Advocates for universal healthcare say the current U.S. healthcare system is ineffective, costly, and riddled with racial disparities — a point local advocates plan to drive home this weekend at a Martin Luther King Jr. parade planned in downtown Orlando. In his lifetime, advocates say Martin Luther King Jr. supported the idea of universal healthcare…
The case focuses primarily on $12 million added to the state budget to carry out a “program to facilitate the transport of unauthorized aliens from this state.”
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…
“This survey, in perpetuity, has a chilling effect,” Lichtman said.
Universal Orlando is proposing the creation of a special taxing district — Shingle Creek Transit Utility Community Development District — to fund a proposed commuter train station at the Orange County Convention Center. Seemingly undaunted by the possibly impending dissolution of sister theme park Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, Universal and the Orlando Right Rail business coalition submitted a petition to…
Veterinary care, vaccinations, food and more at no cost.
There is no immediate front-runner to succeed Diaz.
A quartet of R&B heavyweights are teaming up next month to bring a night of “Love & Laughter” to Orlando. Headlners Dru Hill (with Sisqó!), Silk, Sunshine Anderson, and Changing Faces converge on Additional Financial Arena near UCF next month for a one-off show with hits to spare. The tour blends a newer artist — Anderson — with the classic…
Taking preventative measures is part of the CDC’s core mission, says DOJ — it’s literally in their name
The STCU, a coalition of six labor unions representing 42,000 Disney employees, recommends rejecting the latest offer
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Orange County Library System has announced plans to bring library services directly to their users with the imminent purchase and deployment of a bookmobile and even some book bicycles. The public library system will immediately put to use a $100,000 donation from Sorosis of Orlando Woman’s Club to get these vehicles on the road. The…
The XFL has announced the full schedule for its comeback season, and Orlando’s new team will play their first game in February. The Orlando Guardians, the City Beautiful’s new XFL franchise, will debut on Feb. 18 against the Houston Roughnecks at TDECU as part of the league’s opening weekend. But, more germanely, the Guardians’ home season…
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New board members seek to reshape the public, progressive liberal arts college in the image of Hillsdale, a Christian college in Michigan that is prominent among conservatives
DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske says, ‘The corporate kingdom has come to an end.’
A spate of hand-pulled noodle joints are poised to open around the city this year, some of the notables being Red Panda Noodle (by former Orlando Meats maestros Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker) and Bang Bang Noodle Co. (by Top Chef Season 3 winner Hung Huynh) joining the recently opened Mr. J Hand-Pulled Noodles in the twirling…
The new show by Orlando’s Phoenix Tears Productions runs through Sunday, Jan. 8
The local activist-politician is the first member of Gen Z and first Afro-Cuban elected to Congress.
Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite vintage Orlando band T-shirt
The Florida Groves Festival is returning to Orlando in the spring with a cast of headliners poised to play, ahem, blazing sets. The festival, with a focus on music, cannabis and arts, happens again at the Orlando Amphitheater in April. Some of the bigger headliners confirmed for this year’s event include Thievery Corporation, Collie Buddz,…
Missed your flight? Use that time to groove on Buddy’s dulcet tones
‘A man who will silence those with whom he disagrees — in the classroom and beyond — will one day find a reason to silence you as well’
Beloved Mount Dora resto Wave Asian Bistro and Sushi is expanding its local footprint, with the planned opening of a new Maitland location. Wave has secured a new spot at the Maitland Social, its second in the Orlando area. The still under-construction Maitland Social is envisioned as an “upscale commercial destination” will occupy a former…
After a hurricane, according to a new study, wealthier people tend to sweep into impacted communities, purchasing homes even at the increased purchase price following a storm. The study, “How Hurricanes Sweep Up Housing Markets: Evidence from Florida,” uses data from county tax assessments, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the real-estate marketplace website Zillow…
New Winter Park venue Conduit officially opens for concert business this weekend, with three shows to show off the new-look Haven Lounge. Conduit is a joint venture from Pete Olen of Endoxa Booking, Will Walker of Will’s Pub and Jerry Dufrain from the new-look Orpheum in Tampa. The triad purchased metal haven The Haven on Aloma and…
Hi, all. This month, I’m excited to join Orlando Weekly as their new staff reporter. Previously a freelance journalist and radio news anchor in Tampa, I’ve reported in the past on a variety of issues, ranging from criminal justice, to labor, housing, local government, and other social and economic justice issues I’ll be keeping an…
George Bernard Shaw once famously opined that youth is wasted on the young. And whether that particular sentiment is true or not is debatable, but what’s not debatable is that the very youthful among us are going to have the chance to waste free admission to SeaWorld. The local theme park is bringing back their Preschool…
Florida surgeon general used ‘flawed’ science in his vaccine guidelines, per report
British pop star Sam Smith this week announced the dates for their 2023 “Gloria: The Tour” and the singer will be visiting Orlando as part of it. Smith kicks off the North American leg of the 27-date run in July, right here in Florida. The first night of the tour (July 25) is in Miami,…
Venerable Milk District watering hole the Bull & Bush is starting 2023 under new ownership — though it is their next-door neighbor. As reported by Bungalower, the Bull & Bush has been purchased by managers of neighboring bar Sportstown Billiards. Open for nearly 35 years, the British pub has long been a haven and incubator for…
Your horoscope for the week of Jan. 5-11
Fred and Jennifer Guttenberg seek to pursue a lawsuit against Smith & Wesson and Sunrise Tactical Supply.
The Woke War drags on.
