Legal Public Notices 2/1/23
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…
Black History Month in Orlando: Events, activities and more happening this month
As the first month of 2023 comes to a close, Orlando residents and organizations are gearing up for Black History Month with plenty of events, shows and activities to celebrate. Here’s a guide to the Orlando area’s events and happenings going on throughout this year’s Black History Month. Black History Month Art Exhibition Thursday, Feb.…
Incidents like the death of Tyre Nichols happen because of the 1967 ruling that created ‘qualified immunity’
Immunity creates a lack of accountability that permeates police stations all over the country
Orlando Disney World workers mobilize fellow cast members to ‘stand together, vote no’ on Disney’s contract offer
‘A living wage is not a gift. One dollar is not enough. We make your magic.’
Florida Republican files bill allowing school-board candidates to run for election before they live in district
A Senate Republican on Monday filed a measure that would change a residency requirement for school-board candidates. Under current law, candidates have to live in the districts they are seeking to represent at the time they qualify to run. The bill (SB 444), filed by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, would revise the requirement so…
New Florida bill would allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a license
The group Prevent Gun Violence Florida vowed to fight against the legislation and cited “a clear link between lax gun laws and increased gun violence.”
Mount Dora celebrates 48th Arts Festival this weekend
Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 5
New College of Florida board trustee wants to replace president and fire all faculty and staff to eliminate ‘dogmatic wokeness’
The progressive liberal arts institution remains a target of conservative leaders
Florida pension-fund managers focus on getting that money — even from firms that care about climate crisis and child labor
Patronis, DeSantis want to bar investments in companies with environmental, social and governance standards
Florida Senate prez Kathleen Passidomo announces ‘Live Local Act’ to expand workforce housing
The proposal is an ill-conceived, unhelpful solution to a real problem
Orlando Weekly’s 5 biggest headlines this week
Egg prices up, OCCC workers win big and more
‘When we fight, we win’: Unite Here Local 737 prevails with historic contract for Orlando hospitality workers
Sodexo food service workers at OCCC notch a win in the ‘red state’ of Florida
Splash Mountain is gone for good, but its water lives on through superfan eBay sales
Baggies, bottles and jars of Splash Mountain water are getting crazy bids
Food Network celeb chef Roberto Treviño opens Chicharron Grill in Orlando; Coney dogs now being served at SoDough Square
Plus more tasty local food news
Orlando woman used romance scam to drain Holocaust survivor of $2.8 million
The 36-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday
Voting by mail is getting harder in Florida — all ballot requests made before the 2022 election have been canceled
Here’s how you can make sure to get your mail-in ballot
Florida students are eligible to receive free books through the New Worlds Reading Initiative
Florida K-5 students are eligible to enroll in a program that will mail them nine new books per year — for free. While some classroom libraries in the Sunshine State are being forced to remove or cover up their books, the New Worlds Reading Initiative — based out of the Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida — is…
Hip-hop duo Onyx announce anniversary tour stop in Orlando this spring
‘I’m retiring, man. Thirty years of hip-hop.’
Natasha Lyonne is a Gen-X Columbo in ‘Poker Face,’ debuting Thursday on Peacock
Everything new on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, Peacock and the rest of the streamers this week
This year’s Puppy Bowl will feature Orlando-area rescue dogs going the distance
Five local rescue pups have gone the distance and will be competing in this year’s all-star Puppy Bowl. Look, you can have your Super Bowl and all that, but wouldn’t you really prefer to watch Team Fluff and Team Ruff playing for the Lombarky Trophy? This year’s Puppy Bowl features 122 puppies from 67 shelters all…
Brave Florida man dares to dream big when it comes to wine containers
Rep. Chip LaMarca wants to break the oppressive chains of the current 1-gallon limit
States with legal adult-use weed lean away from codeine prescriptions
Unfortunately, Florida isn’t one of those states.
Orlando-area restaurateurs and chefs earn 2023 James Beard Award nominations
Nominees include Johnny and Jimmy Tung, as well as Kabooki Sushi’s Henry Moso
Orange County adopts Tenant’s Bill of Rights to enhance protections for local renters
The bill includes the right to a 60-day notice of lease termination and of rent increases above 5%
SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival to feature concerts by En Vogue, Ludacris and more
SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival kicks off next week, and besides hundreds of tastes from around the world on offer, there will be plenty of live music from big headliners. The likes of En Vogue, Ludacris, Collective Soul, Don “American Pie” McLean and boy-bander Joey Fatone are among the first batch of weekend headliners announced. Here’s the…
Local Music Merch Swap brings together Orlando music past and present at Stardust on Friday
As part of us coming into our own as a city, Orlando has recently dug into and celebrated its own oft-overlooked history. Thankfully, that movement’s also been gaining momentum in the Orlando music scene. Few happenings will manifest that spirit more than the third annual Local Music Merch Swap organized by Orlando Music History, the…
Lydia Lunch blesses Orlando with her presence again this week. Consider yourself warned
Whether working solo, in a duo, with a full band or larger ensembles, Lydia Lunch has performed thousands of gigs around the world. The next is set for the Timucua Arts Foundation on Monday night, and joining her for the evening is longtime friend Joseph Keckler — a writer, musician, composer, current artist-in-residence at Dartmouth…
Get a rare look inside Orlando’s Florida Coral Rescue Center on the newly rebooted ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’
When I mention coral reefs and the challenges they face due to climate change, you probably think first of Australia or the Caribbean before Central Florida, and you certainly don’t envision the industrial wasteland that is Orlando’s South Orange Blossom Trail. But unbeknownst to many, inside a nondescript warehouse on the sketchy side of town…
Free Will Astrology: ‘Transcend who you used to be and become who you need to be’
Your horoscope for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Chicago’s Tenci helm a night of stellar indie-rock in Orlando with Zoya Zafar and Fast Preacher
Powered by the distinctive style of Jess Shoman, Chicago indie darlings Tenci have been increasingly perking up tastemakers’ ears ever since debuting in 2020. Tenci intrigued early on with a left-field indie-folk sound that sometimes bordered on outsider country. Then they followed up with their recent sophomore album (A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing) which…
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band to raise holy hell in Orlando Thursday
When the scrappy Indiana act, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, first emerged on the scene in the 2000s, I wasn’t sure if all their old-timey getup and punk energy amounted to much more than schtick. Since then, however, they’ve only gotten deeper, honing their country-blues sound to become pre-eminent and decorated champions of American roots.…
Atlanta garage-rocker Rod Hamdallah makes his usual winter visit to Orlando this week
Besides snowbirds and actual migrating birds, Atlanta garage rocker — and former Legendary Shack Shaker — Rod Hamdallah has become a reliable winter visitor to our area in recent years. Well, it’s January, so here he comes again like clockwork. Hamdallah paints his garage rock in thick blues and soul strokes. Go see one of…
New Orlando band Emerging Shadows unleash brooding slice of post-rock “Mudlarking”
While Emerging Shadows is a brand-new band, it’s comprised of longtime players whose backgrounds span the Orlando music map. In addition to other individual credits, vocalist-drummer Joshua Jauz and guitarist Kevin Tuck are both in local electronic act Protosynthesis, and bassist Aaron Mellick has a full CV that includes Afrobeat flagbearers Bengali 600, live beat…
Anberlin take over the Social this week for rescheduled three-night residency
Originally set for last month, but postponed because of COVID — still a thing! — Tampa Bay alternative rockers Anberlin take over the Social starting Thursday for their postponed three-night stand, intended as a 20-year anniversary celebration for the band. Anberlin tackles a different album on each night of this mini-residency: Never Take Friendships Personal,…
The Zora! Festival’s Outdoor Festival of the Arts promises fun for the whole family this weekend
The annual Zora! Festival, honoring the life and art of author and Eatonville’s own Zora Neale Hurston, is in full swing, and this weekend sees the centerpiece event, the Outdoor Festival of the Arts, happen. The two-day event is really cooking on the Saturday, featuring an international marketplace, food and drink vendors and exhibitors including…
“Liberal Redneck” Trae Crowder headlines Orlando Improv on Sunday
Politically speaking, Florida is the hottest of the many hot messes in America today, and Trae Crowder is coming to the Improv this weekend to tell us about ourselves. His “Liberal Redneck” persona is one of the most original comedic gimmicks in recent memory, and he’s made a national name for himself by calling out…
Asheville’s Okapi play Timucua Arts Foundation’s Chamber Music Festival series on Sunday
This writer caught Okapi in November of last year, on an anxiety-ridden election night. A packed Stardust Video seemed as good a place as any to pass the time before the much-vaunted “red wave” hit. The wave didn’t materialize nationally (oh wait, except for in Florida), and we were submerged instead in Okapi’s visceral and…
Orlando City Council votes on new rules and restrictions on downtown nightlife
The majority of the bar owners and workers present for public comment were squarely against the proposed measures
Touring production of hit musical ‘Wicked’ opens at the Dr. Phillips Center this week
The alternate history of Oz starts a multi-week run Wednesday, Jan. 25
Orlando joins national march for abortion rights
As state Republicans work to further restrict or eliminate reproductive rights, Dems adopt a ‘delay, amend, destroy’ agenda
