Jul 31 – Aug 6, 2019

Jul 31 - Aug 6, 2019 / Vol. 35 / No. 34

Legal Public Notices 8/7 issue

Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8841 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 Extra Space Storage will hold a Public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location Indicated: 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 495-9612, July 16th, 2019 @…

The Velocicoaster might be Orlando’s next big thrill ride

Last week’s Epic Universe announcement by Universal Orlando was impressive, but rumors point to it having been planned as an even larger unveiling, thanks in part to a slew of upcoming attractions at the existing resorts. Multiple sources have privately stated that the original plan for the August 1 announcement was to focus on new…

Disney announces it will unveil new ‘secret’ project later this month

While all the focus was on Universal’s Epic Universe announcement on Aug. 1, that very same day Disney quietly updated the calendar for their upcoming D23 Expo, their in-house expo on all things Disney Added to the expo calendar is a new presentation titled “Secret Walt Disney Company Project,” set for Saturday, August 24. The post…

Florida lawmaker files bill to decriminalize marijuana statewide

State Rep. Shevrin Jones, D-West Park, filed legislation Monday that would decriminalize possession of certain amounts of marijuana in Florida, a bill that could be a longshot in the Republican-dominated Legislature. “We must restore justice to our broken criminal justice system. For far too long, communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by laws governing…

This new roller-coaster-launched water slide looks absolutely terrifying

German water slide design firm Wiegand.waterrides GmbH are known for their groundbreaking designs, including the wild Slidewheel. Now the company is making waves with a new concept, developed in partnership with Up and Down Engineering, billed as the “world’s first hybrid roller coaster and waterslide.” The Slide Coaster provides a launch start that replaces the…

Orlando vigil to honor victims of El Paso and Dayton

A vigil in Orlando this Friday will commemorate the 31 lives lost in two mass shootings over the weekend. Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, and a number of activist groups including Florida League of Women Voters, Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and Moms Demand Action are putting on community vigil pledging to “honor them with action.” The…

Orlando’s Taste of Chengdu to open second location in Baldwin Park

One of the city’s best and most buzzworthy restaurants is about to sock the palates of Baldwin Park with a peppercorn punch. Taste of Chengdu, chef Xiong “Tiger” Tang’s shrine to all things Sichuan, will open a second location in the old Chi Pan Asian space in Baldwin Park. Senses along New Broad Street will…

Surprising absolutely no one, Orlando rents are getting higher

Here’s a shocker: Rent is still on the rise in Orlando. The online apartment finding service Apartment List crunched the numbers for its August “Rent Report.” The survey of private listing data found Orlando rents are up 2.4 percent from the same time last year, and crept up 0.2 percent over just the last month. The…

Lakeside Orlando restaurant Mesa21 in Ivanhoe Village has closed

Hopes ran high when news came that Mesa21 — a restaurant promising the most authentic Mexican food in America — would be renovating and moving into the old Gargi’s space along the picturesque shores of Lake Ivanhoe. We were promised tacos al pastor from a vertical spit, costras (tacos fashioned from “tortillas” of griddled cheese)…

Cannibal Corpse will end 2019 tour with only one Florida show

Tampa just saw Cannibal Corpse play opener on Slayer’s farewell world tour, but Bay area fans of the death metal outfit will get to rock with the band on Thanksgiving Eve. Today, the Buffalo-born band — which now calls Tampa home — announced a November 27 date at Orpheum in Ybor City. The show is…

Trump postpones Central Florida visit after mass shootings

President Trump’s Tuesday trip to the Villages to talk Medicare with Florida’s largest retirement community has been postponed after back-to-back mass shootings. The VillagesNews.com reported that Trump’s visit was canceled, and has not been rescheduled set. He was set to speak in an intimate, invite-only meetup at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. The cancellation…

Here’s every detail we could find in Universal’s Epic Universe concept art

With land preparation well underway and multiple permits regarding the project already posted, it came as no surprise when Universal last week confirmed their new theme-park anchored south campus, Universal’s Epic Universe. The new park will be “the biggest, the best, the best [park guests] have ever seen,” according to Universal Parks CEO Tom Williams.…

Florida’s latest state symbol could be Orlando-made coconut patties

Coconut patties, promoted by Anastasia Confections as a “unique, time-tested recipe that will transport you to a tropical paradise with every creamy, chocolatey bite,” is being pushed to be the Sunshine State’s official candy. Sen. Lauren Book, a Plantation Democrat, has filed a measure (SB 38) that would make the treats — “both chocolate-dipped and…

New Florida bill would make it illegal to declaw your cat

Declawing cats, unless medically necessary, would be banned under a bill proposed for the 2020 legislative session by Sen. Lauren Book. The Plantation Democrat’s measure (SB 48) mirrors a plan recently enacted in New York. The New York law, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on July 22, imposes a $1,000 fine on veterinarians that perform…

Band of the Week: Rocko English

Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Rocko English. Rocko English are playing Zap Dragon’s EP release party at Will’s Pub on August 9. Just the facts: When did the band form?Rocko English formed in the Fall…

Sea Dog Brewing Co. closes Orlando location

Sea Dog Brewing Co. unexpectedly closed its Orlando location on Monday, July 29. The brewery, located near the outlet malls, announced the closing on Facebook on Sunday night: When we reached out to Fred Forsley, founder of Shipyard Brewing, he hurriedly answered they “weren’t doing the volume we needed to in that location.” He was…

Local experimental trio TTN release new album this weekend

Local experimental trio TTN – a unique mix of matching uniforms and jagged guitar and electronics – have been a regular presence on local stages for a couple of years now, and they’re releasing a new album this weekend to show off the wild and wigged-out material they’ve been honing onstage all the while. The new full-length, titled Indoctrination,…

The Pulp Music Festival to take over Mills 50 stages this fall

Orlando’s DIY Pulp Music Festival is returning for its third year in a row on Sept. 8, and this time it’ll be an all-day, multi-venue outing in downtown Orlando. The eclectic 31-artist lineup features a combination of both Florida and out-of-state acts, centering around emo, hardcore and indie music, which makes for a hard juxtaposition…

Trump’s re-election campaign funded by shady Florida energy-drink hawker

The latest fundraising numbers are out for pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, and they tell an interesting tale. Vital Pharmaceuticals, a Weston-based company and parent company of the Energy drink Bang, donated $250,000 to America First Action. The energy drink is known for aggressive self-marketing, a boob-filled Instagram feed, and various lawsuits over unsupported…

Orlando Ballet just published a ‘fact sheet’ on their failed negotiations with the Dr. Phillips Center and it pulls no punches

Orlando Ballet has taken the lead on public communications regarding the breakdown of recent negotiations between the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the three flagship performing arts orgs: Orlando Ballet, Orlando Opera and Orlando Philharmonic – and hoo-boy, they are taking a tone. Related In a nutshell, the arts center is setting…

Agit-rockers Fever 333 to play Orlando in September

Fever 333 is spending the summer supporting Korn and Alice in Chains, but the politically charged rock trio is headlining shows in the fall. One of the shows on the “D333MONSTRATIONS” tour is happening on September 19 at The Abbey. The stop is just one of two Florida dates (the other is on September 20 at Crowbar…

Universal Orlando just made an ‘Epic’ announcement

Universal Orlando just announced Universal’s Epic Universe, its latest theme park in the Orlando area and the first major theme park project built in 20 years. Thursday morning’s announcement at the Orange County Convention Center ends years of speculation and digging by bloggers and fans alike. Most significantly, Universal’s announcement included a lot of dollar figures.…

Florida residents are the fourth-worst in the U.S. for paying back loans

With a little to no affordable housing, a swath of low paying jobs, and skyrocketing healthcare costs, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Floridians are drowning in debt. Financial planning company Fabric recently published a comprehensive ranking of the nation’s states with the most unpaid debt, and Florida barely missed the…

A ‘Brick Bar’ built with 1 million LEGOs is coming to Orlando

NOTE: This event never occurred and was likely part of an effort to gather consumers’ contact information before disappearing. Orlando Weekly is investigating the organizers, and has revised our vetting process to verify all pop-up events prior to publication. A new pop-up bar built from a million LEGOs is coming to Orlando next summer. The…

Rapper Young Thug announces Central Florida tour stop in October

Boundary-pushing rapper Young Thug is hitting the road in October for a two-month North American tour with Machine Gun Kelly, and fans will only get one chance to see Thugger in Central Florida. The MC is currently riding high on the success of his collaboration with J. Cole and Travis Scott, “The London,” and is…

It will feel hotter than 100 degrees across Central Florida

Get ready to sweat. Wednesday is here and coming in hot, with feel-like temperatures reaching up to 105 degrees today across Central Florida from Palm Coast to Melbourne. The actual highs will stay somewhere around 93, according to Channel 9 meteorologist Rusty McCranie. The only relief for Orlando comes in the form of predicted storms at…

Central Florida could house the next detention center for migrant children

Central Florida is on the shortlist of sites for the next federal migrant detention center for unaccompanied children. Lawmakers in the state revealed Tuesday night an email sent to them from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) outlining “exploratory assessments of vacant properties in Virginia, Central Florida and Los Angeles.” Under the proposal, ORR would…

Midwestern techno standout Noncompliant spins at the Henao Center

We first stumbled on to the work of Indianapolis techno producer/DJ Noncompliant (fka Shiva) via her stellar remix of Cute Heels’ synthy “State of Mind” for the flawless Dark Entries label, and we’ve been in her thrall ever since. Fresh off stints at this year’s crucial techno gathering Movement Detroit and Germany’s Whole United Queer…

Nearly one in five Floridians are expected have diabetes by 2030

An analysis of updated data from the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) says that 18.8% of Floridians are projected to have diabetes by 2030. That number puts the Sunshine State at no. 2 on a list of states with the highest projected rates of the disease, which, in many cases, can lead to limb amputation.…

Savage Love: Hard Truths

I’m a woman who married young (21) and I’ve been with my husband for seven years. Within the last year, I’ve realized that my falling libido probably comes from the fact that I am not turned on by our boring vanilla sex routine. I get so little fulfillment that I’d rather not even do it.…

Gimme Shelter: Meet Everett!

Meet Everett (A433388)! This sweet boy is 6 years old, neutered and vaccinated and microchipped, and ready to go home to his fur-ever home the same day he is adopted! Everett came into our shelter as a stray earlier this month and has become another shelter favorite. He does very well with other dogs and…

Legal Public Notices 7/31 issue

Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8841 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 Extra Space Storage will hold a Public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location Indicated: 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 495-9612, July 16th, 2019 @…


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