treats on your next Disney vacation? According to the Disney Parks Blog, Magic Kingdom is getting an array of new breakfast options, including a hashbrown hot dog that looks like it belongs on a 7-Eleven counter. Casey’s…
More than 40 Democratic House members refuse to attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration this Friday, including some Florida lawmakers. The Washington Post reports the number of Democrats skipping the ceremony rose after Trump criticized civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis. Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which…
SeaWorld has announced its first attempt to give guests an international coastal cuisine experience. On 14 consecutive Saturdays from Feb. 11 to May 13, SeaWorld will host its first-ever Seven Seas Food Festival. The event will include 11 global markets, which will allow guests to taste more than 60 unique Asian, Latin, European, Polynesian and…
Theme parks are typically less congested from January to March, so it’s no surprise that Disney’s brass chose to launch their newest festival this month. In addition to showcasing the visual and performing arts, the inaugural Epcot International Festival of the Arts has plenty to offer by way of the culinary arts as well. “Food…
Florida Democrats on Saturday picked a prominent fundraiser from Miami-Dade County to lead their party for the next four years, turning aside four other challengers. Despite more than a month of political drama leading up to the Democrats’ state executive committee meeting, Stephen Bittel easily won the election, collecting 55 percent of the votes on…
Following the state GOP’s strong performance in the November elections, Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia overwhelmingly won a second term Saturday at the party’s annual meeting. In a vote of the party’s executive committee, Ingoglia defeated his only competitor by a 2-to-1 margin, taking 152 votes to 76 for Christian Ziegler, the Republican…
Earlier this morning, 95 false killer whales found themselves in a potentially life-ending situation off the coast of Hog Key, near Key West, Florida. The stranded whales, which fall into the dolphin family, have garnered a response from agencies like the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Chicago Zoological Society. According…
Back in December, Cowboys superfan Jordan Garnett of Boynton Beach, Florida, decided to get a very unfortunate tattoo, something he still has attached to his arm. Y'all keep hating when we win it! I'll remember that you all weren't BELIEVERS! #CowboysNation pic.twitter.com/x96G9yS3j2 — Jordan Garnett (@jordangarnett) December 6, 2016 Unfortunately for Garnett, the Green Bay…
So perhaps you saw actor, comedian and “man of 10,000 voices” Michael Winslow (Police Academy, Spaceballs) jump onstage with Dweezil Zappa at the Plaza Live last night and lend his vocal talents a song or two. No? No worries, you’re going to have plenty of opportunities to see the former “Motormouth Jones” do his thing…
The wife of mass shooter Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at the gay nightclub Pulse last June, was arrested by FBI agents at her home outside of San Francisco. The New York Times reports Noor Salman was arrested on charges of obstruction in connection to the shooting. Mateen was killed during the incident in…
After 146 years, “The Greatest Show on Earth” is coming to an end. On Saturday, Jan. 14, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that both of its shows will end in May of this year. The circus has been owned by the Feld family since Irvine Feld bought the company in 1967, and…
I love Circle B. Nature at its best. Today on MMR. Posted by Kim Joiner on Sunday, January 15, 2017 A stupidly large Florida gator was captured on video last weekend, and it would appear it does not care for the taste of humans. Or maybe it was just full. The video, posted by Kim…
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 the Attack. The Attack plays Back Booth on Jan. 20 with Koffin Kats. Just the facts:Who’s in the band?Charlie Bender: vocals Brad Palkevich: guitar Mikey Cortes: bass Fernando Esquiaqui: drums…
On the second Monday of each month, the Gallery at Avalon Island’s In-Between Series presents a new sonic adventure. The performers selected tend toward the experimental, but no genre-based pretense governs. This month’s installment brings David Vassalotti to the gallery. The longtime guitarist of 4AD recording artists Merchandise has stuffed four solo releases under his…
The first show of 2017 put on by upstart booking collective Ugly Orange features a performer just as off-kilter yet on-target as we’ve come to expect from UO. That intro out of the way, meet Karen Meat, the Des Moines-based outlet for songwriter Arin Eaton. Eaton, as Karen Meat, doesn’t go for the big ballad…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Sensationalist Houston rapper Riff Raff (Jan. 13, Backbooth) has made his ascent on a Technicolor cloud of celebrity and flash. A freaky hip-hop peacock strutting between alternative and comedic, he’s shamelessly campy and looks about as subtle as Mike Busey (RIP, Sausage Castle). One thing he isn’t, though, is a half-stepper. And…
For more than a decade, playwrights have been mining their musty VHS collections of B-grade horror films in attempts to create a Rocky Horror-style campy cult classic for the 21st century. Following in the farcical footsteps of Evil Dead: The Musical comes The Toxic Avenger Musical, the award-winning 2008 Off-Broadway spoof that’s finally getting its…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Swamburger’s auspicious Advanced Listening had a great debut back in November with DJ Abilities and Blueprint. Now the familial and true-hearted hip-hop culture event makes good on its promise of blossoming into a series with its sophomore edition (Jan. 12, The Social). The national headliner this time was Abstract Rude, yet another…
If there’s one thing worse than traffic in Central Florida, it’s having to pay all of the freaking tolls on practically every highway that runs through Orlando. However, one local man went out of his way to avoid these transit fees by using a button-activated device that would cover his license plate as he drove…
A video captured some Florida “asshole” driving down I-95 with his dog chained to the roof of a crate. Brenna Cronin, of Palm Coast, Florida captured the video while driving on I-95 Wednesday. January 11. “Just saw this asshole driving down 95 with a dog with the letter S branded into his right back leg,…
A cellphone video captured a Florida woman, who later told authorities she was “having a bad day,” intentionally smashing her SUV into a T-Mobile store. According to the Palm Beach Post, Wellington resident Shinobia Montoria Wright was arrested Thursday after “parking” her 2005 Nissan Armada inside a T-Mobile store in Palm Springs, Florida, and then attacking…
Disney announced today that they will stop offering $700 tent rentals on February 17. Tucked away near Space Mountain in Tomorrowland the cabanas, which were more like rental tents you’d see at a wedding, were introduced last November, and ran for a mere $645, which comes out to about $691 with tax. Disney later dropped…
A top Florida health official briefed lawmakers Wednesday about a Medicaid payment error that is expected to force the state to shell out $75.1 million. “I apologize to be the bearer of bad news,” Justin Senior, secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration, told members of the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee. “We do…
Local dance promoters Open House Conspiracy are starting off 2017 strong, bringing in veteran Chicago-via Miami techno DJ Mystic Bill to ply his classic Chicago house sound at Vinyl Arts Bar. A highly-regarded cult figure within techno/house circles (he even recorded for Chicago’s Trax Records), this is a pretty heavy “get” for OHC. Mystic Bill…
We don’t want to alarm you, but Okeechobee Music Festival have passed on credible word that “the aliens have colonized” and they’re ready to, naturally, throw a rave. The dusk-till-dawn extraterrestrial-themed rave component of Okeechobee, Jungle51, has just confirmed the lineup for this year’s festival. If you attend Jungle 51 this year, you will have…
If you’ve never tasted the delicious nectar that is coquito, we feel sorry for you. (It’s sort of like eggnog, if eggnog put on a bikini and rollerbladed up and down South Beach until it got a date with Pitbull.) But there’s hope for you yet: Attend the Orlando Coquito Masters Competition and you can…
In the latest edition of the “Someone broke into…” series, Winter Park’s upscale resale store Avalon Exchange was burglarized early Friday morning. The alarm went off at 7:28 a.m. after a back window was smashed with a rock. While no one was injured, a pair of Nike SBs and a small amount of cash was…
Hellwitch is the type of metal that your parents, youth ministers, local televangelists and sundry other authority figures warned you about. Pay homage to these O.G. Florida underground metal legends, who’ve been going strong since 1984, at their Orlando show tonight. Hellwitch and Rhythm of Fear play the Haven Lounge tonight at 8 p.m. Cover…
The White House announced today that the “wet foot, dry foot” immigration policy for Cuban nationals will end immediately. In the 1960s, a policy was set in place that gave residency to Cubans intercepted at sea as well as those that reached American shores. The rule was revised to be slightly more restrictive in 1996, granting…
Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his fellow Senate Republicans joined together in the middle of the night on Thursday not for a friendly sleepover, but to gut the Affordable Care Act without offering Americans a clear replacement. The New York Times reports by a 1:30 a.m. vote of 51-48, the Senate approved a budget…
Universal has teased the arrival of the Tonight Show host’s new attraction for months, but now the theme park has officially set a date for the grand opening of its new ride. According to Universal Orlando’s blog, Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon will officially open Thursday, April 6. This will coincide with Fallon…
Jorts, New Kids on the Block, Furby, JNCOs, Dr. Martens, NES, Candace Cameron on Full(er) House, Pokémon, the Cold War — they’ve all come back from the 1990s to haunt us in the past year. Now, Pepsi has re-released one of the weirdest beverages to hit the market since Orbitz. For a “very limited time…
Texas beat out Florida and several other states as the U.S. Air Force announced Thursday that its preferred location for a base of new F-35 stealth fighters will be in Fort Worth. The F-35As will begin arriving at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth in the mid-2020s, assuming the Texas site…
Brightline railway, which will someday connect Orlando to Miami, debuted its first train in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, and it’s pretty slick. According to USA Today, Brightline’s first high-speed train was delivered to West Palm Beach and made its public appearance on January 11. The new trains will feature free WiFi, larger seats and…
Riff Raff, who could’ve played for the Clippers but they caught him with cocaine and strippers, will be taking a break from his current “Peach Panther” tour to help promote animal welfare and adoptions this Friday. Riff Raff will be the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando on Jan. 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. If…
While speaking to the press this afternoon, Orlando Police Chief John Mina spoke directly to suspected cop killer Markeith Loyd. saying he should “be a man.” “Be a man and turn yourself in,” said Mina to Loyd. “Face what’s coming to you.” Mina also announced that they’ve found the clothes Loyd was wearing when he…
Stand-up comedian Dave Chapelle will be hitting the road in the next few weeks to begin his 2017 tour, which will include two stops in the Sunshine State. The tour hits the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville on February 8 and the Van Wezel in Sarasota on February 11. Tickets will go on sale January 13…
LYNX is now offering free WiFi on all 300 of its buses, making public transportation that more appealing. In a press release, the bus system controlled by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority announced passengers only need to select “LYNX-Bus WIFI” on their device setting and accept the terms and conditions for free WiFi. A password…
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival just announced the latest and final additions to the lineup for their already overstuffed 2017 event, and fans of the festival will be overjoyed with these last arrivals. Okeechobee Fest’s Twitter confirmed these performers … Sturgill Simpson, Logic, Vulfpeck, The Floozies, 12th Planet, Ganja White Night, Space Jesus, Brasstracks, Kasbo,…
Disney World announced today the addition of a new after-hours special event called Star Wars: Galactic Nights. The event, which will be happening at the same time as the Star Wars Celebration (running from April 13-16), will take place April 14. Disney promises live talk-show appearances from Star Wars cast members, new experiences and, of course,…
Universal Studios Orlando has announced the lineup for its series of concerts that accompany the general revelry of their annual Mardi Gras re-enactment. This year’s selection of artists includes a varied roster of musicians from the ’70’s, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s even … Feb. 4: Trace Adkins Feb. 11: Ne-Yo Feb. 18: Collective Soul Feb.…
Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway will be inducted into the Orlando Magic hall of fame later this month, the team announced Thursday. The ceremony will take place on Jan. 20 at the Amway Center during the Magic’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Hardaway will join fellow inductees Nick Anderson, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic co-founder Pat Williams and franchise…
Between finding parking, carrying your haul through the market stalls and schlepping it all back to your car, shopping at the farmers market sheds its fun and becomes work. IKEA’s new bike and accessories (modular and mix-and-match, of course) fixes all that. The SLADDA bike, available in February, retails for $499 (IKEA Family members get…
Artegon Marketplace, the experimental shopping center known as the “Anti-Mall,” will soon be gone. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the mall will shutter Jan. 26 and all inside retailers, including Gods & Monsters, will be vacated. However, the outlying retailers, like Bass Pro Shop and Cinemark Theater, will remain open. Owners of Artegon Marketplace hosted…
Three people have been arrested so far for helping Markeith Loyd, who is suspected of killing Orlando Police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton earlier this week and fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, back in December. Zarghee Mayan, who was Loyd’s former manager at Texas Fried Chicken, was arrested Tuesday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office…
Patients who qualify for medical marijuana under a voter-approved constitutional amendment can start purchasing cannabis treatments in as little as 90 days, according to the state’s top pot cop. Whether patients would be able to start buying medical marijuana before the Department of Health approves rules to carry out the amendment —- a process that…
The most fun you can have at Otronicon happens Saturday at Science Night Live. Otronicon puts the spinach in the chocolate: It’s a whirlwind of game demos, laser battles, fighter pilot simulations and Pokémon-themed lab experiments, but the actual purpose is to get people excited about STEM education. (Blergh! Keep your math and science out…
Nerd Nite – the nomadic monthly low-key lecture series that invites experts to put an entertaining spin on esoteric science topics – joins forces with representatives from Seminole State College’s Buehler Planetarium for a special space-themed night this week. The speakers include Seth Mayo, the curator of astronomy at Daytona’s Museum of Arts & Sciences,…
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Lakensha Smith-Loyd for allegedly aiding her uncle Markeith Loyd, who is suspected of killing Orlando Police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton earlier this week and fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend back in December. The Orlando Sentinel reports Smith-Loyd, 27, was arrested along with Zarghee Mayan, 33, for the same charge of accessory to first-degree…
The lineup for this summer’s Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival has been made official today, and it’s indeed a “stacked bill.” Confirmed performers include: U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Lorde, the xx, Major Lazer, Travis Scott, Future Islands, Tegan & Sara, Crystal Castles, Noname, the Head and the Heart, Glass…
Los Angeles’ band Cherry Glazerr — the brainchild of guitarist/singer Clementine Creevy and currently garnering a fair amount of buzz for their much-anticipated new album, Apocalipstick (to be released Jan. 20 by Secretly Canadian) — have announced an Orlando show for their U.S. tour promoting said new album. And not only that, $1 from every…
Seeking to keep higher-education costs low and help more students graduate on time, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday will outline an ambitious legislative agenda to cap student fees, eliminate sales taxes on textbook purchases and extend the Bright Futures scholarships to summer classes. “Florida students should have every opportunity to earn a degree in four…
Disney released details today on a few select dishes from the new Guy Fieri–designed menu at Planet Hollywood Observatory, and we’re just going to assume this entire menu is conceptual art. Here are a few of the better dishes worth highlighting: Lobster Feast Fra Diavolo This dish (pictured above) includes a heaping scoop of “s’getti”…
At a tearful vigil in front of the Walmart on Princeton Street, mourners remembered the life and accomplishments of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton, an Orlando Police officer who was killed earlier this week by a murder suspect. “Everything she worked for, she died for,” says a man who identified himself as Johnny, Clayton’s only son.…
Orlando comedian and actor Rauce Padgett has a theory on why the interchange at I-4 and 408 “sucks.” Well, in short because he invented it. Not really, but his character in the video above did. Presented by Document Life, the short film follows the so-called creative engineer of the I-4 to 408, which he claims took…
Wednesday, Jan. 11 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. Adam Engelson 8 pm at Copper Rocket Pub, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland. Mike Dunn 8 pm at The Imperial at Washburn…
So, you think rap artist Riff Raff’s Internet-famous star is starting to fade, eh? Well, get ready for this – despite all of the OMG-look-at-this-freak-is-he-for-real interviews with hipster blogs (and even some mainstream pubs that deign to pay attention, like Rolling Stone), the husky-and-neon-loving artist also known as Jody Highroller (or Joey Butane or Sharky McStevenson) not…
Take a break from your PS4 or Xbox One and take a trip down memory lane. Retro gamers take over Spacebar with multiple free-to-play Dreamcast games while DJs provide the soundtrack. It’s a c-c-combo that can’t be beat – except by ever more sophisticated technology. 9 p.m. Friday; Spacebar, 2428 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/spacebarorlando…
Gwinnett County, Georgia’s young hip-hop hitmakers Migos – that’s Quavo, Takeoff and Offset to the uninitiated – had one hell of a 2016. The highly buzzed-about trio signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label pre-West’s breakdown and Trump photo op; they finally cut through record label red tape to get a release date for their…
Employees at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Jacksonville were fired after Snapchat videos surfaced of them using bread dough as a jump rope. News 4 JAX reports the restaurant’s management told state inspectors the dough was extra and was trashed after employees used it to play. The owners of the restaurant, James and Rebecca Williams, wouldn’t…
Following the recent death of actress Carrie Fisher, a Star Wars fan has taken it upon himself to put out a petition to make Princess Leia a Disney princess. Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars franchise from Lucasfilm in 2012, and while Leia has captured the hearts of many Star Wars fans, she…
Orlando resident Zarghee Mayan was arrested Tuesday for aiding Markeith Loyd, who is still on the run and wanted for the murder of both Sgt. Debra Clayton and his pregnant girlfriend. Mayan was arrested Tuesday night by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and charged with being an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Mayan…
The Sausage Castle, once considered the “Wildest House in America,” has burned to the ground. All the dildos, stripper poles, tiki bars, hot tubs … gone. The fire was reported at 4:36 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, says WFTV. Firefighters were able control the blaze, but the St. Cloud home, which was appraised at $116,900, is considered…
The Ravenous Pig 565 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-628-2333, theravenouspig.com Essay question: Why should I drink here? The brand-new, all-awesome Ravenous Pig takes the previous Cask & Larder location’s cozy confines and gives it the deluxe, dark-and-mysterious treatment. Myriad whiskeys, flowing draft wines and cocktails, impeccable house brews, even a beer engine – everything…
It’s full STEAM ahead for this weekend’s 12th iteration of Otronicon. The Orlando Science Center’s annual expo celebrates science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics through video games and computer simulations, so it’s doubly appropriate that this Saturday’s keynote speaker is Mike Ambinder, senior experimental psychologist at Valve Software – not only did his company…
If last weekend’s Orlando Fringe Winter Mini Fest at Orlando Shakes inspired you to get more engaged with the performing arts this year, here are a few opportunities over the upcoming weeks to get your 2017 off on the right foot: – Playwrights’ Round Table is ready to blast into their 20th year with their…
OPENING THIS WEEK: The Bye Bye Man It’s generally said that horror movies released in January are not very good. It’s also said that horror movies that receive a PG-13 rating are not worth one’s time. So what can we infer about a horror movie that’s being released in January and was rated PG-13? That…
My partner and I have been playing with male chastity devices. We’ve been considering going to a strip club while his cock is caged up and getting him lap dances. Is there some etiquette for this with the dancers? Do we let the dancer know before she is on his lap? Or do we not…
Are you looking for a new pet? Meet Gracie! Gracie (A366712) is 6 years old and is as sweet as can be. She is very loving and laid-back, but she does enjoy a good game of fetch. Gracie knows how to sit, and she walks pretty well on a leash. She also enjoys eating treats!…
Sadly, the year opens with the loss of probably the city’s most legit booking name in the heavy underground. True-as-fuck punk and metal impresario Non-Prophet Organization has officially retired with a recent farewell concert (Jan. 7, Will’s Pub). It is possible to make some money as a concert promoter. But for most independent ones, especially…
Timothy Eerie Band Third-eye-scrubbing local psych outfit goes all Beatles-in-the-Cavern Club in the subterranean environs of Tanqueray’s. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Tanqueray’s, free Nostalgia Radio Hour Musical ensemble invokes the madcap, anything-goes atmosphere of variety radio in the ’20s and ’30s, without the interminable Lucky Strike cigarette ads. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12,…
Thursday, 12 Nerd Nite Orlando: Space Nite LEARNING Nerd Nite – the nomadic monthly low-key lecture series that invites experts to put an entertaining spin on esoteric science topics – joins forces with representatives from Seminole State College’s Buehler Planetarium for a special space-themed night this week. The speakers include Seth Mayo, the curator of…
Gunman attacks travelers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: Iraq war veteran Esteban Santiago, 26, is accused of opening fire at the South Florida airport last week with a semi-automatic handgun, killing five people and wounding six others in the baggage claim area. In November, Santiago visited an Alaska FBI office and told officials the U.S.…
Every week between now and the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, Orlando Weekly will profile a person killed on June 12, 2016. This week: Brenda Lee Marquez McCool. Brenda McCool spent her last moments as a hero. The Brooklyn mother of 11 children was dancing with her son Isaiah Henderson at the gay…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP15-476 IN THE INTEREST OF:J.V. DOB: 11/06/2014, MINOR CHILD. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: CARLOS SANTOS, Address Unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental…
