Swans’ guitarist Norman Westberg to play solo show at Orlando’s Timucua Arts
Swans guitarist Norman Westberg is coming to Orlando in October to show off a very different side of his musical personality. Known best for whipping up absolute storms of sound in the infamous Swans over the course of several decades, Westberg by his lonesome will instead create vast ambient vistas and dronescapes using his guitar…
Legal Public Notices 8/3/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Erik F. Stidham (ISB #5483) HOLLAND & HART LLP 800 W. Main Street, Suite 1750 Boise, ID 83702-5974 Telephone: 208.342.5000 Facsimile: 208.343.8869 E-mail: efstidham@hollandhart.com Counsel for Plaintiffs IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA Case No. CV01-22-06789 Judge…
Monster Jam to crash back into Orlando in October
Do you hear the distant sound of gigantic engines revving? Must be because Monster Jam is already returning to the City Beautiful. This time around Halloween. The monster trucks of Monster Jam steer their 30th anniversary tour back into Orlando this fall with an evening of feestyle, skills and racing competitions, crashes, bashes and the…
Girl Talk to make a ‘full court press’ into Orlando in December
We know that linear time is a myth these days, but news that Girl Talk is hitting the road this autumn and winter still took us by surprise. It actually shouldn’t be that surprising to savvy pop watchers. Earlier this year Gillis released his newest album as Girl Talk, Full Court Press, complete with collaborations…
Florida man has guns seized after threatening Black landscapers with rifle
The seizure of the guns comes after Berry exhibited red flags as a potential danger to the public, law enforcement says.
K92.3 All Star Jam returns to Orlando with headliners Dan + Shay
Orlando radio station K92.3 FM is bringing back their All Star Jam concert event with a headlining performance from young country guns Dan + Shay. The venerable local country FM station hosts this 27th edition of the All Star Jam with Grammy-winning, platinum-selling duo Dan + Shay. Aside from the headliners, the lineup also features…
Central Florida cops go viral on TikTok after attempting to serve eviction at wrong house
@jennifermichele82 @invitationhomes your move…. #invitationhomes #fyp #foryoupage #momsoftiktok #eviction #mybillsarepaid #greenscreenvideo ♬ original sound – Jennifer Michele Talking about the cops in the United States can be difficult, because you always have to get over the initial hurdle of what people believe they do (protect people, solve crime) versus what they actually do (protect property,…
Orlando Police to install checkpoints in downtown following shooting
Downtown Orlando will be surrounded by police checkpoints as soon as this weekend. The searches of every single person entering downtown Orlando are a response to a shooting that occurred on Sunday morning near Wall Street Plaza. Seven people were shot by a single gunman after an after-hours fight escalated. The shooter is still at…
Average gas price in Florida dips below $4 per gallon for first time in months
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida has gone below $4 for the first time since early March. The average price Monday was $3.92 a gallon, down 16 cents from a week earlier and 68 cents from a month ago, according to the AAA auto club. It was also down…
Florida Board of Medicine to consider barring gender-affirming care in state
The Florida Board of Medicine is slated Friday to consider a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to bar physicians from providing treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty-blocking medication to transgender youths. The state Department of Health last week filed a petition asking the board, which regulates medical doctors, to start a rule-making process…
Top Chef winner Hung Huynh is opening Bang Bang Noodle Co. this fall in Mills 50
One of the most skilled and talented chefs in this city is finally (finally!) opening his own restaurant in Orlando. Hung Huynh, who recently signed on to become Director of Culinary Innovation at Johnny and Jimmy Tung’s Omei Restaurant Group, will open Bang Bang Noodle Co. next door to Vietnamese mainstay Anh Hong at 1114…
Florida’s reduced school lunches could be pulled over state’s anti-trans agenda
Free school lunches for children in Florida may be at risk because Florida officials do not want to comply with federal requirements around gender identity. Under new rules, schools are required to hang a poster announcing that the school complies with regulations against civil rights discrimination. The new poster says the school is prohibited from…
Orlando Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith chastises Proud Boys who protested trans rights rally
Right-wing and neo-Nazi movements seem to have a foothold in Central Florida. Beyond rallies in Tampa and Orlando, at least a few of them feel confident enough to counter-protest progressive causes. A handful of counter-protesters appeared at a trans rights rally in downtown Orlando over the weekend. The rally came after the Florida Department of…
Corrine Drive crosswalk makes crossing to East End Market safer
Orlando is a dangerous city to be a pedestrian, but at least one part of town is working on being a little safer. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Robert Stuart were on hand last week to help install a signaled crosswalk on Corrine Drive. (Hizzoner even went up in the construction lift.) The new…
It looks like Chuck Schumer learned how to do politics like a Republican
A secret deal with Joe Manchin, passage of the semiconductor bill *and* the reconciliation bill, and a forced self-own for the GOP … not bad.
Abortion activist raises more than $2 million after being mocked by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz
A fundraiser started by a teenage abortion activist who was mocked by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has now raised more than $2 million for abortion care. Olivia Julianna, a 19-year-old Texan who works with the political group Gen Z for Change, was thrust into the national spotlight when Gaetz shared a clip of her discussing…
Steely Dan cancels Orlando shows at Dr. Phillips Center
Steely Dan have canceled their two-night stand in Orlando. The band cited COVID-19 and health and safety protocols while canceling their shows in Hollywood, Fort Myers, Charleston and Orlando. The Dr. Phillips Center announced that tickets would be refunded within 30 days. They ask ticketholders with further questions to call the box office at 407-358-6603.…
Tampa Bay Republican candidate ruled ineligible for election by judge
A Leon County circuit judge Friday ruled that a Republican candidate is ineligible to run for a Tampa Bay-area congressional seat because he failed to properly qualify. Judge John Cooper ruled against candidate Jerry Torres after holding a hearing Thursday and Friday. Cooper issued a verbal decision that Torres “should be decertified as a candidate,”…
Judge rules Osceola County was right to terminate charter school contract
An administrative law judge Friday upheld a decision by the Osceola County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school, citing issues such as a large number of uncertified teachers and not properly providing exceptional-student education services. Judge Lynne Quimby-Pennock issued a 65-page order backing the school board in the dispute with American…
Shooting in downtown Orlando leaves seven people hospitalized
.@OrlandoPDChief briefing media regarding a shooting in downtown. 7 victims in total, all expected to survive. (Originally reported 6).Shooter has not been identified at this time. We are asking the public if they were there or have any info call OPD: 911 or @CrimelineFL **8477. pic.twitter.com/rPKvgQGmVH — Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) July 31, 2022 A fight…
You’d best ‘believe’ that Lucy Dacus is going to play Orlando this fall
Indie singer-singer Lucy Dacus has just added a new round of dates to her current tour, extending it well into the autumn. And now it looks like she’ll be returning to Orlando in October. Dacus, previously scheduled to end her tour in August, just added a bushel of new dates that will extend her roadwork…
Gov. Ron DeSantis files complaint against restaurant that allows children at drag brunches
Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to take away the liquor license of a Miami restaurant that allows children at their drag brunch shows. The governor filed a complaint against R House in Wynwood after the conservative outrage wellspring Libs of TikTok hosted a video of a drag queen walking hand-in-hand with a child during one…
Fitz and the Tantrums talk ‘The Wrong Party’ ahead of Orlando show this weekend
As you might have read elsewhere in this fine magazine, Fitz and the Tantrums are kicking off a co-headlining tour with Andy Grammar right here in Florida. And the second date of “The Wrong Party” tour is at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live on Saturday. So get ready for a night of soulful indie-pop — the perfect soundtrack…
Jon Stewart mocks Florida Sen. Rick Scott, GOP for vote against vets
‘You don’t support the troops. You support the war machine’
Majority of Orlando-area GOP congressional candidates believe 2020 election was illegitimate
Only four of 14 candidates would admit Joe Biden won 2020 election fairly
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to bar state from considering climate change in investments
Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change. DeSantis plans to have the State Board of Administration, which oversees investments, direct pension-fund managers against “using political factors when investing the…
Florida Education Commissioner instructs schools to ignore federal guidelines on gender identity
Saying federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. told school officials Thursday to ignore the guidelines. Title IX is a federal law that was enacted more than 50 years ago to prohibit sex-based…
Disney World fine dining restaurant Victoria & Albert’s reopens with new look
Victoria & Albert’s is back open at the Grand Floridian
Gov. Ron DeSantis says school faculty are ‘instructed to tell kids’ to switch genders
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is never one to let the facts get in the way of his latest bit of fear-mongering. The governor and possible presidential candidate tossed out another bit of rancid, Republican red meat, telling a crowd at a recent press conference that school teachers are “instructed to tell kids” to switch genders. “This…
Florida announces plan to help homeowners amid insurance downgrades
Amid fears that a financial-ratings agency will downgrade numerous property-insurance companies, Florida regulators Wednesday announced a stopgap plan to try to make sure homeowners can maintain coverage. The plan involves the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. acting as a financial backstop. Citizens would take on a reinsurance role to help make sure claims get paid…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz — under investigation for potential sex crimes — voted against reauthorizing a human trafficking bill
Matt Gaetz, a Florida congressman who is currently under investigation for possibly having sex with a 17-year-old and then paying for her to travel over state lines, was one of 20 Republicans who voted “No” to reauthorize an anti-human trafficking law on Wednesday. The “No” votes ultimately didn’t matter, since the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims…
Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando unveils this year’s big lineup
The lineup for this fall’s Electric Daisy Carnival in Orlando was unveiled on Wednesday, and it’s bursting with big names — from Afrojack to Green Velvet to Alison Wonderland. The lineup gathers heat-seeking names from the worlds of EDM, house, trance, techno, drum & bass and beyond. This is just a sampling of the lineup for EDC…
Disney Imagineer shares details of park’s first ‘Moana’ attraction
Way back in 2019, Disney announced a massive transformation for Epcot. We’ve seen quite a few pieces of the reimagined theme park come to pass, but a promised Moana attraction is still in the works. One Imagineer just shared a glimpse of what’s happening with Journey of Water. Disney’s Zach Riddley, shared a look at…
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Walt Disney World reopens at the end of August with gender-inclusive titles for cast members
After being closed for over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney’s masters in royal transformation Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique will reopen on Aug. 25 in both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park. The reopened Cinderella experience will look a bit different than it did in the past. The new BBB will allow men to work…
Orange County commissioners punt rent control question in heated meeting
Orange County commissioners managed to pass minor protections for Orlando-area renters, in a heated meeting surrounding the idea of imposing rent control. After a 10-hour meeting that included testimony from activists and tenants, pushback from landlords, and a confrontation between Commissioner Emily Bonilla and Mayor Jerry Demings, the commission ultimately punted an ordinance that would…
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz stands by comments against anti-abortion activists
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is standing by the insults he hurled at anti-abortion activists. Gaetz insulted the physiques of anti-abortion activists during a speech at the Turning Point USA conference in Tampa over the weekend. “Why is it that the women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having…
Red Bull hosting breakdancing regional in Orlando this month
One of the most recognized break dance competitions in the U.S. is coming to Orlando. The Red Bull BC One Southeast Regional will pit the city’s best pop-and-lockers against each other in the hopes of competing at the national finals. Red Bull says they want to celebrate the breakdance culture that thrives in Central Florida and…
Letters to the editor: Thanks a lot, Grandpa
‘Not only is Grandpa feeling free-er by having his freedom taken away, he is voting in grifters who will take his money.’
If Biden plans to be a doormat for the new Republican House or the radical Supreme Court, he should bow out of 2024 now
On day 549 of his presidency, Donald Trump had a net approval rating of -11.1. By far, that made him the least popular president since modern polling began. He was about five times more unpopular than Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were halfway through their second years — and like all of them,…
Orange County Public Schools named in lawsuit against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
Parents, students and a non-profit organization have filed a federal lawsuit against four Florida school districts, challenging the constitutionality of a new state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Orlando, seeks to block the school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval…
Eliot Hillis and Seth Parker leaving Orlando Meats to start Red Panda Noodle
After five years of wowing patrons with their brand of kitchen sorcery and merrymaking, culinary director Eliot Hillis and chef de cuisine Seth Parker are leaving Orlando Meats to focus their attentions on noodles. Hillis and Parker will stage pop-ups of their new concept, Red Panda Noodle, until their permanent space becomes available. All we…
Plantees in Mills 50 goes green with plant-based burgers and cheese fries
Burger rivalries are nothing new. In fact, they’ve shaped the very fabric of the fast-food industry in this country over the past half-century: McDonald’s vs. Burger King; White Castle vs. Krystal; Shake Shack vs. In-N-Out. But there’s a new rivalry sizzling on flattops in this city, one that’s specifically tailored to contemporary palates — a…
‘Fanático’ finds the artful nexus point between Ingmar Bergman and Paul McCartney
Everything new this week on Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Shudder, Hulu, Apple TV+ and Paramount+. Premieres Wednesday, July 27: Dream Home Makeover — In Season 3, Shea and Syd McGee have to refurbish their own quarters to accommodate for the runaway success of their interior-design business — and the arrival of their third…
Free Will Astrology: Let your mediocre options shrivel and expire
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s always advisable for you Leos to carry on a close personal relationship with mirrors. I’m speaking both literally and metaphorically. For the sake of your mental health, you need to be knowledgeable about your image and monitor its ever-shifting nuances. And according to my analysis of the astrological omens, you…
Incantation headline heavy night at Winter Park’s Haven on Monday
If you like the heavy stuff, this lineup is some serious Christmas-in-July type shit. Kicking off right here in Orlando, this North American co-headlining jaunt from Goatwhore and Incantation is an all-star team of antisocial and antichrist tendencies. (Only Florida date, so be prepared for crowd intimacy.) Goatwhore specialize in extremity that touches on all…
Swedish House Mafia cancel Orlando concert originally set for this weekend
UPDATE: Swedish House Mafia canceled five U.S. shows, including Sunday’s show at Amway, as this issue went to press on Monday. When you think of Sweden, you probably don’t think of the rhythmic pulse of house music, but Swedish House Mafia are here to change all that. Swedish DJs Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello…
Fitz and the Tantrums bringing ‘the wrong party’ to Orlando this weekend
Last year Fitz and the Tantrums gave you All the Feels. This time, though, the band is ready to make you “Sway.” We’re referring to, respectively, the Tantrums’ 2020 album and their latest single, which dropped in June. Fitz and the Tantrums are on the road again, and this time they’re aiming for nothing less…
Concert picks this week: Sasquatch, Cave In, Los Jarritos, Brother Dege
If you go out, be safe, be cool. Sasquatch, Hippie Death Cult, Hollow Leg, Howling Midnight: There will not be a thicker spread of rock all week than at this show. Between the titanic stoner riffs of L.A.’s Sasquatch and the classic doom metal of Portland’s Hippie Death Cult, the two touring acts are a…
Things to do this week: Tacos and Tequila, Fitz and the Tantrums, Incantation, Steely Dan
Our picks of the best stuff to do this week. Wednesday-Thursday, July 27-28 Chris Rock Megastar comedian Chris Rock is out on his first tour in five years, and Orlando is one of two Florida cities lucky enough to land a date on his post-“slap” Ego Death jaunt. Rock was almost unquestionably the biggest comedian…
Bold new hip-hop sounds from Orlando’s Elsha; Milk Carton Superstars get bleak
It’s been a very productive year for bilingual Orlando rapper-producer Elsha. Across a handful of releases, he’s already dropped about 20 songs so far this year. The latest batch of five constitutes the recently released Hope 4 EP, and they’re some of his heaviest tracks yet. Thematically, Hope 4 is rap from an expressly indigenous…
Savage Love: ‘Sexual infidelity is one thing, emotional infidelity is another’
Q: I’m a mid-50s gay man, married to a man. We’ve been together 30 years. We love each other and have built a great life together, but our sex life is so lackluster it’s nearly extinct. After years of trying to get my spouse to talk about our likes, wants, needs, and differences, and after…
Little Radical Theatrics brings adventurous community theater back to Orlando
Central Florida’s performing arts opportunities include plenty of paid productions inside and around the theme parks, plus a wide range of semi-professional shows at both private and publicly owned venues. But if there’s one thing Orlando could use more of now — nearly eight years after the loss of Theatre Downtown — it’s community theaters,…
Kura Sushi to bring conveyor-belt dishes to Vineland Pointe; Morimoto Asia celebrates “Summer Matsuri”
OPENINGS + CLOSINGS: Rikku Ó’Donnchü, the man behind the now-shuttered modernist chef’s tasting experience Immersion at London House, will be the executive chef of Doshi, the contemporary chef’s tasting experience opening next month in the Whole Foods plaza in Winter Park. Doshi is the evolution of Doshibox, the Korean concept created by Gene Kim. Ó’Donnchü…
