Buzzworthy triple bill of Wednesday, Hotline TNT and They Hate Change fills The Social Sunday
Tripartite of modern underground sounds
Black Box Blackout hits Orlando with ‘You’re Invited to the Barbecue’ music fest this weekend
Debut local event for arts organizer and cultural mover
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Industry-backed Florida child labor bill allowing older teens to work longer hours clears first Senate committee
Bill sponsor Danny Burgess has been in talks with the think tank behind child labor rollbacks in other states
Bear ‘self-defense’ bill moves ahead in Florida House
The proposal, aimed at allowing people to kill bears in self-defense, heads to the House floor
Twisted Pine sonically christen Judson’s Live, the newest room at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center
Check out downtown’s poshest new listening experience
Mount Dora Arts Festival brings hundreds of artists together for an outdoor arts takeover
Downtown arts celebration happens for a 49th year
MegaCon is nearly upon us, bringing four days of fandom and pop-culture overload
Tom Hiddleston, Paul Bettany, William Shatner, and Wallace Shawn will all be in the house
Travis Scott plays one of the final stops in his ‘Utopia’ tour in Orlando Wednesday
From the Utopia tour to a Harmony Korine film …
Sevendust and Static-X to go down heavy at Orlando Amphitheater Friday
Sequel to a 1999 tour for the two bands
Florida Republicans back controversial bill that bans people from sleeping or camping in public
Bill sponsor Jonathan Martin called his proposal a way to address a mental-health crisis and assist the ‘chronically homeless’
Florida Republicans seek again to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution
The idea’s backed by the Chamber of Commerce, which doesn’t love that people have voted to increase Florida’s minimum wage
Florida manatee deaths decreased by nearly half in 2023
The total was down from 1,100 deaths in 2021 and 800 in 2022
DeSantis concerned about ‘breadth’ of Florida bill that would ban minors from social media
DeSantis said the bill ‘likely is going to evolve’ in the Legislature
Judge criticizes DeSantis, appointee for ‘running their mouths’ in effort to shut down pro-Palestinian college groups
The judge did not immediately issue a protective order covering the chapters of the Students for Justice in Palestine as they had asked
New immersive sports bar Stadium Club now open at Caribe Royale Orlando
Go from watching the game to feeling like you’re on the field
Florida bill would financially penalize college students who ‘promote a foreign terrorist organization’
For example, it calls for such students to be required to pay out-of-state tuition rates, which are higher than in-state rates.
Indie-pop star Mitski’s two-night stand at the Dr. Phillips Center might be the hottest ticket in town next week
We’ll all have ‘washing machine hearts’ come Monday
National treasure the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Orlando for a two-night run
The iconic modern dance company has been telling stories of social change for decades
Celebrate 10 years of DIY creativity at the Space Station this weekend
A veritable sprawl of independent Orlando artistry
DeSantis could deploy Florida State Guard to other states under new bill
After DeSantis revived the volunteer force in 2022, it was expanded from up to 400 to 1,500 members
Florida bill loosening child labor law begins to snatch up support from Democrats
Democratic Rep. Susan Valdes said she trusts the bill can still be changed for the better before its final passage
Ludacris, Kool and The Gang and more headline SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival
The festival kicks off Feb. 2
‘It’ll be on the ballot’: DeSantis says recreational marijuana will go before Florida voters this November
‘I think the court is going to approve it. So, yeah, it’ll be on the ballot.’
Florida House passes bill that bans minors from having social media accounts
The issue will go to the Senate, amid arguments from parts of the tech industry that the bill would be unconstitutional
Florida lawmakers poised to create new criminal penalty based on fentanyl myth pushed by cops
A wave of misinformation is driving the new proposal
What to watch this week: New season of ‘Queer Eye,’ Snoop Dogg in ‘The Underdoggs’ and more
Plus everything else hitting streaming services this week
MadSoul Festival returns to Orlando in March with headliners Muna, Melanie Faye, Justin Jones and more
The Maxwell Frost-driven fest aims to merge music and activism
Orlando now has a Boiled Fish restaurant, replica Packing District Juice Stand has (re)opened and more food news
Seven new restaurants to look forward to, all around the greater Orlando area
Orlando artists Mär Martinez and Leah Sandler respond to personal and global crises with gallows humor
The Uncertainty Principle
Orlando playwright Ashleigh Ann Gardner restages her techy thriller ‘Qualia’ at the Renaissance Theatre
And, possibly, at the Edinburgh Fringe as well in the near future
Florida House to pass bill banning minors from having social media accounts
The bill would require companies to use ‘reasonable age verification methods’ for all users
Florida Senate panel votes to ban cities from having police oversight review boards
The proposal would do away with existing boards and bar counties and cities from creating panels to delve into complaints of police wrongdoing
Orlando’s Kabooki Sushi, Kadence and Kaya earn 2024 James Beard Award nominations
Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony this summer
