Shag’d Hair Studio is closed. Here’s where you can find the stylists
via After six years in business, Shag’d Hair Studio closed its doors forever last month. One of our 25 reasons to love Audubon Park, the hipster hair spot had been open since 2008, landing in the No. 2 spot in our Best of Orlando poll a few times during their tenure. A large part of what made the…
VIDEO: Man catches two women stealing his beach canopy in New Smyrna Beach
via Here’s a lesson for you: Always, always leave someone watching your stuff at the beach. A Florida man visiting New Smyrna Beach this weekend learned this the hard way. He left his stuff on the beach for an hour so that his kids could catch a much needed nap. When he came back? Two middle-aged women…
10 colorful Yelp reviews of Orlando’s indie music venues
Photo by Christopher Garcia While most music fans plan their concert schedules based on who is playing and not where they’re playing, buying tickets to a show at a venue you’ve never been to can certainly be risky. What’s more, knowing the pitfalls of the space can actually impact your decision to buy the ticket,…
This Little Underground: American Party Machine’s July 4th blowout
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Independence Slay: American Party Machine at Will’s Pub (photo by James Dechert) Considering their all-warts portrayal of American patriotism, it might be sacrilegious to spend Independence Day celebrating a band…
Christmas in July is coming to Blue Bird Bake Shop
via Put on your jingle bells and Santa hat and try to ignore the oppressive heat outside, because starting tomorrow Blue Bird Bake Shop will be celebrating Christmas in July. From Tuesday, July 8, until Sunday, July 13, the Audubon Park bakery will be whipping up special summertime batches of their holiday sweets, including their Christmas-y tasting candy cane cupcakes. Blue…
University of Florida study advances notion that fish are sentient of lure technology
Actual photograph of a fish recognizing a name brand lure. A gaggle of researchers in the University of Florida’s Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program have found “strong evidence” that bass are capable of recognizing and avoiding certain fishing lures that have previously ensnared them. The team spent four weeks at Devil’s Hole Lake just outside…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: Keys to equality, justice’s blind spot, what the frack?
THE KEYS TO EQUALITY INVOLVE BOT THE KEYS AND TWO BARTENDERS TODAY. THIRSTY?: “Two gay Key West bartenders are prepared to get married Monday in a Plantation Key courthouse if Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia strikes Florida’s same-sex marriage ban. “That’s all it takes is a walk across the hall. It’s just about 10…
The Dreamfinder has been found
When I was little I was the weird kid that actually preferred EPCOT Center to the Magic Kingdom. A whimsical scientist named Dreamfinder and a purple little dragon named Figment were largely responsible for this. The fact that I didn’t have to worry about being dragged onto a scary ride there was also a…
This Little Underground: The Menzingers & PUP @ The Social
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. The Menzingers at the Social (photo by James Dechert) Well, it looks like I’m back on my unlikely streak of high-quality pop-punk with last night’s Menzingers bill. In recent years, the…
Could a water park be coming to Universal?
60 fabulous photos of Universal’s new Cabana Bay Beach Resort There have been rumors that Universal Studios has plans to add a water park since about 2011, when they filed a trademark for the term “Wondersea Island.” The trademark, filed for use as “entertainment services in the nature of water parks,” was just renewed for a fifth…
This Little Underground: The Coathangers & The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck series
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Reggie Williams (photo credit: Benny Maus) The idea of some guy playing acoustic in a place where music isn’t the spotlight is seldom a thing that warrants the attention of…
Movies opening in Orlando: The Trailers
Trailers for the films opening in Orlando theaters and on VOD for the week of July 2 through July 8. SNOWPIERCER (THEATERS, WIDE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pek2kRn-gV8 EARTH TO ECHO (THEATERS, WIDE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwI8y3_Lvto TAMMY (THEATERS, WIDE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8rdSExn2xw DELIVER US FROM EVIL (THEATERS, WIDE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1KY_pMBVXQ LIFE ITSELF (VOD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoEJSBmRLL8 HALF OF A YELLOW SUN (VOD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq9jI1QnEXU HAPPY CHRISTMAS (VOD)…
Debate rages over authenticity of two-headed alligator
One Justin Arnold of the Tampa area was walking his dog near the Hillsborough River last weekend when he allegedly ran afoul of an alligator with two heads, which he captured on film in the photo above. While the Internet has been marveling over this rare creature and science has not completely condemned the possibility…
Orlando teen used Twitter to toy with NBA fans
via Anyone who follows the NBA knows the name Adrian Wojnarowski (NBA insider for Yahoo! Sports). He’s the man when it comes to NBA news leaks and rumors, and he’s a much more satisfying follow, especially on Twitter, than commentators like Chris Broussard (who, if you type his name into Twitter’s search engine, it autocompletes…
Where to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Orlando area
via Looking for something to do on the Fourth of July? Here is a list of the best Independence Day events happening in the Orlando area this weekend: July 3 Red Hot and Boom Live music and one of the largest fireworks shows in the area. 9:30 p.m. Thursday; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd.,…
Orlando barber shop operated as illegal strip club
via Giving the barber pole a brand new use, an Orlando business owner was arrested on Sunday for turning his barber shop into strip club. Super Fades Barber Shop, located on Pine Hills Road, looked like a typical barber shop during the day, save for the pole in the center of the joint. The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation…
10 free things to do in the Orlando area this weekend (July 4- 6)
via How will you spend your Independence Day weekend? If you are unsure, we have some suggestions. Celebrating the 4th of July can get expensive with barbecues and beach trips, but we have you covered with inexpensive events to have an explosive good time. For money-conscious celebrators, here are 10 free things to do around…
Anxiously awaiting the outcome of today’s Pareto v. Ruvin marriage equality case in Miami! (A sorta liveblog)
GOOD AFTERNOON! Here at Orlando Weekly HQ, we’ve fired up our nervous anticipation generator and have curled our bodies around our Twitter and Facebook machines as we await Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel’s first utterances on the constitutionality of Florida’s gay marriage ban after 4 p.m. While we wait, here are some ways you can,…
Orlando City’s new boy Kaká talks about his move to the MLS, David Beckham and leaving money on the table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58AAT6MPooM New Orlando City signing Kaká had his first media availability today. In the tri-lingual interview session (English, Spanish and one question in Italian), the Brazilian midfielder talked about why he decided to leave Milan and come to Orlando and the MLS, leaving money on the table from other clubs to do so, getting getting advice…
Hogwarts Express soft opens at Universal Orlando
The Hogwarts Express has soft opened at Universal Orland’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter (photos by Seth Kubersky) All aboard! The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley expansion at Universal Orlando doesn’t open until July 8, but the park delighted hard-core PotterWatching fans (some of whom have waited outside the new attraction for…
19 questions with an Orlando resident: Wendi Stark
Wendi Stark moved to Jamlando in 1998 from Dallas (the city, not the TV show). She works as a hairstylist and has never been employed as a Soviet cosmonaut. 1. Who’s your favorite Orlando resident, living, dead, real or fictional? That’s tough … I’d have to say Buddy Dyer, he has the best socks. 2.…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: capital Healthcare, horse-faced endorsements, safe Targets
via gunpowdergals.com THE NEW HEALTHCARE FRONTIER MEANS ALLOWING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DIE? ALSO, CAPITALIZING ON NON-CAPITALIZATION IS HILARIOUS: “Self-described “lunatic-fringe disruptors” depict U.S. healthcare like one of Ayn Rand’s dystopias. The $2.7 trillion industry lacks accountability for exorbitant costs. The system incentivizes doctors (and hospitals) to do tests and procedures, instead of paying them to…
Local blog shares nostalgic photos from the old Will’s Pub
via Orlando Culture Shock There is nothing Orlando Music News loves more than faded memories, and it’s likely many of you have memories of getting faded at the old Will’s Pub location, where the venue first made its indelible mark on the Orlando music scene. So when we discovered Orlando Culture Shock had posted a…
Uber vs. Orlando
Letters to the editor
Savage Love
I am a 31-year-old single woman living in LA, and I’m on OkCupid. I’ve gotten a number of unicorn requests. I’ve never responded – until the other day. One unicorn request stood out. I wrote back. They seem like cool, smart, interesting people. Their profile is funny and they’re quite attractive! And here I am,…
Pam Bondi’s pie-face moment
While the majority of state and local interests support marriage equality, conservative detractors are mired in bad optics
Atlanta’s all-female trio the Coathangers still rage and rawk
A lineup change and leisurely recording pace evolve their untrained punk sound
Chef Lexi Gawlak gets a kitchen; Trader Joe’s No. 2 breaks ground
Plus six new restaurants and Krispy Kreme turns 77
Small business’ big headache
Complaint lodged against mural painted on side of Se7en Bites causes city to take aim at business’ signs
Uber says it will keep serving Orlando
Transportation sharing service says it won’t let “misguided citations” stop it
We make the classic Clover Club cocktail fun to eat
Yes, eat: Summertime’s the right time for jelly shots
American Party Machine channels death-metal into extreme parody
Orlando metal band releases new album Never Forget on Fourth of July
This Little Underground: Forecast on Relief in Abstract
Plus live reviews of Go Radio’s Jason Lancaster, Savannah, a Hero’s Fate, Blackbird Blackbird, Beat Culture
Culinary strokes of fancy at Artisan’s Table
Chef Scott Copeland leaves an indelible mark on the downtown dining canvas
Central Florida Composers Forum nurtures local talent
Local composers work to showcase contemporary classical music
Opening in Orlando: ‘Deliver us From Evil,’ ‘Earth to Echo’ and ‘Tammy’
Movies opening in Orlando theaters this week
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ is more tiresome than fun
Michael Bay’s latest in Transformers franchises is full of robots just going through the motions
Party in the woods for July 4
Celebrate Independence Day with American Party Machine in Bithlo
Mark Gmehling’s conversation-starting mural rises above Mills 50
Snap Space hosts America’s first (of many, no doubt) mural by the Dortmund-based artist
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Would you like your savings account to grow? Then deposit money into in it on a consistent basis. Would you like to feel good and have a lot of physical energy? Eat healthy food, sleep as much as you need to and exercise regularly. Do you want people to see the…
RusTeak Restaurant and Wine Bar takes over Hangar Bar & Grille space
RusTeak Restaurant & Wine Bar: Ocoee gastropub has a lot going for it This just in! RusTeak Restaurant and Wine Bar will be taking over the space at 2305 Edgewater Drive in College Park, which used to house the Hangar Bar & Grille. This will be the second location for RusTeak, which currently packs them in in Ocoee. …
Tom & Dan to return to Real Radio 104.1 FM
via Yesterday Real Radio 104.1 FM announced that radio personalities Daniel Dennis and Tom Vann will be returning to Real Radio. Starting July 9, every Wednesday immediately following the Phillips Phile, the former Monsters in the Morning cast members will be back on the air at 104.1 FM. Dennis left the show in December 2012, after a contentious shakeup at Real…
Orlando says new dog park to open by end of year **UPDATE: To open Nov. 22**
via cheezburger.com In January we reported that the city of Orlando was planning to construct a new dog park in Orlando, not far from Lake Underhill. The park, which will be located at 201 Andes Ave. off Lake Underhill Drive, will have fenced-in areas for small and large dogs, picnic areas, a jogging trail and…
Where to get your waffle on today without betraying America
Thanks to the extremities of sportsballism, Americans today find themselves urged to avoid waffles. Why? Because 4 p.m. today in FIFA World Cup: USA vs. Belgium, and Belgium = inventor of the waffle. So it’s sort of like when the Congressional cafeteria renamed french fries “freedom fries” because France opposed the invasion of Iraq (oops!)…
Interactive doodad helps narrow down your perfect Florida beach
Sure, you think you know what Florida beach is best suited to your individual tastes, but how can you be sure? Is there any way to measure it with an interactive website? There is now, thanks to VisitFlorida.com. The site has launched the Florida Beach Finder, a web-based tool with “pleasure” levers (our term, not theirs)…
Donut King now open in Winter Park
Image courtesy of Droolius Well, we’ve got bad news and we’ve got good news. Bad news first: You’re gonna be gaining some weight. The good news? The weight will all be related to the perfect, delicious, pillowy donuts of Donut King, because they just opened a Winter Park location! A longtime road-trip favorite, the original…
YOUR DAILY WEEKLY READER: men’s rights, First Amendment as a weapon, Bondi loves Xenu
via polyskeptic.com YOUR CIRCUMCISION IS COMING BACK TO HAUNT AND ANGER YOU! SO IS YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND: “The feminists hadn’t shown up yet, but they could, at any moment, with their protest signs and screaming. The threat of them was an infuriating and exhilarating specter throughout the weekend, a symbol of the oppression facing the men’s…
Glazed donuts play major role in Ocala bear census
“Enough with these huckleberries, I want that Krispy Kreme!” Photo via Coulton’s Conjectures. With human/bear encounters steadily on the rise, wildlife officials have invaded the Ocala National Forest to determine just how many bears are dwelling within this established ursine hotspot. An accurate count is vital to implementing future conservation/management plans on the multi-county level.…
VOD Review: Coco and Lukas Moodysson’s punk rock coming of age tale, We Are the Best!
????? (out of 5 stars) Based on a comic book by Coco Moodysson, We Are the Best reminds me of this famous old punk flyer — here are three chords, now start a band. The girls in this film, Bobo and Klara (Mira Barkhammar and Mira Grosin), a couple of seventh grade punks living in…
Brazilian star Kaka joins Orlando City for 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWcJGrug87c Brazilian midfielder Kaka, the former European and World Player of the Year (2007) and World Cup winner (2002), belongs to Jesus and the Orlando City Soccer Club now after agreeing with AC Milan to terminate his professional contract. Kaka, whose full name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (or just Ricky), is the latest European star…
